Singer Arijit Singh made a shocking announcement on Tuesday, revealing that he is retiring as a playback singer after years of delivering hit songs. In a Facebook statement, he said he will not take new assignments, writing, "I am calling it off. It was a wonderful journey," while clarifying that he 'won't stop making music' and will complete pending commitments.

Singer Arijit Singh made a shocking announcement on Tuesday, revealing that he is retiring as a playback singer after years of delivering hit songs. In a statement, he said he will no longer take any new assignments as a playback vocalist, while clarifying that he will continue to make music.

Arijit Singh Retires As Playback Singer

He wrote on Facebook, "Hello, Happy new year to all. I want to thank you for giving me so much of love all these years as listeners. I am happy to announce that I am not gonna be taking any new assignments as a playback vocalist from now on. I am calling it off. It was a wonderful journey. God has been really kind to me."

He added, "I am fan of good music and in future will be learning more and do more on my own as a small little artist. Thanks again for all your support. I still have to finish some pending commitments, will finish them. So you might get some releases this year. Just to be clear that I won't stop making music."

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Arijit's announcement comes just days after his latest song, Maatrubhumi, from actor Salman Khan's upcoming film Battle of Galwan, was released on social media.

Arijit made his Hindi cinema debut in 2011 with Murder 2’s song Phir Mohabbat and has delivered several hit tracks since.

Some of his most popular songs include Tum Hi Ho, Agar Tum Saath Ho, Soch Na Sake, Kesariya, Apna Bana Le, Ve Kamleya, Binte Dil, Gehra Hua, Chaleya, and O Maahi, among others.

Arijit Singh has won two National Film Awards for Best Male Playback Singer: for Binte Dil from Padmaavat (2018) and Kesariya from Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva.