Filmmaker Anil Sharma urges Arijit Singh to return to playback singing; says, 'Aur bhi bahut se songs janta ko chaiye tumse'

Arijit Singh recently announced his retirement from playback singing through a social media post. The singer left everyone shocked with his decision. Several Bollywood celebs have shared their thoughts on Singh's choice. And now, filmmaker Anil Sharma has joined the bandwagon, but asked the singer to reconsider his decision. Let's take a look at what he has to say.

Anil Sharma reacts to Arijit Singh's retirement announcement

Anil Sharma took to his X account to praise Arijit Singh and how his music impacted the audience as well as cinema. The post read, "#Arijit the true #genius .. most beautiful song u sang for us .. for my movies .. be it #genius TERA FITOOR or #Gadar2 DIL JHOOM. Abhi toh aur bhi bahut se songs mujhko hi nahi, sari industry ko, sari janta ko chaiye tumse .. ummeed hai jald vapas aayoge .. kyunki ek singer ka anand aur jeevan geet gana hi hai .. hv little rest but we all need u back."

More about Arijit Singh's announcement

Arijit Singh took to his social media handles to express his feelings. He started his note with wishing everyone a happy new year. Next, he added, " I want to thank you all for the immense love you’ve given me over the years as listeners. I’m happy to share that I will not be taking on any new assignments as a playback vocalist from now on. I’m calling it a day. It has been a wonderful journey."

Later, screenshots allegedly of his private X account surfaced on the internet, in which he shared the reason behind stepping away. As per the screengrab, Arijit wrote, "There is not one reason behind this, there are several reasons plus I have been trying to do this since a long time. Finally I have gathered the right courage. One of the reasons were simple, I get bored pretty quick, thats why I keep changing arrangements of the same songs and perform them on stage. So here is the thing, I got bored."

He recently worked on the 'Maatrubhumi' song from the Salman Khan starrer 'Battle of Galwan' and 'Hum To Tere Hi Liye The' from Vishal Bhardwaj's upcoming romantic thriller 'O'Romeo'.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”