Overview
- On January 27, Arijit Singh announced on Instagram that he would take no new playback assignments, saying he was calling it quits.
- Lucky Ali endorsed the move, saying something “must have snapped within him,” and argued it was not a loss but a shift toward freer expression.
- Actor Pankaj Tripathi backed the decision in an NDTV interview, stressing that artists need breaks to reinvent themselves and are not factory products.
- Counselling psychologist Athul Raj told the Indian Express that such choices typically follow sustained emotional erosion and a loss of autonomy, framing the step as reclaiming dignity rather than an impulsive exit.
- Singh has not walked back the decision, with new reactions like rapper Hanumankind urging respect for his choice, and separate reports noting he has hinted at a return to Indian classical music.