Did Arijit Singh Retire After Being ‘Forced’ To Sing Border 2’s Ghar Kab Aaoge? Bhushan Kumar Spills Truth
Sanjeev Kumar | January 28, 2026 11:25 PM CST
Superstar singer Arijit Singh has shocked fans by announcing his retirement from playback singing. The singer in a social media note, has revealed that he will no longer take up any new assignments as a playback vocalist.
The singer thanked his listeners for their unwavering love and support over the years and calling his journey as a playback singer "wonderful". From his disillusionment with the business, to him simply 'getting bored', nothing has been left undiscussed. One more such rumour has been a 'recent patriotic song' that he was allegedly forced to sing.
Bhushan Kumar SHUTS Rumours On Arijit Singh's Retirement
A blind on Reddit sparked it off late Tuesday night and netizens were quick to point towards Ghar Kab Aaoge, a reprised version of the iconic Sandese Aate Hain from the film Border, used in .The blind read, "The final straw, according to chatter, was the recent force-fit remake of a patriotic song, something Arijit reportedly wasn't creatively aligned with but was still expected to front."
Reacting to this, Bhushan Kumar, film's producer told Hindustan Times how it's all rubbish. He quoted, "Please call and ask Arijit, it's all rubbish."
For the unversed, Ghar Kab Aaoge, it is a track showcasing all four heroes of the film together, presenting the powerful quartet of . It is a redux of the iconic song Sandese Aate Hain from the film Border, which was shared by the makers of Border 2. The song has been recreated by Mithoon with additional lyrics from Manoj Muntashir. The soulful track features a collaboration between four major singers: Sonu Nigam, Arijit Singh, Vishal Mishra, and Diljit Dosanjh.
Reacting to this, Bhushan Kumar, film's producer told Hindustan Times how it's all rubbish. He quoted, "Please call and ask Arijit, it's all rubbish."
For the unversed, Ghar Kab Aaoge, it is a track showcasing all four heroes of the film together, presenting the powerful quartet of . It is a redux of the iconic song Sandese Aate Hain from the film Border, which was shared by the makers of Border 2. The song has been recreated by Mithoon with additional lyrics from Manoj Muntashir. The soulful track features a collaboration between four major singers: Sonu Nigam, Arijit Singh, Vishal Mishra, and Diljit Dosanjh.
More About Arijit Singh's Retirement
Talking about ,the singer over the last decade, went onto become one of the most influential voices of contemporary Hindi cinema. Singh had made his Bollywood playback debut with Raabta from Agent Vinod in 2012, composed by Pritam. However, it was the superhit song Tum Hi Ho from Aashiqui 2, released in 2013, that actually catapulted him to superstardom and established him as the most beloved voice, especially for romance in Hindi films.
Over the years, the superstar singer has delivered a string of chart-topping songs across genres, including Channa Mereya, Agar Tum Saath Ho, Gerua, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Kesariya, Phir Le Aaya Dil, Khairiyat and Shayad, among many other hits.
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