Renowmed Singer Arijit Singh performed his first show in Kolkata days after announcing his decision to retire from playback singing. Several videos and pictures of the singer performing with sitar maestro Anoushka Shankar on Sunday emerged on social media platforms.
In a clip at the event held in Kolkata’s Netaji Indoor Stadium, Anoushka welcomed him on stage as the crowd went haywire in cheers and applause. He said, he voiced his nervousness. Thank you for having him.
The track is a Bengali song sung by Lakshmi Shankar and composed by the late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar. Arijit also talked about visiting Anoushka at her home and composing a song together.
Fans turn emotional amidst Arijit Singh’s live
concert in Kolkata.
He also rendered a duet with Anoushka on Traces of You, a song by Anoushka and Norah Jones. Reacting to the videos, a fan said, feel so emotional–happy and heartbroken at the same time.” A person wrote, “Oh Arijit! Missed your voice. Getting goosebumps.” A comment read, “Wow!! What a beautiful surprise.” “It feels like listening to him live after ages.
On January 27, Arijit announced his “call-off” from playback and will not take up new assignments as a playback vocalist, calling an end to a “wonderful” journey.
In a message shared with his fans on X (formerly Twitter), Arijit expressed gratitude for the love he has received over the years.
This is to announce that he will not gonna be taking any new assignments as a playback vocalist from now on and calling it off. It was a wonderful journey.
About Arijit’s career
Arijit is also a composer, music producer and instrumentalist. He embarked on his singing areer by participating in the reality show Fame Gurukul in 2005. He made his Hindi film debut in 2011 with the song Phir Mohabbat (Murder 2). He received wider recognition with the release of Tum Hi Ho from Aashiqui 2 in 2013.
Over the years, he lent his voice to several iconic tracks, including Tum Hi Ho, Channa Mereya, Agar Tum Saath Ho, Raabta, Kesariya, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Tera Yaar Hoon Main, Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage and Hum To Tere Hi Liye The from director Vishal Bhardwaj’s upcoming
O Romeo.
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