Whatever he has planned for himself would be nothing short of divine: Chinmayi on Arijit’s playback retirement

MUMBAI: Calling Arijit Singh as one of her favourite musicians and a spiritually evolved human being, Chinmayi Sripada said the “Channa Mereya” singer’s next step after his retirement from playback singing would be nothing short of divine.

Arijit, 38, who is one of the most popular musicians today, shocked fans, the music and film He said his decision to retire from playback does not mean that he will stop making music. He will just do it independently.

Sripada said she first met Arijit when they recorded a song for music composer Pritam and impressed by his voice, she remembers telling him why he was not ruling the Bollywood.

“‘Tum Hi Ho’ hadn’t released then. I worked with him a few times after he became the most in demand singer and nothing had changed. He is one of my favourite musicians, singers, and over all, one of the finest, and I daresay, spiritually evolved human beings I have come across.”Arijit started out as a contestant on reality show “Fame Gurukul” in 2005 and made his playback debut in 2011 with “Phir Mohabbat” from the Emraan Hashmi-starrer “Murder 2”.

He broke into the big league with the soulful hit “Tum Hi Ho” from “Aashiqui 2” in 2013.

The success of the song made him a household name.

After that, he quickly became the voice of many moods, be it love, heartbreak or happiness.