India, April 29 -- Arijit Singh has long been one of Bollywood's leading playback singers, delivering one banger after another and cementing his place as a hitmaker. His recent announcement about stepping away from playback singing to focus more on independent music marks a sharp decision at his peak.ALSO READ: Quote of the day by Hrithik Roshan: 'Never ever second-guess yourself, decide, one way or the other, it is going to.'

But, in hindsight, this decision also feels like a natural progression, as the singer always had a self-led mindset; he even mentioned it in The Music Podcast on December 14, 2023.

"I cannot follow anybody. First of all, I have to follow myself. That is the first thing I learn, you make your own rules, you can do ...