India, March 7 -- National Award-winning lyricist and actor Swanand Kirkire, who is making a foray into screenwriting for a web series, has weighed in on Arijit Singh's decision to retire from playback singing. "If he goes away, finding a replacement will be tough for the industry," the 55-year-old tells us, adding, "I hope Arijit comes back. Only he knows the reason. He hasn't spoken to me about it." However, Kirkire admits, "Every industry has its saturation point. Some can afford to take retirement, some cannot." Kirkire himself has also felt a certain stagnation in his career, which encouraged him to chart new territory. He will debut as a screenwriter with web series, Bandwaale, created with composer Ankur Tewari. "We were tired of the mundane work that we were doing and wanted to do something on our own. The fact that we both come from a musical background makes it obvious that our thoughts emerged from a place of music," he explains. Without revealing too much, Kirkire shares, "The idea emerged as a story of a brass band, but eventually grew into themes of 'old and new'. Accordingly, the story started changing shape."...