New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- Arijit Singh, the singer of back-to-back superhits like Tum Hi Ho, Hawayein, Zaalima, among many others, has stunned millions of fans with his announcement of retiring from playback singing at 38. In a post on Instagram, he thanked his listeners and wrote, "Hello, Happy New Year to all. I want to thank you all for giving me so much love all these years as listeners. I am happy to announce that I am not gonna be taking any new assignments as a playback vocalist from now on. I am calling it off. It was a wonderful journey."

Fans expressed their disbelief in the comments section. Reacting to the post, a fan said, "This is a Virat Kohli test retirement level of shock." A person wrote, "As he has said, he will be making ...