•Singer-composer Amaal Mallik supports Arijit Singh's decision to step away from playback singing, urging other artists to follow if creatively restricted.
•Arijit Singh announced his retirement from new playback assignments on January 27, 2026, to pursue Indian classical music.
•Amaal revealed Arijit had been planning this for years, with many unreleased songs recorded in the last four years still pending release.
•Arijit remains active as an artist, collaborating with figures like Anoushka Shankar, having only stepped away from film playback.
•Amaal expressed pride in his brother Armaan Malik's rise, creating his own identity alongside Arijit's dominance in Bollywood music.
