When Arijit Singh revealed people hated his original voice, saying, 'Gale ko tod tod ke…'

Arijit Singh, one of the most talented singers in India, announced his retirement as a playback vocalist on Tuesday. His soulful voice is proof that he is a prodigy of the music industry. However, the singer once revealed that people hated his original voice, and hence, he had to change it. Let's learn more about it.

Arijit Singh shares he sculpted his voice

Amidst the buzz around the singer, an old video of Arijit Singh speaking up about how people didn't like his original voice, and he then modulated with a lot of torture to his vocal cords. In an interview with The Music Podcast, Arijit Singh said, "Maine toh apne voice ko toda hai, mera voice thodi aisa tha pehle. Mera voice alag hi tha. Who voice back karne ke liye mujhe 2-3 mahina saab chor dena parega, but people hated that voice (I have actually broken my voice. My voice wasn’t like this earlier—it was completely different. To get that old voice back, I would have to stop everything for two to three months, but people hated that voice)."




The singer further shared, "Maine jab uss voice mai ganna shuru kia tha, people didn’t like that voice at all. So, I had to change my voice, to kind of cut through. Gale ko tod tod ke textures banaya hai maine. It’s almost like sculpting your voice (When I started singing in that voice, people didn’t like it at all. So I had to change my voice to kind of cut through. I kept straining my throat to create textures. It’s almost like sculpting your voice)."

The singer concluded, saying, "Bohot torture kia ha apne aap ko ek tarike se taaki voice ka projection alag ho jaye, bascally voice ka muscle banne jaisa (In a way, I’ve really tortured myself so that the voice projection changes—basically, like building muscle for the voice)."

Arjit Singh's post about retirement as a playback singer

Arijit Singh took to his social media accounts to share that he will not continue working as a playback vocalist anymore. He added that he would not be stopping his journey in the music, though.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”