Arijit Singh is an Indian singer, musician and music composer who not only lent his voice to Bollywood stars but also gave rich melodies to Indian Cinema. He is one of those artists whose name and voice is in almost every movie, with every song topping the charts.
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Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987 (age 36; in 2023) in the city of Jiaganj in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. He attended Raja Bijay Singh High School, Murshidabad, and continued his studies from Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj. He began his musical training at his home. Her maternal aunt was trained in music, and her maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle and his mother both played the tabla. Therefore, music is the core of his family. At the age of 3, he was trained by the Hazari Brothers. He was trained in Indian Classical Music by Rajendra Prasad Hazari, tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari, and Rabindra Sangeet and Pop Music by Birendra Prasad Hazari.
Arijit Singh Learning Tabla
When he was 10 years old, he got a scholarship from the state government of West Bengal for his training in Indian Classical Music. Growing up, he listened to Mozart, Beethoven, and Bengali Classical Music.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 6”
Weight (approx): 80 kg
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Body Measurements (approx): Chest 40″, Waist 32″, Biceps 12″
Family, Caste & Wife
Arijit was born in a Punjabi Family. His father was an LIC agent, and his mother, Aditi Singh, a housewife who died of a cerebral stroke on 19 May 2021 at AMRI Hospital in Dhakuria, Kolkata. He was 52 years old when he breathed his last. He was hospitalized with symptoms of COVID-19; however, on May 17, 2021, he tested negative for the disease.
Arijit Singh and his family in Fame Gurukul
Arijit Singh’s father
He has an older sister named Amrita Singh.
Arijit Singh with his sister Amrita Singh
He married twice. His first wife, Ruprekha Banerjee, was one of the finalists of the reality show Fame Gurukul. They got married in 2013.
Ruprekha Banerjee
However, the marriage only lasted for a short time. She married Koyel Roy Singh in 2014, who was Arijit’s childhood sweetheart. Arijit Singh is the second husband of Koyel Roy Singh.
Arijit Singh with his wife, Koyel
The couple has three children, two sons, one of whom is named Jul and a stepdaughter from Koyel’s first marriage.
Arijit with his two sons and his wife
Career
He participated in the reality show “Fame Gurukul” in 2005 on the advice of his mentor Rajendra Prasad Hazari, which was the first stepping stone for his career. However, he lost the competition finishing in 6th place. After that, she participated, in another reality show “10 Ke 10 Le Gaye Dil” and won the competition. He invested all the prize money he got from the show to build his own studio. There he worked as a freelance artist composing music for TV Channels, commercials and radio stations. He also freelanced for music directors like Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Vishal-Shekhar, Mithoon, Monty Sharma and Pritam. He started with scratch singing in Telugu films. His first song was in the movie Kedi (2010) with the song “Neeve Na Neeve Na.”
He made his Bollywood debut with the song “Phir Mohabbat” from Murder 2. The song was recorded in 2009 but released in 2011. In the same year, the song “Raabta” was released, which had four versions in the film Agent Vinod (2018); one of which is Arijit’s solo version. He has worked with renowned music directors like Sajid-Wajid and AR Rahman, following his duets with singers like Shreya Ghoshal and Alka Yagnik.
Controversy
- In September 2013, he was arrested for assaulting a journalist, when a journalist asked him about the divorce case with his wife Koyel. Arijit Singh said that he only attacked the camera, not the cameraman; because he didn’t stop recording even though Arijit asked him to do so. The Behrampore CJM court granted him bail later.
- In May 2016, he posted a letter asking Salman Khan to keep (Arijit’s) version of “Jag Ghoomeya” in the film Sultan. However, he deleted the post after a few hours. The possible cause of the enmity between the two seems to be from an incident at the Star Guild Awards Function 2014. Arijit was called on stage to receive an award, Salman had just performed his performance on “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo,” and presented the award to Arijit. Arijit came on stage saying “Aap logo ne toh sula diya,” to which Salman probably felt insulted.
Arijit Singh and Salman Khan on stage
Award
Filmfare Awards
- Best Male Playback Singer Award “Roke Na Ruke Naina” movie Badrinath Ki Dulhania in 2018
- Best Male Playback Singer Award “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil in 2017
- Roy’s movie “Sooraj Dooba Hain” Best Male Playback Singer Award in 2016
- Best Male Playback Singer Award “Tum Hi Ho” movie Aashiqui 2 in 2014
- Best Playback Singer (Male) for the song “Kesariya” from the movie Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva in 2023
National Film Awards
- Best Male Playback Singer Award for the song “Binte Dil” from the movie “Padmaavat” (2019)
Favourite
- Food: Maacher Jhol and Mishti, Alu Seddo, and Alu Posto
- Musician: Michael Jackson
- Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Ghulam Ali, Jagjit Singh, Mehdi Hassan, Ustad Rashid Ali Khan, Ustad Amzad Ali Khan, KK
- Cricketers: Sachin Tendulkar, Lance Klusener, Sourav Ganguly, Jonty Rhodes
- Football Players: Lionel Messi, Thomas Muller
Net worth
Arijit Singh has a net worth of about $7 million.
Facts
- Shahrukh Khan initially wanted Atif Aslam to sing the song “Gerua” from the movie Dilwale.
- He runs an NGO called “Let There Be Light,” which works for the poor.
- Besides being a singer, he is a badminton player, writer, and documentary maker.
- He says he is a movie freak.
- He loves soccer, and his favorite teams are Brazil and Argentina.
- He likes listening to ghazals and Coldplay is his favorite band.
- During her teenage years, she loved to sing the song “Mitwaa” from the movie Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006).
- His directorial debut was with the Bengali feature film “Bhalobasar Rojnamcha” in 2015. It is a compilation of seven short films.
- Arijit Singh debuted as a director at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) with the film, “Sa.” It was screened at the festival. His son Jul acted in the film.
- When Arijit Singh was asked in an interview whether he had taken the car or not, he responded by saying that he did not own a car and that he still took public transport to go to work.
- Arijit Singh once said that if he had a chance to go back in time, he would have loved to sing with Kishore Kumar.
- He also once told that he felt claustrophobic (fear of confinement) listening to his own songs.
- T-Pain was once accused of plagiarizing Arijit’s song “Tum Hi Ho” from the movie Aashiqui 2.
Rapper T-pain and Arijit Singh
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