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Arijit Singh

Arijit’s Brief Intro –

Arijit Singh is a famous as well as talented Indian singer, Musician and also music composer. He has given his melodious voice to Indian cinema. He has sung in almost every Bollywood hit movie.

Arijit’s Wiki –

NameArijit Singh
Birthdate25 April 1987
Age as of 2022 35 years
BirthplaceJiaganj, a town of Murshidabad, West Bengal
Zodiac SignAries
ProfessionIndian Singer,
Musician,
Music Composer

Arijit’s Educational Details –

School NameRaja Bijay Singh High School, Murshidabad
College NameSripat Singh College, Jiaganj
Education Qualification Graduated

Arijit Singh got a scholarship from the State government of West Bengal, at the age of 10 years only for his training in Indian Classical Music.

Arijit’s Physical Appearance –

Height5’6″ (Approx.)
Weight80 kgs (Approx.)
Body Measurements40-32-12
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack

Arijit’s Family Details –

Arijit Singh is from a Punjabi Family in Jiaganj a town of Murshidabad, West Bengal. Well, his father’s name is not known, but we know that his Father was a LIC agent. His mother’s name is Aditi Singh, she is a homemaker. On 19 May 2021, he succumbed to a cerebral stroke at AMRI Hospital in Dhakuria, Kolkata. She took her last breath when she was 52 years old. On 17 May 2021, she was admitted to the hospital as there were few COVID-19 symptoms although, she was tested negative for the disease. He also has a sister, whose name is Amrita Singh.

If we talk about his married life, then he is married. He married two times. Ruprekha Banerjee was his first wife. She was one of the finalists of the reality famous show named ‘Fame Gurukul’. They both tied the knot in 2013. But due to some reasons, they have to break their marriage in a very short time.

After that, in 2014 he married his childhood friend named Koel Roy. It is also the second marriage of Koel Roy. This couple has three children. Koel has a daughter from her first marriage. They have two sons.

The career of Arijit Singh –

Arijit Singh started his career in 2005 by participating in a reality show named ‘Fame Gurukul’. He participated on the advice of his mentor named Rajendra Prasad Hazari. Unfortunately, he lost this competition by coming in 6th place. Then, he participated in another reality show named ’10 Ke 10 Le Gaye Dill. He also won this competition. He received some prize money for winning this show, which he invested to build his own studio. He has also worked as a freelance artist who composes music for TV channels, commercials as well as radio stations. Arijit Singh has also worked for many music directors like Pritam, Monty Sharma, Mithoon, Shankar-Ehsaan Loy and Vishal Shekhar.

In 2010, he started his career by singing in Telugu films with the song name ‘Neeve Na Neeve’ for the film ‘Kedi’.

He made his Bollywood debut in the movie ‘Murder 2’ in which he sing the song named ‘Phir Mohabbat’. Although this song completed its recording in 2009, it gets released in 2011. In the same year, his new song was released named ‘Raabta’. This song has four versions. It got released for the movie ‘Agent Vinod’.

Not only this, but he has also worked with many renowned music directors like Sajid-Wajid, AR Rahman, Shreya Ghoshal and Alka Yagnik.

At present day, he is one of the most talented singers with more than millions of fans all over the world.

Not only this, Arijit Singh also runs an NGO named ‘Let There Be Light’. This NGO works for poor people. He is also a badminton player, a writer and also a documentary maker.

Some Controversies –

  • In September 2013, he assaults a journalist as he asked him about the divorce case with his wife. So, for this, he gets arrested. But in his favour, Arijit Singh said that he only attacked the camera, not the cameraman. This is because he did not stop recording even when Arijit requested him several times. Finally, Behrampore CJM Court grant him bail.
  • Then, in 2016 May he posted a letter to Salman Khan, in which he was requested to retain Arijit’s version of ‘Jag Ghoomeya’ in the movie Sultan. But, after a few hours only he deleted that post. He requested this because, at Star Guild Award Function, 2014 when Arijit Singh was called on stage by Salman Khan, so Arijit said ‘Aap logo ne toh Sula Diya. This he said because, before he went to stage Salman Khan had given a performance on ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’. Due to this statement of Arijit Singh, Salman might have felt insulted.

Awards –

  • In 2014 and in 2016, he got Best Male Playback Singer Awards for the movie ‘Roy’ for the song ‘Sooraj Dooba Hain’ in Filmfare Awards.
  • In 2017, he got Best Male Playback Singer Award for the song ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ for the movie ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ in Filmfare Awards.
  • In 2018, he got Best Male Playback Singer Award for the song ‘Roke Na Ruke Naina’ for the movie ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ in Filmfare Awards.
  • In 2019, he got National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer Award for the song ‘Binte Dil’ for the movie, ‘Padmaavat’.

His Favourite Things –

FoodMaacher Jhol,
Mishti,
Alu Seddo,
Alu Posto
ActorSalman Khan,
Akshay Kumar,
Manoj Bajpayee
ActressDeepika Padukone,
Priyanka Chopra
MusicianMichael Jackson
SingersLata Mangeshkar,
Mohammed Rafi,
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan,
Jagjit Singh
Abi Mehdhi Hassan,
Ustad Rashid Ali Khan,
Ustad Amzad Ali Khan,
KK
CricketersSachin Tendulkar,
Lance Klusener,
Sourav Ganguly,
Jonty Rhodes
Football PlayerLionel Messi,
Thomas Muller
Badminton PlayerSaina Nehwal

His Net Worth –

Arijit Singh earns $7 Million approx.

Some Unknown Facts –

  • He loves watching movies.
  • He does not have any car and uses public transport to travel to his work.
  • Arijit is also known as the ‘King of Playback Singing’.

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