Overview
- On Feb. 8, Arijit appeared as a surprise guest at Anoushka Shankar’s Kolkata concert, performing “Maya Bhora Raati” with Bickram Ghosh and a duet on “Traces of You.”
- Anoushka praised his rendition of her father Ravi Shankar’s Bengali composition, and Arijit later posted a thank-you note to her in his first message since the announcement.
- Aamir Khan Productions publicly thanked Arijit for lending his voice to the upcoming film Ek Din after four days of sessions at the singer’s home in Jiaganj.
- Aamir Khan said he tried to persuade Arijit to reconsider leaving playback singing and clarified the Ek Din work was committed before the retirement decision.
- Ek Din, starring Junaid Khan and Sai Pallavi, is scheduled to release on May 1, 2026, underscoring overlap between Arijit’s exit from new playback work and his pending film songs.