India, Jan. 28 -- Tuesday night saw a single announcement by Arijit Singh breaking the internet: he is going to step back from playback singing. In a series of tweets done from an X handle which has long been speculated to be his, and then an Instagram post from his Instagram handle, he shared, "Hello, Happy new year to all. I want to thank you all for giving me so much of love all these years as listeners. I am happy to announce that I am not gonna be taking any new assignments as a playback vocalist from now on. I am calling it off. It was a wonderful journey."

The industry and the fans were naturally left shocked. But when HT City spoke to several people close to the singer, they said things aren't as they seem.

A source tells us, "A...