India, Jan. 29 -- Gadar 2 director Anil Sharma got emotional as singer Arijit Singh announced that he will step away from playback singing. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Anil called Arijit a "true genius", adding that "we all need you back."

Anil Sharma shared video clips of the songs Tera Fitoor and Jhoom that Arijit sang for his films Genius (2018) and Gadar 2 (2023), respectively. He asked Arijit to take a break but not quit playback singing, as people need to hear more of his songs. Anil wrote, "#Arijeet the true #genius .. most beautiful song u sang for us .. for my movies .. b it #genius TERA FITOOR or #gadar2 DIL JHOOM."

"Abhi toh aur bhi bahut se songs mujhko hi nahi sari industry ko, sari janta ko chaiye tumse .. ...