India, Jan. 28 -- Musician and singer Arijit Singh's decision to retire from playback singing has left both celebrities as well as fans heartbroken. While many celebrities were shocked and saddened by the news, Shreya Ghoshal, Chinmayi, and Shilpa Rao, among others, lauded him. Now, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has also reacted to the news.

Speaking to The Telegraph Online, he said that some artists choose "silence, solitude." "At the height of their powers, some artists step away - not from art but from noise. They choose silence, solitude, and truth over constant performance," he said.

Mahesh recalled the first time he met Arijit during the making of Mohit Suri's Aashiqui 2, which he produced. "When I heard about Arijit's decision to stop s...