Music composer Pritam’s social media birthday post on June 14 left fans wondering if he too, after music composer and singer Arijit Singh, has decided to quit the music industry. However, we have learnt exclusively that this is far from the truth. The music composer is not quitting the music industry but merely expressed his desire to explore parallel opportunities.
Thanking fans for birthday wishes he wrote on, “Thank you for all the wishes. Can’t answer everyone individually, but please accept my sincere gratitude. Today, I have decided to gift myself a few years to live life differently. To catch up on what I’ve missed.”
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Pritam added, “Time to set off on new journeys, which have been kept on the back burner for long. Mainstream is a great ride. But I’ve always been more curious about the roads unexplored. Thank you for all the love & support. Always.”
This led to followers believing that he is saying adieu to the music industry. A source close to the music composer tells us, “Pritam is not leaving the music industry. He ofcourse will continue to work. Through his post, he only highlighted that he has some more fields of interest that he wants to prioritise right now. It doesn’t mean that he will exit the music industry forever.”
The source also tells us that he will focus on some personal interests as he embarks on a new year in his life.
Arijit Singh’s retirement announcement
Pritam’s post sparked buzz of retirement as fans compared the same with singer Arijit Singh’s retirement announcement in January this year.
Arijit too, had taken to social media to make a post about leaving Bollywood playback singing. He had written, “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.”
However, Arijit had later clarified that he will finish the ongoing work that he has taken up.
