Arijit Singh Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio
Profession	Singer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Singer: "Phir Mohabbat" from Murder 2 (2011) Director: Bhalobashar Rojnamcha (Bangla Film; 2015)
Awards	• National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song ‘Binte Dil’ from the film 'Padmaavat' in 2019 • Filmfare Award Best Playback Singer (Male) for the song "Kesariya" from the film Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva in 2023 • Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Male for the song ‘Jhoome Jo Pathaan’ from the film ‘Pathaan’ in 2024 • National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song 'Kesariya' from the film 'Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva' in 2024
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 April 1987 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	37 Years
Birthplace	Jiaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Jiaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
School	Raja Bijay Singh High School, Murshidabad
College	Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj
Family	Father- Name Not Known (LIC agent) Mother- Aditi Singh (died of a cerebral stroke on 19 May 2021) [1]ANI Brother- None Sister- Amrita Singh
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Cycling, Reading, Photography, Playing Badminton, Writing and Making Documentaries
Controversies	• In September 2013, he was arrested for assaulting a journalist, after the journalist asked him details about his divorce case with his first wife. • In May 2016, he posted an open letter to Salman Khan on Facebook, requesting him to retain his version of a song in the film Sultan, which he thought that Salman had recorded by another singer, as Salman thought Arijit insulted him in the 2014 Star Guild Awards function. But later, Arijit deleted that post.
Favourites
Food	Maacher jhol and mishti, alu seddo, daal, bhaat and alu posto
Musician	Ghulam Ali, Jagjit Singh, Mehdi Hassan, Ustad Rashid Ali Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, KK and Michael Jackson
Singer(s)	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar
Sports	Cricket, Football, Badminton
Cricketer(s)	Sachin Tendulkar, Lance Klusener, Sourav Ganguly and Jonty Rhodes
Footballer(s)	Lionel Messi, Thomas Muller
Footballer(s)	Lionel Messi, Thomas Muller
Football Team(s)	Brazil and Argentina
Badminton Player	Saina Nehwal
Music Band	Coldplay
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Koel Roy Singh
Wife	First Wife- Ruprekha Banerjee Second Wife- Koel Roy Singh
Children	Daughter- 1 (Step-daughter) Son(s)- Jul & more (Name Not Known)
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs. 13 lakhs/song
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 7 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arijit Singh

• Arijit comes from a musical family background as his grandmother, mother and sister are fine singers.

• He has 3 musical gurus, Rajendra Prasad Hazari who taught him  Indian classical music, Dhirendra Prasad Hazari who taught him tabla and Birendra Prasad Hazari, who taught him Rabindrasangeet and pop music.

• He started his singing career by participating in the singing reality show Fame Gurukul in 2005, on the suggestion of his guru Rajendra Prasad Hazar, but unfortunately, he ended up in the 6th spot.
  

  Arijit Singh in Fame Gurukul 2005

• Later, he participated in another reality show, 10 Ke 10 Le Gaye Dil, and won that competition.

• Before becoming a playback singer, he freelanced with musicians like Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy,  Pritam Chakraborty, Vishal-Shekhar and Mithoon Sharma.

• His favourite song is Phir Le Aaya Dil from the film Barfi.

• In 2014, he married his childhood friend Koel Roy, which was the second marriage for both him and his wife.

• Shah Rukh Khan initially wanted Atif Aslam to sing the song Gerua from the film Dilwale.

• He has an NGO called Let There Be Light, which works for poor people.

• In 2013, when asked about his favourite car, he replied,
  

  Car? What car? I still don’t have a car. I still travel by public transport. I take autos to travel to and fro recordings. When in Calcutta, I take a train to go to Murshidabad and then take a cycle rickshaw to my house.”

• Apart from being a playback singer, Arijit Singh has also directed a few films including Bhalobashar Rojnamcha (2015) and “Sa” (2018). Interestingly, his son Jul also acted in “Sa.”
  

  Arijit Singh With His Son Jul On The Set Of Sa

• Arijit Singh says that if he would ever get a chance to travel back in time, he would love to sing with Kishore Kumar.

• He also said that he becomes claustrophobic while listening to his own songs.

• In 2016, he posted an open letter to Salman Khan on Facebook, requesting him to retain his version of a song in the film Sultan, which he thought that Salman had recorded by another singer because Salman thought Arijit insulted him in the 2014 Star Guild Awards function, when Salman questioned Arijit on what took him so long to reach the stage, to which Arijit replied, “Aap logon ne toh sula diya.” After which Salman replied “Aur isme humara koi dosh nahi hai, agar aise hi gaane bajte rahenge.”

• In May 2024, a video went viral on social media in which he was spotted smoking a cigarette.
  

  The screenshot of a viral video in which Arijit Singh was spotted smoking a cigarette