Arijit-Salman: The resentment lasted for 9 years, now Salman gave Arijit a second chance – what exactly happened in 2014?
- byShikha Srivastava
- 29 Mar, 2025

After years of rift between Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and famous singer Arijit Singh, both are now back together. Arijit's voice was heard in the recently released new song 'Hum Aapke Bina' from 'Sikander', which made it clear that the 9-year-old enmity has now turned into friendship. But why did the dispute between the two last so long and how was it ended? Let's know the whole story.

This dispute started in 2014 during the Star Guild Awards. The show was hosted by Salman Khan and Ritesh Deshmukh, and during this time Arijit Singh received the Best Singer Award. When Arijit reached the stage, Salman jokingly asked - 'Did you fall asleep?' To this, Arijit replied - 'Your hosting put me to sleep.'
Salman did not like this answer. He jokingly said - 'The songs you sing, they make me sleep!' Then Salman asked Arijit to sing his hit song 'Tum Hi Ho'. When Arijit started singing, Salman started mocking him by imitating him. After this, the distance between the two increased.
Salman got Arijit's song removed from 'Sultan'
After this controversy, a song sung by Arijit was included in Salman's film 'Sultan' in 2016. But according to reports, Salman himself got it removed and later it was sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
During this time, Arijit apologized to Salman on Facebook, but later that post was deleted. Arijit tried many times to get Salman to forgive him, but Salman's anger did not calm down and the conversation between the two stopped.
How did the reconciliation happen after 9 years?
This rift between Salman and Arijit continued for 9 years, but in 2023, during 'Tiger 3', the two finally reconciled. In this film, Arijit Singh sang songs like 'Leke Prabhu Ka Naam' and 'Ruan', which proved to be superhits. This was the first time that after so many years, Arijit was seen singing for Salman again.

After 'Tiger 3', Arijit Singh's voice will also be heard in Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna's upcoming film 'Sikander'. The new song of the film 'Hum Aapke Bina' has been released recently and it is getting tremendous love from the audience.
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