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Alisha Chinai Says She Left Bollywood Playback Singing Over Poor Treatment
✍️ Bollywood Hungama
🗓 27 Sep 2026, 08:38 PM
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Singer Alisha Chinai has said she stepped away from Bollywood playback singing after feeling that playback singers were mistreated and unhappy with record label practices.
Alisha Chinai, the singer famed for her 1990s hit "Mundian To Bach Ke", recently spoke to Bollywood Hungama about her decision to step away from playback singing in Bollywood.
She revealed that she felt playback singers were treated poorly and that the industry’s working conditions were unsatisfactory.
Chinai added that her frustration grew over the way record labels managed and compensated singers, which she described as unfair.
Ultimately, she decided to leave the playback scene to pursue other musical avenues and to avoid the negative environment she perceived in the industry.
She revealed that she felt playback singers were treated poorly and that the industry’s working conditions were unsatisfactory.
Chinai added that her frustration grew over the way record labels managed and compensated singers, which she described as unfair.
Ultimately, she decided to leave the playback scene to pursue other musical avenues and to avoid the negative environment she perceived in the industry.