Raftaar is an Indian rapper, singer, lyricist and dancer who composes mostly Hindi and Punjabi music.
Wiki/Biography
Raftaar was born as Dilin Nair on Wednesday, November 16, 1988 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (age 34; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He attended six different schools because he was bullied by children at school. He studied at Mount Abu Public School, New Delhi, Sachdeva Public School, Rohini and Shiva Shiksha Sadan, Sonipat. He was interested in dance when he was a child and after completing his studies, he started taking classes at a dance academy in Delhi, which used to charge Rs 150 per child. He pursued his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Applications from Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi. He learned Hindi, Punjabi and Haryanvi in hostels and could only perform at clubs and college functions.
Raftar when he was young
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight (approximately): 70kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): Bust 40 feet Waist 30 feet Biceps 14 feet
family
Parents and siblings
Raftar’s father, KK Devdasan, worked for the Indian Railways. His mother’s name was Lalitha Nair and she was a typist.
wife
Raftaar married Komal Vohra on December 1, 2016. His wife is an interior designer and the sister of Indian television actors Karan Vohra and Kunal Vohra.
Raftar’s wedding photos
They filed for divorce in June 2022, but the process was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Profession
early career
He began his career in 2008 by recording songs with Lil Golu and Young Amli (now known as Ikka) and uploading the videos to social media. He gained some popularity after joining the Mafia Mundeer organization and started working with Honey Singh. In 2012, due to some differences, the band broke up and Raftaar entered the Punjabi music industry after being managed by music manager Ankit Khanna. He joined the Punjabi music band RDB. Later, he joined Three Records. The band RDB also split and he later joined Manjeet Ral (now known as Manj Musik).
singles
Raftaar performed his first solo song Bottle in 2012 for Deep Money’s album Born Star.
Poster for the song “Bottle” (2012) from the album Born Star
In 2013, he released the song “Swag Mera Desi”, after which he gained recognition. The song also caused some issues between Raftaar and Honey Singh as the lines in the song “Ab yeh karke dikhao” were a diss to Honey Singh.
Poster of the song “Swag Mera Desi”
He recorded the singles “You Don’t Know Me” (2013), “All Black” (2015), “Do Hazaar Solo” (2016), “Click Pow Get Down” (2020) and “RATATA ” (2022).
Poster for the song “All Black”
album
In 2018, he released his first album “Zero to Infinity”, which included popular songs such as Baby Marvake Maanegi, Saare Karo Dab, Gall Goriye, Lonely and Woh Chori.
Album “Zero to Infinity” poster
In 2020, he released another album “Mr.” The songs he sang in Nair’ include Main Wahi Hoon, Drama, Bottal Wargi, Naachne Ka Shaunq and Superman.
Poster of the song “Main Wahi Hoon”
film music
In 2013, he began singing songs for movies. He made his acting debut with the song “Tamanchey Pe Disco” for the movie “Bullet Raja”.
Stills from the song “Tamanchey Pe Disco”
Some of the film scores he has composed include Whistle Baja for the film Heropanti (2014), A Flying Jatt title track for the film A Flying Jatt (2016), Teen Kabootar for the film Lucknow Central (2017), Thalaiva In Charge by Lucknow Central, among others. The title song of the movie Darbar (2020) and the movie Janhit Mein Jaari (2022).
Poster for the song “Whistle Baja”
television
In 2011, he joined the Indian dance group with colleagues from the academy and named the duo “Max and Manik”. He finished eighth in the race.
Raftar and his co-stars on ‘Dance India Dance’
Raftaar appeared in the TV show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 on Colors in 2015 as a contestant.
Raftaar joins the show ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 8’
He has appeared as a gang leader in shows such as Roadies Xtreme (2018), Roadies: Real Heroes (2019) and Roadies: Revolution (2020).
Raftaar in the show “Roadies Xtreme”
He has served as a judge on shows such as Dance India Dance Battle Of The Champions (2019) and MTV Hustle (2020).
Rafta judges the show ‘Battle of India Dance Champions’
dispute
Raftar in dispute with Honey Singh
In 2014, Rafta courted controversy after he wrote and composed three songs, “Fugly”, “Banjarey” and “Dhup Chik”, without receiving recognition from singer Honey Singh. Honey Singh said in an interview that he owns the copyright of the songs Fugly and Banjarey. Raftar disagreed with his statement and said:
These two songs were written and composed by me and Yo Yo. I don’t know why the other thing wasn’t credited to me. ”
Raftar’s stance against CAA
In 2019, Rafta spoke against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens at a concert. During the concert, he cursed and said that no one would go abroad. He later apologized for his abusive behavior on Twitter and said,
Before everyone starts joining in and arguing about who agrees with me or who disagrees with me. I would like to apologize for my abusive behavior on stage. That’s something I shouldn’t do. Gaali dena aur ladki ki izzat karne me farq hai. Galat tab bhi hai. Uske liye maafi. ”
Similarities between Raftaar and BTS videos
In 2022, Raftaar released a video for the song Mantoiyat, after which BTS fans accused him of plagiarizing Kim Namjoon aka RM’s music video for Do You. Raftar addressed this in a tweet, saying:
I totally understand why BTS fans are upset, and you have the right to be upset too. In our industry, we are hired to do our jobs. I personally acknowledge the similarity of this video. I’m really sad about this, but please don’t take it personally or my music or its message. ”
Awards
- 2014: Won the British Music Award for Best Urban Song for the song “Swag Mera Desi”
Raftaar wins ‘Best Urban Song’ at Britannia Music Awards
- 2016: PTC Punjabi Music Awards Best Music Director and Best Club Song of the Year
Raftaar poses with Best Music Director and Best Club Song of the Year at PTC Punjabi Music Awards
- 2018: Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award
Raftar wins Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award
car collection
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Raftar posing in his Mercedes-Benz S-Class
- Lamborghini
Raftar posing in his Lamborghini
tattoo
- on his shoulders
Raftar’s shoulder tattoo
- Microphone printed on chest
Rafta’s chest tattoo
- The word “loyalty” is engraved on his wrist
Raftar’s wrist tattoo
- on his left hand
Raftar’s tattoo on hand
- A ring engraved on the ring finger
Tattoo on Raftar’s finger
Favorites
- Food: Saag with Makki ki Roti
- Musicians: Eminem, Linkin Park
Facts/Trivia
- His hobbies include traveling and fitness.
- He changed his name from Dilin to Raftaar as he had a Malayalam name, but he used to record songs in Punjabi and Haryanvi. In an interview, he discussed how fans knew his real name, saying:
After Malaika Arora Khan revealed that I am a Malayayar on India’s Got Talent, my Facebook and Twitter pages were flooded with questions. In fact, some people even think that I have signed some Malayalam film and am promoting it. “
- In 2016, he started working with Zee Music Company.
- In 2017, Raftar was working in the Bangladeshi music industry. He sang the title song of the Bengali film One along with singer Vishal Dadlani. He composed and rapped the song “Dekho Dekho Chaamp” for the Bengali film Chaamp.
Poster of the title song of Bangladeshi movie “One”
- In 2018, he participated in the second edition of Breezer Vivid Shuffle along with Varun Dhawan.
Raftaar on Breezer Vivid Shuffle with Varun Dhawan
- He recorded two EPs “BAR’ISH EP” and “HARD DRIVE Vol. 2” in 2020. 2022 1.
- He founded a Desi Hip Hop label called Kalamkaar.
- He was often spotted drinking on various occasions.
Raftar holding a glass of beer
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