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Raftaar
Raftaar on the sets of Dance India Dance in 2019
Born

Kalathil Kuzhiyil Devadasan Dilin Nair


(1988-11-16) 16 November 1988 (age 35)
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • Singer
  • Music Producer
  • Lyricist
  • Music Composer
  • Dancer
  • Actor
  • TV Personality
  • Film Producer
    • Years active2008–present
    Spouse

    Komal Vohra

    ​

    ​

    (m. 2016; div. 2020)​
    Musical career
    Genres
  • Desi hip hop
  • R&B
  • Pop
  • Urban
  • Hip hop
    • Labels
  • Kalamkaar
  • Zee Music Company

    • Kalathil Kuzhiyil Devadasan Dilin Nair[1] (born 16 November 1988), better known by his stage name Raftaar, is an Indian rapper, lyricist, dancer, actor, TV personality and music composer associated with Hindi, Punjabi and Haryanvi music.

    He started his career as a dancer. He began his career in rap in 2008 with Lil Golu and Ikka, recording songs and uploading them on social sites. He then started working with Yo Yo Honey Singh as a part of the Mafia Mundeer group. Raftaar later split from the group due to credit-related problems. He then formed a group 'The Titans' with Badshah and Sachit Takkar (Sachh). They produced many songs together in the Punjabi Music Industry and Bollywood.[2] He was supported by Ankit Khanna, who introduced him to the Punjabi music band RDB, who then signed him onto their label, Three Records. Soon after the split between the RDB members, Raftaar joined Manjeet Ral (now known as Manj Musik). He started his solo career in 2016 after getting signed to Zee Music Company.

    He won the Best Urban Single award for "Swag Mera Desi" with Manj Musik at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards. In 2019, he started judging the reality shows MTV Hustle, Dance India Dance and Roadies.

    Early and personal life[edit]

    Raftaar was born on 16 November 1988 to a Delhi-based Malayali couple in Trivandrum (now Thiruvananthapuram), Kerala.[3][4][5] Raftaar married Komal Vohra, the sister of Indian television actors Karan Vohra and Kunal Vohra, in December 2016.[6][7] They filed for a divorce in 2020 and have been living separately. The legal proceedings were delayed due to COVID-pandemic and were finalised on 6 October 2022.[8][9]

    Career[edit]

    Raftaar became known after releasing his song "Swag Mera Desi" in 2013 with Manj Musik. The line "Ab yeh karke dikhao" (transl. Now try to do this) from the song was a diss to Yo Yo Honey Singh.[10] "Ab yeh karke dikhao" had already been used in Yo Yo Honey Singh's song "Party With The Bhoothnath" which led to a dispute between the two rappers in media.[11] "Swag Mera Desi" won Best Urban Song at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards in 2014.[12]

    In 2017, Raftaar debuted in the Bengali music industry through the film One which featured singer Vishal Dadlani and Raftaar.[13] He also produced and rapped a song for the Chaamp soundtrack.[14] Raftaar has collaborated with Varun Dhawan for the second edition of Breezer Vivid Shuffle.[15]

    Discography[edit]

    Albums and mixtapes[edit]

    Year Album Track Artist(s) Producer(s)
    2018 Zero to Infinity Baby Marvake Maanegi Raftaar Blackout
    Saare Karo Dab Raftaar, Sonu Kakkar & Muhfaad Raftaar
    Gaddi Raftaar & Deep Kalsi Deep Kalsi
    Gall Goriye Raftaar & Maninder Buttar Raftaar
    Jean Teri Raftaar, Jaz Dhami & Deep Kalsi Deep Kalsi
    Lonely Raftaar,Mehabin Raftaar
    Mundeya Di Mautt Raftaar & Yunan Raftaar
    Woh Chori Raftaar & Jyotica Tangri Raftaar
    2020 Mr. Nair Me And My Pen Raftaar ft. Shah Rule Raftaar & Shah Rule
    Dilli Waali Baatcheet Raftaar Raftaar
    Main Wahi Hoon Raftaar ft. Karma Raftaar
    Damn Raftaar ft. KR$NA Raftaar
    Sick Raftaar ft. Yunan Mehabin& Raftaar
    Drama Raftaar Tom Enzy & Raftaar
    Beshaq Raftaar ft. Yunan AAKASH, Yunan & Raftaar
    Feeling You Raftaar ft. Deep Kalsi AAKASH & Raftaar
    Haan Raftaar ft. Harjas Harjaayi & Rashmeet Kaur Saurabh Lokhande & Raftaar
    Move Raftaar Saurabh Lokhande
    Bottal Wargi Raftaar ft. Jordan Sandhu Deep Kalsi
    Naachne Ka Shaunq Raftaar ft. Brodha V Tom Enzy
    Superman Raftaar ft. Manj Musik INSTINE, Raftaar & Manj Musik
    Popular Raftaar AAKASH & Raftaar
    Down Raftaar ft. KR$NA Lavito Beats, Tom Enzy & Raftaar
    Proud Raftaar Tom Enzy & Raftaar

    EPs[edit]

    Year EP Track Artist(s) Producer(s)
    2020-21 BAR'ISH EP Microphone Check Raftaar SCARY'P
    Tu Phir Se Aana Raftaar ft. Salim Merchant & Karma Raftaar, Salim Merchant & Saurabh Lokhande
    Black Sheep Raftaar Boger
    Goat Dekho Raftaar Allrounda Beats
    2022 HARD DRIVE Vol. 1 ICE Raftaar DXOR
    F16 Raftaar ft. Sikander Kahlon Harm Sandhu
    GANGNUM Raftaar ft. Deep Kalsi Raftaar
    NO CHINA Raftaar ft. KR$NA Raftaar & Frisk
    36 Raftaar ft. Karma Track PROS
    RAASHAH Raftaar ft. Badshah YoungWilly
    JASHAN-E-HIP-HOP Raftaar ft. Faris Shafi Umair
    2023 PRAA ABBU Raftaar & Prabh Deep Tonybasu
    BADNAAM Lambo Drive
    HELLO Anywaywell
    TRAP PRAA Umair

    Singles and collaborations[edit]

    Year Track Artist(s) Producer(s) Note(s)
    2012 Bottle Deep Money ft. Raftaar Music Director: The Titans From the album Born Star by Deep Money
    Majnu
    Tere Pichchhe
    Sugar
    2013 You Don't Know Me Raftaar Raftaar From WTF Mixtape: Vol 1
    Thappad Samples Send It UpbyKanye West
    2014 Swag Mera Desi Raftaar & Manj Musik Manj Musik Panasonic Mobile MTV Spoken Word
    Happy Single B.I.G Dhillon & Raftaar Raftaar
    Sniper Sukh-E & Raftaar Sukh-E
    FU (For You) Raftaar 8 Mile (Bootleg) From WTF Mixtape: Vol 1
    BBM Nindy Kaur & Raftaar Three Records RDB (Rhythm Dhol Bass)
    Gal Mitro
    2015 All Black Mehabin|Raftaar Sukh-E and Raftaar
    Desi Hip Hop Manj Musik, Raxstar, Roach Killa, Humble The Poet, Badshah, BIG Dhillon, Sarb Smooth & Raftaar Manj Musik Panasonic Mobile MTV Spoken Word
    Stand Up Manj Musik, Big Dhillon & Raftaar Manj Musik, O2 & SRK
    Mombatiye Zohaib Amjad, Raftaar & Manj Musik Manj Musik
    Allah Veh Manj Musik, Raftaar & Jashan Singh Manj Musik & Sunny Brown
    Billo Hai Sahara, Manj Musik & Raftaar Manj Musik
    2016 Nazar Battu Anthem Nazar Battu, Abhi Payla & Raftaar D Chandu[18]
    Chandigarh Rehn Waaliye Jenny Johal, Raftaar & Bunty Bains Desi Crew
    TVF's CUTE Vol. 1 Raftaar Raftaar Promotional track for Vodafone
    Lak Hilaade Manj Musik, Amy Jackson & Raftaar Manj Musik, O2 & SRK
    Do Hazaar Solo Raftaar Raftaar Introduction track for the album Zero To Infinity
    Saroor Resham Singh Anmol & Raftaar Desi Crew
    Instagram Love Raftaar ft. Kappie Raftaar Promotional track for Vodafone
    2017 Mera Highway Star Tulsi Kumar & Raftaar Sanjay Rajee
    Can't Stop The Party Noopsta, Raftaar & Humble The Poet Manj Musik
    Baby Marvake Maanegi Raftaar Blackout
    Tere Wargi Nai Ae Raftaar
    #SADAK Emiway Bantai ft. Raftaar PSYIK
    2018 Sheikh Chilli Raftaar Raftaar & Instine Diss track aimed at Emiway Bantai
    Awein Hai Raftaar Frisk
    Ready For My Vyah (Shaadi Anthem) Deep Kalsi, Akriti Kakar & Raftaar Deep Kalsi
    2019 Khainch Le Quashh Raftaar & Shivi Arkane
    2020 Aage Chal Raftaar Saurabh Lokhande
    Thoda Rahul Sathu & Raftaar Rahul Sathu
    Naiyyo Akasa Singh and Raftaar Stego & Vinay Vyas
    Saath Ya Khilaaf KR$NA ft. Raftaar Tay On The Track
    Mask On Raftaar ft. Karma, Rashmeet Kaur & Yunan GMP Sound Raftaar& Mehabin
    Angaar Ikka ft. Raftaar Sez on the Beat From the album I by Ikka
    Tu Phir Se Aana Raftaar ft. Salim Merchant & Karma Raftaar
    Click Pow Get Down Raftaar Promotional track for Epic Games
    2021 Saza-E-Maut KR$NA ft. Raftaar Rill Beats & Young Grape Beatz From the album Still Here by KR$NA
    Ghana Kasoota Raftaar & Rashmeet Kaur ft. Surbhi Jyoti Avvy Sra
    Barbaad Raftaar and Afsana Khan Salim–Sulaiman From Bhoomi 2021
    Say My Name Smokey the Ghost ft. Raftaar & Sikander Kahlon Kdllac From the album The Human Nation by Smokey the Ghost
    2022 RATATA Raftaar Artem grigoryan Promotional track for PUBG: New State Mobile
    How to Hate MC STAN ft. Raftaar MC STAN From the album Insaan by MC STAN
    Nahi Hai Woh Shah Rule ft. MC Altaf & Raftaar Stunnah Beatz
    IMAGE Deep Kalsi ft. Raftaar Mehabin From the EP WINNERSCIRCLE by Deep Kalsi
    Kaali Car Raftaar & Asees Kaur Mehabin
    Shringaar[19] Vayu, Aastha Gill & Akasa Singh ft. Raftaar Vaibhav Pani
    Top Off Ikka ft. Raftaar & Mehabin Byg Byrd From the album Nishu by Ikka
    Speed Se Badho Raftaar Raftaar
    Never Back Down Raftaar Kofeina
    2023 Tajurba Prabh Deep ft. Raftaar Lambo Drive From the album Bhram (Deluxe) by Prabh Deep
    Phone Mila Ke Raftaar & Akasa Singh Mehabin & Saurabh Lokhande
    Bigg Boss OTT 2 - Official Anthem Raftaar JioCinema, Endemol Shine India Promotional track for Bigg Boss OTT 2
    KSHMR, Raftaar - Legacy Raftaar KSHMR From the album "KARAM"
    No Mercy Raftaar X KR$NA X Karma X Mehabin Deep Kalsi From the album "TUNNEL VISION"
    2024
    Like a Snake Badshah ft. Raftaar x Aastha Gill Hiten From the album Ek Tha Raja by Badshah
    Morni Raftaar X Sukh-E ft Bhumika Sharma Avvy Sra Video featuring morrocan model Soundous moufakir

    Film music[edit]

    Year Film / Series Track Co-singer(s) Composer(s) Lyricist(s) Note(s)
    2013 Bullet Raja Tamanchey Pe Disco Nindy Kaur, Manj Musik, RDB RDB, Manj Musik Raftaar Hindi film
    2014 Heropanti Whistle Baja Manj Musik, Nindy Kaur Manj Musik, Laxmikant Pyarelal
    The Puppy Song Manj Musik Manj Musik
    Fugly Dhup Chik Badshah, Aastha Gill Raftaar
    Dr. Cabbie Dal Makhni Manj Musik Manj Musik Manj Musik, Raftaar
    2015 Gabbar is Back Warna Gabbar Aa Jayega Manj Musik, Raftaar, Big Dhillon
    Singh Is Bliing Singh and Kaur Manj Musik, Nindy Kaur Manj Musik, Nindy Kaur, Raftaar, Big Dhillon
    2016 Baaghi Let's Talk About Love Neha Kakkar Raftaar, Shabbir Khan
    A Flying Jatt A Flying Jatt Title Track Mansheel Gujral, Tanishkaa Sachin–Jigar Vayu, Raftaar
    Dishoom Toh Dishoom Shahid Mallya Pritam Mayur Puri
    Dangal Dhaakad Amitabh Bhattacharya
    Beiimaan Love Mar Gaye Manj Musik, Nindy Kaur Manj Musik Raftaar
    Tum Bin II Ki Kariye Nachna Aaonda Nahin Hardy Sandhu, Neha Kakkar Gourov-Roshin Kumaar
    2017 One One Title Track Vishal Dadlani Arindam Chatterjee Prosen Bengali film
    Chaamp Dekho Dekho Chaamp Raftaar
    Kaabil Haseeno Ka Deewana (Remake) Payal Dev Gourov-Roshin, Rajesh Roshan Kumaar, Anjaan Hindi film
    Commando 2 Hare Krishna Hare Ram (Remake) Armaan Malik, Ritika Gourov-Roshin, Pritam Kumaar
    Jolly LLB 2 Go Pagal Nindy Kaur Manj Musik Manj Musik, Raftaar
    Raabta Sadda Move Diljit Dosanjh, Pradeep Singh Sran Pritam Amitabh Bhattacharya, Irshad Kamil
    Behen Hogi Teri Jaanu (Remake) Juggy D, Shivi Rishi Rich, R.D. Burman Anand Bakshi, Raftaar
    A Gentleman Bandook Meri Laila Ash King, Sachin–Jigar, Sidharth Malhotra Sachin–Jigar Vayu
    The Final Exit Dum Maro Dum Maro Neha Kakkar, Yasser Desai Amjad-Nadeem Amjad-Nadeem, Raftaar
    Lucknow Central Teen Kabootar Mohit Chauhan, Divya Kumar Arjunna Harjaie Kumaar, Raftaar
    Fukrey Returns Mehbooba (Remake) Neha Kakkar, Yasser Desai, Mohammed Rafi Prem-Hardeep Kumaar
    Tu Mera Bhai Nahi Hai Gandharv Sachdev Sumeet-Bellary Satya Khare, Raftaar
    Tiger Zinda Hai Zinda Hai Sukhwinder Singh Vishal–Shekhar, Julius Packiam Irshad Kamil
    2018 Manto Mantoiyat Nawazuddin Siddiqui Raftaar Raftaar, Saadat Hasan Manto
    Andhadhun Andhadhun Title Track Raftaar, Girish Nakod
    Bhaiaji Superhit Naam Hai Bhaiaji Amit Mishra Sanjeev-Darshan, Neerraj Pathak Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Neerraj Pathak
    Om Namah Shivay Sukhwinder Singh, Raghav Sachar, Akanksha Sharma Raghav Sachar Shabbir Ahmed
    2019 Setters Kartootein Salim–Sulaiman, Sukhwinder SIngh
    2020 Darbar Thalaiva In Charge Yogi B Anirudh Ravichander Raftaar, Yogi B, Senthuzhan, Syan
    Love Aaj Kal Parmeshwara Pritam Irshad Kamil
    2021 99 Songs Nayi Nayi Shashwat Singh A. R. Rahman Navneet Virk, Raftaar
    Pagglait Pagglait Amrita Singh, Arijit Singh Arijit Singh Neelesh Misra
    Sherni Main Sherni Akasa Singh Utkarsh Ghatekar Raghav
    2022 The Great Indian Murder Raskala Umang Doshi Shloke Lal, Ashwath Bobo
    Janhit Mein Jaari Janhit Mein Jaari Title Track Nakash Aziz Prini Sidhant Madhav Raaj Shaandilyaa
    Vikram (D) Badle Badle (Rap Extended Version) Kamal Haasan Anirudh Ravichander Anirudh Ravichander, Raqueeb Alam
    2023 Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Yentamma Vishal Dadlani, Payal Dev Payal Dev Shabbir Ahmed
    12th Fail "Restart" (Rap) Shantanu Moitra Swanand Kirkire, Raftaar
    "Restart" (Rap 'N' Folk) Swanand Kirkire, Shaan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Shantanu Moitra
    2024 Shaitaan "Aisa Main Shaitaan" Amit Trivedi Kumaar

    Television roles[edit]

    Year Show Channel Role Note(s)
    2011 Dance India Dance Doubles Zee TV Contestant
    2015 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 Colors TV Contestant 9th place
    2018 Lockdown ZEE5 [20][21]
    Roadies Xtreme MTV Gang Leader
    Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain! &TV Himself Guest
    2019 Roadies: Real Heroes MTV Gang Leader Winner
    Dance India Dance Battle Of The Champions Zee TV Judge
    MTV Hustle MTV Major role in development of the

    show.

    2020 Roadies: Revolution MTV Gang Leader Replaced by Varun Sood as Raftaar had to leave the show midway for release of his album Mr. Nair.
    2023 Bajao JioCinema Babbar

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Raftaar - The Malayali Swag". YouTube. Radio City India. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023. from 0:25 to 0:35
  • ^ The Titans(Sachh-Badshah-Raftaar) https://gaana.com/artist/the-titans-sachh
  • ^ "Happy Birthday Raftaar: ਰਫਤਾਰ ਅੱਜ ਮਨਾ ਰਹੇ 34ਵਾਂ ਜਨਮਦਿਨ, ਰੈਪਰ ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ ਨੇ ਇੰਝ ਕੀਤਾ Wish". News18 Punjab (in Punjabi). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  • ^ Tagat, Anurag (18 November 2022). "Raftaar's Birthday Surprise Drop 'Hard Drive Vol. 1' Knocks It Out of the Park". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  • ^ Ghosh, Sankhayan (1 November 2015). "Style south, Operation north: Rap star Raftaar on his Malayali roots, popularity in Punjab". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  • ^ Sonali, Kriti (3 December 2016). "Raftaar marries his 'soul mate' Komal Vohra, shares all wedding updates. See pics, video". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  • ^ "Rapper Raftaar is taken, to marry girlfriend Komal Vohra on December 1". Hindustan Times. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  • ^ "Roadies fame Raftaar and wife Komal Vohra headed for a divorce after 6 years of marriage". The Times of India. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  • ^ "Rapper Raftaar and His Wife Komal Vohra Part Ways After 6 Years of Their Marriage". News18. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  • ^ "Yo Yo, Raftaar rap up another row". Hindustan Times. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  • ^ "Yo Yo caught in a fresh controversy with Punjabi rapper Raftaar". intoday.in. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  • ^ "Raftaar to headline Bollyboom". radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  • ^ "Vishal Dadlani and Raftaar sing title track of Bengali film 'One'". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  • ^ "Dev, Rukmini and Raftaar go clubbing with t2". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  • ^ "Varun and Raftaar Announce Winners of Breezer Vivid Shuffle S2". The Quint. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  • ^ "Rapper Raftaar dedicates Zero to Infinity' world tour to his fans'". The Times of India. IANS. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  • ^ "Raftaar pays homage to his roots with new album Baar'ish Ep". OutlookIndia. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  • ^ Ankit Pal. "Iss Faadu Song Ko As Ringtone Lagaoge Toh Kisi Ki Nazar Nahi Lagegi". Smile Karo. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  • ^ "Shringaar". Hungama Music. New Song of Raftaar ft:Vayu, Astha Gill, Akasha and Milind Soman. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  • ^ "ZEE5 launches Lockdown with Badshah, Kailash Kher, Raftaar, Jonita Gandhi and many more". Zee News. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  • ^ India-West, R. M. VIJAYAKAR, Special to. "ZEE5's Maiden Offering in the Music Space, 'Lockdown,' Premieres: Watch Trailer". India West. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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