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
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(m. 2016; sep. 2020)​
Musical career
Genres
Labels

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 Young Amli (now known as 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

Raftaar was born on 16 November 1988 to a Delhi-based Malayali couple in Trivandrum (now Thiruvananthapuram), Kerala.[3][4][5] Raftaar married Kamal 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

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

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Albums and mixtapes

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

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

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 Up by Kanye 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"

Film music

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
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
2024 Shaitaan "Aisa Main Shaitaan" Amit Trivedi Kumaar

Television roles

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

  1. ^ "Raftaar - The Malayali Swag". YouTube. Radio City India. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023. from 0:25 to 0:35
  2. ^ The Titans(Sachh-Badshah-Raftaar) https://gaana.com/artist/the-titans-sachh
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Rapper Raftaar is taken, to marry girlfriend Komal Vohra on December 1". Hindustan Times. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Rapper Raftaar and His Wife Komal Vohra Part Ways After 6 Years of Their Marriage". News18. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Yo Yo, Raftaar rap up another row". Hindustan Times. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Yo Yo caught in a fresh controversy with Punjabi rapper Raftaar". intoday.in. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Raftaar to headline Bollyboom". radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Vishal Dadlani and Raftaar sing title track of Bengali film 'One'". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Dev, Rukmini and Raftaar go clubbing with t2". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Varun and Raftaar Announce Winners of Breezer Vivid Shuffle S2". The Quint. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Rapper Raftaar dedicates Zero to Infinity' world tour to his fans'". The Times of India. IANS. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Raftaar pays homage to his roots with new album Baar'ish Ep". OutlookIndia. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "Shringaar". Hungama Music. New Song of Raftaar ft:Vayu, Astha Gill, Akasha and Milind Soman. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  20. ^ "ZEE5 launches Lockdown with Badshah, Kailash Kher, Raftaar, Jonita Gandhi and many more". Zee News. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  21. ^ 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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