Raftaar (rapper)
| Raftaar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Dilin Nair 16 November 1988 |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2009—present |
| Spouse(s) |
Komal Vohra (m. 2016) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Labels | Muzik ONE Records, Zee Music Company , AK Projekts |
Dilin Nair (born 16 November 1988) is an Indian music composer and rapper better known by his stage name Raftaar, stylised RAFTAAR. He was formerly a member of the urban music group Mafia Mundeer, formed by Yo Yo Honey Singh. After leaving the group, he signed to perform on three records of the Punjabi band RDB. In 2013 he released his debut mixtape WTF Mixtape. After the spilt of RDB, he started working with Manj Musik of RDB and also started his solo career. He won a BritAsia Award for "Swag Mera Desi" as the Best Urban Song Of The Year" in 2014.
Career
Raftaar released his debut mixtape WTF- Witness The Future in 2013. The line "Ab yeh karke dikhao" from his song "Swag Mera Desi", was already used in Yo Yo Honey Singh's song "Party With The Bhoothnath", which led to a dispute between the two rappers.[1] Swag Mera Desi" won Best Urban Song at the Britasia Music Awards in 2014.[2]
In 2017 Raftaar debuted in the Bengali music industry through the film One which featured singer Vishal Dadlani and Raftaar.[3] He also produced and rapped a song for the Chaamp soundtrack.[4]
Discography
Albums
- Zero To Infinity (2018)[5]
Singles and collaborations
| Year | Track | Artist | Music Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nazar Battu Anthem | Nazar Battu, Abhi Payla & Raftaar | D Chandu[6] |
| 2017 | Can't stop The Party[7] | Noopsta, Raftaar, Humble The Poet | Manj Musik |
Films
| Year | Film(s) | Song(s) | Composer(s) | Lyrics(s) | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
| 2013 | Bullet Raja | "Tamanchey Pe Disco" | RDB, Manj Musik | Raftaar | Nindy Kaur, Manj Musik, RDB | Hindi film |
| 2014 | Heropanti | "Whistle Baja" | Manj Musik, Laxmikant Pyarelal | Manj Musik, Nindy Kaur | ||
| "The Puppy Song" | Manj Musik | Manj Musik | ||||
| Fugly | "Dhup Chik" | Raftaar | Badshah, Aastha Gill | |||
| Dr. Cabbie | "Dal Makhni" | Manj Musik | Manj Musik, Raftaar | Manj Musik | ||
| 2015 | Gabbar is Back | "Warna Gabbar Aa Jayega" | Manj Musik, Raftaar, Big Dhillon | |||
| Singh Is Bliing | "Singh and Kaur" | Manj Musik, Nindy Kaur, Raftaar, Big Dhillon | Manj Musik, Nindy Kaur | |||
| 2016 | Baaghi | "Let's Talk About Love" | Raftaar, Shabbir Khan | Neha Kakkar | ||
| A Flying Jatt | "A Flying Jatt Title Track" | Sachin-Jigar | Vayu, Raftaar | Mansheel Gujral, Tanishkaa | ||
| Dishoom | "Toh Dishoom" | Pritam | Mayur Puri | Shahid Mallya | ||
| Dangal | "Dhaakad" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | ||||
| Beiimaan Love | "Mar Gaye" | Manj Musik | Raftaar | Manj Musik, Nindy Kaur | ||
| Tum Bin II | "Ki Kariye Nachna Aaonda Nahin" | Ankit Tiwari | Manoj Muntashir | Hardy Sandhu, Neha Kakkar | ||
| 2017 | One | "One (Title Track)" | Arindam Chatterjee | Prosen | Vishal Dadlani | Bengali film |
| Chaamp | "Dekho Dekho Chaamp" | Raftaar | Dev | |||
| Kaabil | "Haseeno Ka Deewana" (Remake) | Gourov-Roshin, Rajesh Roshan | Kumaar, Anjaan | Payal Dev | Hindi film | |
| Commando 2 | "Hare Krishna Hare Ram" (Remake) | Gourov-Roshin, Pritam | Kumaar | Armaan Malik, Ritika | ||
| Jolly LLB 2 | "Go Pagal" | Manj Musik, Nilesh Patel | Manj Musik, Raftaar | Nindy Kaur | ||
| Raabta | "Sadda Move" | Pritam | Amitabh Bhattacharya, Irshad Kamil | Diljit Dosanjh, Pradeep Singh Sran | ||
| Behen Hogi Teri | "Jaanu" (Remake) | Rishi Rich, R.D. Burman | Anand Bakshi, Raftaar | Juggy D, Shivi | ||
| A Gentleman | "Bandook Meri Laila" | Sachin-Jigar | Vayu | Ash King, Sachin-Jigar, Sidharth Malhotra | ||
| The Final Exit | "Dum Maro Dum Maro" | Amjad-Nadeem | Amjad-Nadeem, Raftaar | Neha Kakkar, Yasser Desai | ||
| Lucknow Central | "Teen Kabootar" | Arjunna Harjaie | Kumaar, Raftaar | Mohit Chauhan, Divya Kumar | ||
| Fukrey Returns | "Mehbooba" (Remake) | Prem-Hardeep | Kumaar | Neha Kakkar, Yasser Desai, Mohammed Rafi | ||
| "Tu Mera Bhai Nahi Hai" | Sumeet-Bellary | Satya Khare, Raftaar | Gandharv Sachdev | |||
| Tiger Zinda Hai | "Zinda Hai" | Vishal-Shekhar, Julius Packiam | Irshad Kamil | Sukhwinder Singh | ||
| 2018 | Manto | "Mantoiyat" | Raftaar | Raftaar, Saadat Hasan Manto | Nawazuddin Siddiqui | |
| Andhadhun | "Andhadhun Title Track" | Raftaar, Girish Nakod | ||||
| Bhaiaji Superhit | "Naam Hai Bhaiaji" | Sanjeev-Darshan, Neerraj Pathak | Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Neerraj Pathak | Amit Mishra | ||
| "Om Namah Shivay" | Raghav Sachar | Shabbir Ahmed | Sukhwinder Singh, Raghav Sachar, Akanksha Sharma | |||
Television
| Year | Shows | Channel | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Roadies Xtreme | MTV | Gang Leader | Reality Show |
| Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain! | & TV | Singer | Also made a special appearance (TV series) | |
| Papa By Chance | Star Bharat | TV Series |
References
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ↑ "Rapper Raftaar dedicates Zero to Infinity' world tour to his fans'". The Times of India. IANS. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "11-Year-Old Noopsta Is A New Star In The Making!". desihiphop.com. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2018.