The superstar who embrace hip-hop culture in India, Raftaar is the jack of all trades. He is a Rapper, Music Producer, Dancer, Singer, Lyricist and a Reality Show Judge. What oxygen meant for a human body same can be said for Raftaar in a rapping industry. His journey to fame was not at all easy. He began his journey with a dance reality show called Dance India Dance and, since then, there was no turning back.
Raftaar Profile/Introduction
Dilin Nair, popularly known as Raftaar, is a renowned personality famous for his music albums, judging reality shows like Hustle and for being a gang leader in the popular MTV Reality Show Roadies.
Birthname | Dilin Nair |
Nickname | Raftaar, RAA, Max |
Profession | Rapper, Singer, Dancer, Lyricist |
Famous for | Rapping |
Raftaar Personal Life Info & More
Raftaar was born on 16 November 1988 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in a Mayali family and his age is 33 years old (as in 2021). Raftaar is a fan of privacy, that is, why their no trace of his family information.
He initiated his career in the year 2008 with Lil Golu and Young Amli. At this point, the trio used to record songs and then post them on social media platforms. He got his first short of success with urban music group Mafia Mundeer where he worked as a lyricist and music producer. However, due to some conflicts, Raftaar left the music group and, in 2013, he comes up with his music mixtape known as WTF – Witness The Future.
In 2013, Raftaar got his first shot in Bollywood with the song “Tamanche Pe Disco”, which got a lot of popularity to Raftaar.
Raftaar became the talk of the town with his music release “Swag Mera Desi”. One of the prime reasons behind the popularity of this song was associated controversy with Yo-Yo Honey Singh. One line of the song is “yeh karke dikhao”, which was already included in one of the songs by Yo-Yo Honey Singh. This song by Raftaar was basically a disc to Yo-Yo Honey Singh, which attracts a lot of attention to Raftaar.
Date of Birth/Birthday | 16 November 1988 |
Age (as in 2021) | 33 |
Birthplace | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Zodiac Sign/Sun Sign | Scorpio |
Religion | Hinduism |
Raftaar Height, Weight, Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) | in meters – 1.70 m in feet-inches – 5’7″ |
Weight (approx.) | in Pounds – 159 lbs in Kilograms – 72 kgs |
Eye Color | Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Raftaar Marital Status & More
Raftaar got married in the year 2016 to his beloved Komal Vohra. Komal Vohra is an Interior Designer by profession.
Marital Status | Married |
Wife/Spouse | Komal Vohra |
Affairs/Girlfriends | None |
Children’s | None |
Raftaar Favourite Things/Like & Dislike
Favourite Singers | Eminem and Linkin Park |
Favourite Colors | Black |
Favourite Foods | Saag with Makki ki Roti |
Hobbies | Workout |
Raftaar Money Factor
The estimated net worth of Raftaar is $6 Million Dollars.
Net Worth | $6 Million |
Raftaar Biography & Some Other Lesser Known Facts About Raftaar:
Some of the biggest achievements of Raftaar includes the ” Best Music Director”, “the Dadasaheb Phalke award” in the year 2018 and, the Brit Asia Awards for the best urban tune of the year in the year 2014.
Raftaar has also subject to a lot of controversies. He fought with Yo-Yo Honey Singh with subject to the film “Fugly”. Also, he engaged in the ugliest fight with Emiway. Wherein one of the interviews, Raftaar commented that rappers are earning, which was misunderstood by Emiway and, in return for this comment, Emiway released a diss track “Samaj Mai Aya Kya“.
Many fans think that Raftaar is from Punjab because of his personality but, few know that he belongs to a simple middle-class Malayalam family from Kerala. His dad used to work in Indian Railways as a cleaner and, her mother was a typewriter in a company.
Raftaar worked hard from an early age. He did every possible thing that comes in his way and defeated every obstacle to gain success.
Raftaar began his journey as a dancer. For quite a time in his initial days, he worked as a dance trainer for The Big Dance Club.
After doing the dance reality show ‘Dance India Dance’, he became known to the audience. He also participates in the popular reality show known as ‘Jhalak Dikhla Ja’, which gained him a different type of audience.
Raftaar Social Media Accounts & Channels
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