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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 37)
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • Singer
  • Music Producer
  • Lyricist
  • Music Composer
  • Dancer
  • Actor
  • TV Personality
Years active2008–present
Spouses
  • Komal Vohra
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2016; div. 2022)​
  • Manraj Jawanda
    ​
    (m. 2025)​
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Formerly ofMafia Mundeer


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

Early and personal life

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Kalathil Kuzhiyil Devadasan Dilin Nair[a] 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]

On 31 January 2025, Raftaar married fashion stylist, actress and model Manraj Jawanda in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in traditional Malayali and Sikh wedding ceremonies.[10][11][12]

Career

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2008-2012: Early career, Mafia Mundeer and Dance India Dance

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Raftaar initially began his music career by making tracks with his childhood friends and fellow rappers Ikka and Lil Golu. After a while of making tracks and uploading them online, Yo Yo Honey Singh heard a track on Orkut which was uploaded by the trio, then known as The Black Wall Street Desi's. Singh reached out to the three youngsters and invited them to his studio in Okhla, Delhi. According to Ikka on his track "Interview", Singh worked with the three youngsters while also giving them stage names; "Young Amli" for Ikka, "Raftaar" for Dilin who went by the name OniMaxxx/Max and "Lil Golu" for Sahil who had the nickname Golu. Some of his collaborations with Singh include "Kamli Kamli" featuring Rimz J and "Sharabia".[13] Raftaar also started his career as a dancer, as Max and participated in a reality TV show Dance India Dance in 2011, in 'DID Double' along with a friend named Manik.[14]

In the meantime, Raftaar split from Mafia Mundeer due to credit-related problems, most notably involving the dispute related to the track "Dope Shope" from Singh's album, International Villager.[15] He appeared in the music video for a few seconds and alleged that his scenes were also cut.[16]

2012-2017: The Titans, Swag Mera Desi and mainstream break-out

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After the split, 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 together, most notably for Deep Money's album Born Star, on tracks like "Bottle", "Majnu" and "Sugar".[17][18]

Raftaar became widely known and recognised 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 interpreted as a subliminal directed towards Yo Yo Honey Singh,[19] who used the phrase in his song "Party With The Bhoothnath" which led to a dispute between the two rappers in media.[20] "Swag Mera Desi" won Best Urban Song at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards in 2014.[21]

The next year, he skyrocketed to mainstream popularity with the songs, "All Black", with Sukhe and Jaani,[22] as well as the song "Toh Dishoom" from the 2016 film Dishoom.[23][24]

2017-2020: KALAMKAAR, debut album and collaborations

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In 2017, Raftaar debuted in the Bengali music industry through the film One which featured singer Vishal Dadlani and Raftaar.[25] In the same year, he founded the record label KALAMKAAR, alongside Ankit Khanna, signing a variety of acts, such as KR$NA, Rashmeet Kaur, Deep Kalsi, Karma, Yunan and Harjas Harjaai.[26] He also produced and rapped a song for the Chaamp soundtrack.[27] He released his debut album, Zero To Infinity, the following year in May.[28]

In the same year in September, Raftaar appeared on a podcast with Raaj Jones, where he questioned if fellow rapper Emiway Bantai was generating enough revenue from hip-hop. The statement was taken out of context and resulted in Emiway dropping "Samajh Mein Aaya Kya", targeting Raftaar and refuting his claims that Emiway wasn’t earning much yet, and further added that he eventually would build an empire of his own. Raftaar responded with his own track, "Sheikh Chilli", where he called out Emiway for taking the statement out of context and dissected his false claims. Emiway responded again with "Giraftaar", which prompted Raftaar to respond with the song "Anime Hentai" (now known as Awein Hai).[29] This paved the way for a wave of commercialisation in the genre, as many Indian rappers claimed to have benefitted from the publicity from a credit standpoint. It also gave rise to many other publicised beefs taking place.[30]

Raftaar collaborated with Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan for the second edition of Breezer Vivid Shuffle in 2019,[31] and in the same year, he started judging the reality shows MTV Hustle, Dance India Dance and MTV Roadies. The next year, he released his second album, Mr. Nair, through Zee Music Company, featuring his labelmates KR$NA, Rashmeet Kaur, Deep Kalsi, Karma, Yunan, and Harjas Harjaayi among others.[32]

2020-present: Further collaborations and HARD DRIVE Vol.1 & Vol.2

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Over the next few years, Raftaar, continued to collaborate with various upcoming Desi hip-hop artists like Shah Rule, MC Stan, Seedhe Maut, King, Chaar Diwaari, on singles and also, on a collaborative EP with Prabh Deep, titled PRAA, in addition to releasing his own projects, most notably the HARD DRIVE Vol. 1, and its sequel, in 2022 and 2024, respectively.[33][34]

He was seen as a guest judge on 2 episodes of India's Got Latent in 2024 and returned to judge the fourth season of MTV Hustle, after being absent from the previous two seasons.[35] In 2025, he participated in the reality show The Traitors as a contestant, until he was eliminated in the sixth episode.[36]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Zero To Infinity (2018)[37]
  • Mr. Nair (2020)[32]
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 and Mixtapes

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  • WTF Mixtape: Vol. 1 (2013-14)
  • BAR'ISH EP (2020–21) (unreleased)
  • HARD DRIVE Vol.1 (EP) (2022) [38]
  • PRAA (EP) (2023)[39]
  • HARD DRIVE Vol.2 (EP) (2024)[40]
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
2024 HARD DRIVE Vol. 2 MERA PARICHAY Raftaar ft. Sikander Kahlon MUSAGOTMOTION, Instine
DEHSHAT HO Raftaar ft. Yashraj Lonely Boy, LODONI, Phenom
RAP-TA Raftaar Phenom
REAL SHIT Raftaar Sez on the Baet
MUNDE HOOD DE Raftaar ft. Karma Raftaar
BAAWE Raftaar ft. Badshah Hiten
ADVICE Raftaar ft. Deep Kalsi DRJ Sohail
BANJO BOUNCE Raftaar ft. EPR Iyer DreddAf
ME AND MY BROSKI Raftaar ft. Ikka Sez on the Beat

Singles and collaborations

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Year Track Artist(s) Producer(s) Note(s)
2009 Sharaabia Preet Harpal, Raftaar, Yo Yo Honey Singh Honey Singh From the album The Lock Up by Preet Harpal
Gadbad Raftaar, Ikka, Lil Golu, Yo Yo Honey Singh Mafia Mundeer Records
2010 Kamli Kamli Rimz J ft. Raftaar, Yo Yo Honey Singh From the album The Rising Queen by Rimz J
Sadko Pe Khaali Peeli Firta Mai Raftaar, Yo Yo Honey Singh Mafia Mundeer Records
Condom Raftaar, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Ikka, Lil Golu
2012 Bottle Deep Money ft. Raftaar 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 Samples 8 Mile (Bootleg) by Eminem From WTF Mixtape: Vol 1
BBM Nindy Kaur & Raftaar Three Records RDB (Rhythm Dhol Bass)
Gal Mitro
2015 All Black Mehabin and 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[41]
Chandigarh Rehn Waaliye Jenny Johal, Raftaar & Bunty Bains Desi Crew
TVF's CUTE Vol. 1 Raftaar Raftaar Promotional track for Vodafone, a remix of the infamous "Ch**t Vol.1"
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
Shuffle Track 2.0 (Live Life in Color) Raftaar ft. Fejo Promotional track for Breezer Vivid Shuffle
2018 Sheikh Chilli Raftaar Raftaar & Instine Diss track aimed at Emiway Bantai
Awein Hai (previously titled Anime Hentai) 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$NA
Ghana Kasoota Raftaar & Rashmeet Kaur ft. Surbhi Jyoti Avvy Sra
Barbaad Raftaar and Afsana Khan Salim–Sulaiman From Bhoomi 2021 by Salim-Sulaiman
Say My Name Smokey the Ghost ft. Raftaar & Sikander Kahlon Kdllac From the album The Human Nation by Smokey the Ghost
2022 RATATA Raftaar Artem grigoryan Promotional track for PUBG: New State Mobile
Load Hai Raftaar ft. Yunan Hiten Sony Music Company
How to Hate MC STΔN ft. Raftaar MC STΔN From the album Insaan by MC STΔN
Nahi Hai Woh Shah Rule ft. MC Altaf & Raftaar Stunnah Beatz
IMAGE Deep Kalsi ft. Raftaar Mehabin From the EP WINNERSCIRCLE by Deep Kalsi
Kaali Car Raftaar & Asees Kaur Mehabin
Shringaar[42] Vayu, Aastha Gill & Akasa Singh ft. Raftaar Vaibhav Pani
Top Off Ikka ft. Raftaar & Mehabin Byg Byrd From the album Nishu by Ikka
Speed Se Badho Raftaar Raftaar
Never Back Down Raftaar Kofeina
2023 Tajurba Prabh Deep ft. Raftaar Lambo Drive From the album Bhram (Deluxe) by Prabh Deep
Teray Naam Hasan Raheem ft. Raftaar Shahrukh From the EP Maybe, It’s Love by Hasan Raheem
Phone Mila Ke Raftaar & Akasa Singh Mehabin & Saurabh Lokhande
Bigg Boss OTT 2 - Official Anthem Raftaar JioCinema, Endemol Shine India Promotional track for Bigg Boss OTT 2
Legacy Raftaar KSHMR From the album KARAM by KSHMR
No Mercy Raftaar X KR$NA X Karma X Mehabin Deep Kalsi From the album TUNNEL VISION
Woh Ratt Raftaar ft. KR$NA lejJA Released on Raftaar's birthday
2024 Like a Snake Badshah ft. Raftaar x Aastha Gill Hiten From the album Ek Tha Raja by Badshah
Morni Raftaar X Sukh-E ft Bhumika Sharma Mehabin Accompanied by a music video featuring Moroccan model Soundous Moufakir
WARCRY King, Raftaar Riz Shain From the album MONOPOLY MOVES by King
Karta Kya Hai Karma, Raftaar Bharg From the EP How Much a Rhyme Costs by Karma
MTV Hustle Season 4- Official Anthem Raftaar, Ikka Aditya Pushkarna
Gourmet Shit! Raftaar, Seedhe Maut Calm From the EP Kshama by Seedhe Maut
2025 Farebi Raftaar, Chaar Diwaari Chaar Diwaari [43][44]
Buss Down KRSNA, Raftaar Sana, M61 From the mixtape Yours Truly by KR$NA

Film music

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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

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Year Show Channel Role Note(s)
2011 Dance India Dance Doubles Zee TV Contestant
2015 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Reloaded Colors TV Contestant 9th place
2018 Lockdown ZEE5 [45][46]
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
2024 MTV Hustle: Hip Hop Don't Stop MTV, JioCinema Judge Was seen on the panel in Season 1 and Season 4
2024 India's Got Latent YouTube Guest Judge Was seen in Episode 1 and a later unreleased episode
2025 The Traitors Prime Video Contestant 13th place

References

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Explanatory notes

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  1. ^ a b Although in a video Raftaar agrees that his name is Kalathil Kuzhiyil Devadasan Dilin Nair,[1] his business filings list his name as Dilin Nair.[2] The Wikipedia introduction uses only the legal name.

Citations

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  1. ^ "Raftaar - The Malayali Swag". YouTube. Radio City India. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023. from 0:25 to 0:35
  2. ^ "Dilin Nair - Director information".
  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. ^ "Rapper Raftaar marries stylist Manraj Jawanda. First pics out". India Today. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Rapper Raftaar Is Now Married To Stylist Manraj Jawanda. See First Pic". NDTV. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Meet Manraj Jawanda, Raftaar's Second Wife: Fashion Stylist, Actor And A Model". ZeeNews. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  13. ^ Shetty, Akshata (15 April 2016). "Raftaar opens up about his rift with Yo Yo Honey Singh!". India.Com. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  14. ^ "After beefing with Honey Singh, Raftaar says not being credited for a song can affect an artiste's career". The Indian Express. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  15. ^ Ghosh, Sankhayan (1 November 2015). "Style south, Operation north: Rap star Raftaar on his Malayali roots, popularity in Punjab". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 May 2025. "I wrote most of Dope Shope and was promised that I'd be given my due. When the final product appeared, Honey appeared all over the video, even singing lines that I'd sung," — Raftaar said.
  16. ^ Kavya (12 October 2024). ""Honey Singh made me feel very small", says Raftaar. Exclusive". mirchi.in. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  17. ^ The Titans(Sachh-Badshah-Raftaar) https://gaana.com/artist/the-titans-sachh
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  19. ^ "Yo Yo, Raftaar rap up another row". Hindustan Times. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Yo Yo caught in a fresh controversy with Punjabi rapper Raftaar". intoday.in. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  21. ^ "Raftaar to headline Bollyboom". radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  22. ^ Yadav, Sangeeta (16 August 2015). "'Tap the mood & you're a hit'". The Pioneer. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  23. ^ "Dishoom: John Abraham and Varun Dhawan deliver a knock-out punch in new title track video". India Today. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  24. ^ "The Traitors: Raftaar gets eliminated, reasons that he would rather be out with good character". Hindustan Times. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  25. ^ "Vishal Dadlani and Raftaar sing title track of Bengali film 'One'". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  26. ^ "Raftaar and Beyond: Decoding Kalamkaar's musical universe with Ankit Khanna". Financial Express. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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