RAFTAAR BIO

Real Name - Dilin Nair

Born - 16 November 1996
place of birth -Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupation - Rappersongwritermusic composer dancer
Years active - 2012–present
Musical career - Bollywood R&B Desi hip hop world music pop urban
Associated acts - Badshah

Dilin Nair is better known by his stage name Raftaar, He is an Indian rapper, music composer, and television personality. He was formerly a member of the urban music group Mafia Mundeer, formed by Yo Yo Honey Singh along with Badshah, Ikka Singh, and Lil Golu. He won the Best Urban Song of The Year award for Swag Mera Desi at the Brit Asia Awards in 2014. He has also been awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award in 2018. In 2019, he started judging the reality show MTV Hustle, Dance India Dance, and Roadies.

Life and career

He debuted in Bollywood in 2013 with the song "Tamanche Pe Disco" starring Saif Ali Khan and Sonakshi Sinha which is a major hit song of that time.

Raftaar got major recognition after releasing his super-hit song "Swag Mera Desi " in 2013. The line "Ab yeh karke dikhao". Swag Mera Desi won Best Urban Song at the Britasia Music Awards in 2014.