“Raftaar is a sensible musician and respects women, music, and his fans!”

My favourite place in the ‘Bigg Boss 9’ house was sky lounge, where the cool group would go and chill.

I’ve got my head down, working hard, while others are chasing other frivolous things.

Trolls and cyber bullies have been feeling too safe in the cyber world for too long.

Love will not happen in three-four weeks.

I don’t believe in chasing people for work.

I wish I could read people’s minds.

For me, my work, family, and fans are the most important; rest is just there.

It’s very funny that I’m being appreciated for my dance moves because when I was young, I was made fun of, as nobody thought I was able to dance.

Of course you cannot compare my Hindi with a Hindi-speaking person, but I am confident enough to hold a conversation in mixed Hindi-English.

I’m an artiste… I dance, I act, and I do a lot of things that’s got to do with arts, and that’s my space. I feel happiest in that space.

I had a vision of bringing two cultures together, and I have said this in the past: my goal is to bring Morocco and India together through music and art.

One does not have to get frustrated with getting an opportunity, whether it is film, short film, web series or TV shows… As an entertainer, opportunities have expanded.

Trolling is a cyber-crime, and if you are caught for it, you cannot run away by saying that it is your opinion.

My family is from Morocco, and I was born and raised in Canada, but I’m an Indian at heart, for sure.

Everytime I put a dance video out on social media, my fans love it, and the reaction I get online is mind blowing.

As ‘Dilbar’ has become a huge hit internationally, including Middle East, we have taken the song and re-composed it, written Arabic and Moroccan lyrics, and we recorded, with me singing with Fnaire.

People look to me to see what the spirit of the Seventies is.

Really, what I try to instill in my fans is to be healthy and happy. I have no desire to be super-skinny.

As the old saying goes, I was simply looking for fan love, in Alderaan places.

My favourite people to follow on Twitter are… my fans. They make me laugh so much and keep me smiling.

I believe that when you have fans, they invest in you not just as a singer but as a person as well. It’s not enough to just have good songs and a good voice.

I’m a huge romantic comedy fan and have been in this business for 17 years and I think for all 17 I’d hoped and dreamed and wished to some day be in a romantic comedy myself.

People are always so surprised when they meet me. Firstly, that I’m ‘so tiny’, and secondly that I’m ‘so sweet’. They seem surprised that they’re not scared of me.

I like the connection with fans and people who have been supportive of me. And I love the idea of real feedback and a two-way street, which is very, very modern.