Background
Altaf Raja was born in Nagpur in 1960 and began musical training at the age of 18.
Altaf Raja was born in Nagpur in 1960 and began musical training at the age of 18.
After his voice training, he began winning awards at various competitions. In 1993 Altaf gained recognition with his debut album Tum To Thehre Pardesi. Since then, he has released at least seven albums.
His latest album is framewarp productions"s "Bum Gola" music by Akashraj also sung by raj mittal, released in zee music company After his voice training, he began winning awards at various competitions.
He got the major break through in 1996 through his hit song tum to thehre pardesi. He is known for his excessively nasal style of singing.
He has also been linked with the Asian Academy of Film & Television. His songs are popular for both their lyrics and for his unique voice.
Apart from his music career he acted in few bollywood movies such as (1997), (1998), Mother (1999).
On 16 March 2015, Altaf trended on the micro-blogging website Twitter for his latest work as a playback singer for a song of upcoming movie Hunterrr. Dil Lagana - Hunterrr (2015) Jholu Ram - Madholal: Keep Walking (2010) Toonpur Ka Superhero (2010) (2002) Benaam (1999) Mother (1999) Pardesi Babu (1998): They Are Back (1998) Tirchhi Topiwale (1998) Harjai (2007) Chandaal (1998) (1997) Tamasha (2015) Dukaan: Pila House (2004).