Recent times have witnessed the robustness of visible-light-mediated transformations due to their mild nature and diverse mode of reactivity. These are generally operative via radical pathways under metal or metal-free conditions, enriching the chemistry to synthesize various molecular architectures. Herein, I will discuss the breaking of C–S and C–F bonds for the generation of C-centred radicals and its application in C–C bond forming reactions using photoredox catalysis and visible light. References [1] a) S. Ghosh, Z.-W. Qu, S. Pradhan, A. Ghosh, S. Grimme, and I. Chatterjee, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, doi.org/10.1002/ange.202115272; b) S. Patel, B. Paul, H. Paul, R. Shankhdhar, I. Chatterjee, Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 4857–4860.