Nora Fatehi

Nora Fatehi (born 6 February 1992) is a Canadian actress, model, dancer, singer, and producer who is known for her work in the Indian film industry. She has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil language films. She made her film debut in the Bollywood film Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans.[5][6] She gained popularity in Telugu cinema by doing item numbers in films like Temper, Baahubali: The Beginning and Kick 2 and has also starred in two Malayalam films, Double Barrel and Kayamkulam Kochunni.

Nora Fatehi
Fatehi in 2022
Born (1992-02-06) 6 February 1992[1][2]
Canada[3][4]
Occupation
  • Dancer
  • model
  • actress
  • singer
  • producer
Years active2014–present

In 2015, she was a contestant on the reality television show Bigg Boss 9 and was evicted on Day 84. In 2016, she was a participant in the reality television dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. She appeared in the Bollywood film Satyameva Jayate in which she was seen in the recreated version of the song "Dilbar"[7] which crossed 20 million views on YouTube in the first 24 hours of its release, making it the first Hindi song to have garnered such numbers in India.[8] She also collaborated with the Moroccan hip-hop group Fnaïre to release an Arabic version of the Dilbar song.[9][10]

In 2019, she collaborated with Tanzanian musician and songwriter Rayvanny to release her first international English debut song Pepeta.

Early and personal life

Fatehi comes from a Moroccan family, and was born and raised in Canada, although in interviews she has stated that she considers herself "an Indian at heart".[11]

Career

Fatehi began her career by appearing in Hindi film Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans. After that she debuted in Telugu films with an item number, "Ittage Recchipodham", in Puri Jagannadh's film Temper.[12] She has also done a special appearance with Emraan Hashmi and Gurmeet Choudhary in the film Mr. X directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Mahesh Bhatt. Later, Fatehi appeared in item numbers for films such as Baahubali: The Beginning's song "Manohari"[13] and in Kick 2's song "Kukkurukuru".[14]

In late June 2015, she signed a Telugu film Sher. In late August 2015, she signed a Telugu film Loafer which is directed by Puri Jagannadh starring opposite Varun Tej. In late November 2015 she signed a film Oopiri.[15] In December 2015, Fatehi entered the Bigg Boss house which was in its ninth season as a wild card entrant.[16] She spent 3 weeks inside the house until she got evicted in the 12th week (Day 83). She was also contestant on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2016. She starred in My Birthday Song. in which she is playing lead actress opposite Sanjay Suri.[17]

Fatehi at an event in 2017

In February 2019, she signed a contract with the record label T-Series as an exclusive artist, and will feature on their upcoming films, music videos, web series, and web films.[18] She then appeared in the 2020 dance film Street Dancer 3D which became her first film with a supporting role.[19] On 6 March 2021, Fatehi became the first African-Arab female artiste whose song "Dilbar" crossed one billion views on YouTube.[20]

Filmography
Fatehi in 2019

Film
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes
2014Roar: Tigers of the SundarbansCJHindi
2015Crazy Cukkad FamilyAmy
TemperTeluguSpecial appearance in song "Ittage Rechchipodam"
Mr.XHindiSpecial appearance in song "Alif se"
Double BarrelMalayalamSpecial appearance
Baahubali: The BeginningTelugu / TamilSpecial appearance in song "Manohari"
Kick 2TeluguSpecial appearance in song "Kiruku Kick"
SherSpecial appearance in song "Napere Pinky"
LoaferSpecial appearance in song "Nokkey Dochey"
2016Rocky HandsomeHindiSpecial appearance in song "Rock Tha Party"
Oopiri / ThozhaNemaliTelugu / TamilSpecial appearance in song "Door Number"
2018My Birthday SongSandyHindi
Satyameva Jayate Special appearance in song "Dilbar"
Stree Special appearance in song "Kamariya" [21][22]
Kayamkulam KochuniMalayalamSpecial appearance in song "Nrithageethikalennum"
2019 BharatSussan Hindi
Batla HouseHuma / Victoria
MarjaavaanHerselfSpecial appearance in song "Ek Toh Kum Zindagani"
2020 Street Dancer 3DMiaFirst supporting role[19]
2021 Bhuj: The Pride of India Heena Rehman Released On Disney+ Hotstar
Satyameva Jayate 2 Special appearance in song "Kusu Kusu"[23]
2022 Thank God HerselfSpecial appearance in song "Manike Mage Hithe" (Hindi remake)[24]
Fatehi on sets of Dance Deewane Junior, 2022

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015–2016 Bigg Boss 9 Contestant 9th place
2016 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 10th place
Comedy Nights Bachao Herself/Guest To promote Rocky Handsome
2018 MTV Troll Police
Top Model India
MTV Dating in the Dark Host
2019 Dance Plus 4 Guest
2020 India's Best Dancer
2021 India's Best Dancer (Season 2)
2021 Dance Deewane 3
2022 Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan
Dance Deewane Junior Judge[25]

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Star vs Food (Season 2) Herself Episode 5 [26]

Music videos
Year Title Singer(s) Label Ref.
2017 Naah Harrdy Sandhu Sony Music India [27]
Baby Marvake Maanegi RaftaarZee Music Company [28]
2018Dilbar Arabic Version Herself, FnaïreT-Series [10]
2019 Pachtaoge Arijit Singh [29]
Pepeta Herself, Rayvanny Nora Fatehi [30]
2020 Pachtaoge (Female version) Asees Kaur T-Series [31]
Naach Meri Rani Guru Randhawa, Nikhita Gandhi [32]
Body (Dance Cover) Megan Thee Stallion Nora Fatehi [33]
2021 Chhor Denge Parampara Tandon T-Series [34]
Dance Meri Rani Guru Randhawa, Zahrah S Khan [35][36]

References
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  2. "Bigg Boss 9 contestant Nora Fatehi dances like crazy at her birthday party". 21 April 2016.
  3. ""I had a crush on Hrithik Roshan," Nora Fatehi gets candid". Hindustan Times. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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  5. "Roar : Tigers Of The Sundarbans – Cast". roarthefilm.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. "Make way for Moroccan model Nora Fatehi as she makes her debut with Roar". India Today. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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  8. "Satyameva Jayate's "Dilbar" breaks records in India". Music Asia. 10 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. "Nora Fatehi's Arabic version of Dilbar has set the internet on fire and how! Watch video". Times Now. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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  13. "Nora Fatehi signed for a special song in 'Baahubali'". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015.
  14. Pasupulate, Karthik (15 January 2017). "Nora Fatehi to groove with Ravi Teja in Kick 2". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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  21. "'Stree' song 'Kamariya': Checkout the quintessential dance number featuring Nora Fatehi in an alluring avatar". The Times of India. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  22. Chaubey, Pranita (9 August 2018). "Stree New Song Kamariya: Nora Fatehi's Dance Moves Will Leave You Smitten". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  23. "Satyameva Jayate 2 song Kusu Kusu: Nora Fatehi is on fire and that's about it". The Indian Express. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  24. "Nora Fatehi and Sidharth Malhotra to dance to Yohani's Manike Mage Hithe song". The Times of India. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  25. "Nora Fatehi gushes on the sets of 'Dance Deewane Junior'". Free Press Journal. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  26. "Star vs Food Season 2: Nora Fatehi cooks Moroccan food with Indian spices, Badshah 'blown away'". The Indian Express. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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  34. Maru, Vibha (30 January 2021). "Nora Fatehi's new single Chhod Denge is about heartbreak and revenge. See first look". India Today. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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