Nora Fatehi


Nora Fatehi is a Canadian dancer, model, actress, and singer who is best known for her work in the Indian film industry. She has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam language films. She comes from a Moroccan Canadian family, and was born and raised in Canada, and despite being of Moroccan Canadian descent, she has also stated in some interviews that she considers herself "an Indian at heart". She made her film debut in the Bollywood film '. She gained popularity in Telugu cinema by doing item numbers in films like Temper, ' and Kick 2 and has also starred in two Malayalam films, Double Barrel and Kayamkulam Kochunni.
In 2015, she was a contestant on the reality television show Bigg Boss 9 and was evicted on Day 84. In 2016, she participated in the reality television dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. She appeared in the Bollywood film Satyamev Jayate in which she was seen in the recreated version of the song "Dilbar" 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. She also collaborated with the Moroccan hip-hop group :fr:Fnaïre|Fnaïre to release an Arabic version of the Dilbar song.

Career

Fatehi began her career by appearing in Bollywood film '. After that she was signed for an item number in Puri Jagannath's Telugu film Temper, marking her debut in Telugu. She has also done a special appearance with Emraan Hashmi and Gurmeet Chaudhary in the film Mr. X directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Mahesh Bhatt.
Later Fatehi appeared in item numbers for movies such as ' and Kick 2.
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. In December 2015, Fatehi entered the Bigg Boss house which was in its ninth season as a wild card entrant. She spent 3 weeks inside the house until she got evicted in the 12th week. 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.
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 movies. She then appeared in the 2020 dance film Street Dancer 3D.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmLanguageRoleNotes
2014'HindiCJ
2015Crazy Cukkad FamilyHindiAmy
2015TemperTeluguSpecial appearance in song "Ittage Rechchipodam"
2015Mr.XHindiSpecial appearance in song "Alif se"
2015Double BarrelMalayalamSpecial appearance
2015'Telugu / Tamil Special appearance in the song "Manohari"
2015Kick 2TeluguSpecial appearance in song
2015SherTeluguSpecial appearance in song
2015LoaferTeluguSpecial appearance in song
2016Rocky HandsomeHindiSpecial appearance in the song "Rock the party"
2016Oopiri / ThozhaTelugu / TamilNemaliSpecial appearance in song "Door Number"
2018My Birthday SongHindiSandy
2018Satyameva JayateHindiSpecial appearance in song "Dilbar"
2018StreeHindiSpecial appearance in a song "Kamariya"
2018Kayamkulam KochuniMalayalamSpecial appearance in song "Nrithageethikalennum"
2019BharatHindiSussan
2019Batla HouseHindiHuma / VictoriaExtended Cameo
2019MarjaavaanHindiHerselfSpecial appearance in song "Ek Toh Kum Zindagani"
2020Street Dancer 3DHindiMia
2020 HindiHeena RehmanFilming

Television

Music videos

YearSongLabelNotes
2017NaahSony Music Indiawith Harrdy Sandhu
2017Baby Marvake MaanegiZee Music Companywith Raftaar
2018Dilbar Arabic Version T-SeriesSinger, with
2019PachtaogeT-SeriesArijit Singh ft. Vicky Kaushal
2019PepetaNora FatehiWith Rayvanny