Nora Fatehi is a Canadian actress, model, dancer, singer, and producer known for her work in the Indian film industry. She has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films.

She made her debut in the Hindi film Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans. She gained popularity in Telugu films for her item songs in films like Temper, Baahubali: The Beginning and Kick 2 and has also starred in two Malayalam films, Double Barrel and Kayamkulam Kochunni.

In 2015, Fatehi participated as 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 where she was featured in the recreated version of the song “Dilbar” and the song crossed 20 million views on YouTube in the first 24 hours of its release, making it the first Hindi song to achieve such numbers in India. She also collaborated with the Moroccan hip-hop group Fnaïre to release an Arabic version of the Dilbar song.

In 2019, she collaborated with Tanzanian musician and songwriter Rayvanny to release her first international English debut song Pepeta. In October 2022, she was chosen to feature in Light The Sky, a song for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, collaborating with artists, RedOne, Manal, Balqees and Rahma Riad.

Early life

Fatehi is of Moroccan descent and was born and raised in Canada. She pursued her studies in political science and international studies. She graduated from York University. She has stated in interviews that she considers herself "an Indian at heart."

Career

Fatehi began her career with her debut appearance in the Hindi film Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans. She then ventured into Telugu films with item number, "Ittage Recchipodham", in Puri Jagannadh's film Temper. She also made a special appearance in the film Mr. X directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Mahesh Bhatt, alongside Emraan Hashmi and Gurmeet Choudhary. Fatehi further appeared in item numbers for films such as Baahubali: The Beginning's song “Manohari” and in Kick 2's song "Kukkurukuru".

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. She also signed a film Oopiri in late November 2015. In December 2015, Fatehi entered the Bigg Boss house as a wild card entrant in the ninth season. She spent 3 weeks inside the house before getting evicted in the 12th week (Day 83). She also participated in the reality television show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2016. She starred in the film My Birthday Song as the 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 films. She then appeared in the 2020 dance film Street Dancer 3D which became her first film with a supporting role. On 6 March 2021, Fatehi became the first African-Arab female artiste whose song "Dilbar" crossed one billion views on YouTube. She also made her international single debut with the song "Dirty Little Secret" in collaboration with Zack Knight which was subsequently performed by her in the 22nd IIFA Awards.

In 2022, Fatehi made appearances in the song "Manike" for the film Thank God, sung by Yohani, which is a remix of the original Sri Lankan song "Manike Mange Hite". She also appeared in the song "Jheda Nasha" from the film An Action Hero alongside Ayushman Khuranna. In the same year she gave a performance in the closing ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. She also took on the role of a judge in dance shows like "Dance Deewane Juniors" (season 1) and "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10" alongside other judges. In 2023, she made an appearance in the song "Achha Sila Diya" alongside Rajkummar Rao after her collaboration with him in the song "Kamariya" for the film Stree in 2018. The song, composed and sung by B Praak with lyrics by Jaani, is a recreation of the film song "Achha Sila Diya Tune Mere Pyar Ka" which was featured in the 1995 Hindi film Bewafa Sanam.

In the media

She was announced as the brand ambassador for CakeZone. In 2023 she was awarded the Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards for the category Fashion Trailblazer.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series
 

Music videos

Discography