27 Facts About Nargis Fakhri

Nargis Fakhri is an American actress who primarily works in Hindi-language films of India.

Nargis Fakhri subsequently played a war correspondent in the political thriller Madras Cafe, and starred in the commercially successful comedies Main Tera Hero and Housefull 3.

Nargis Fakhri has featured in the Hollywood action comedy Spy.

Nargis Fakhri's father is Pakistani, and her mother is Czech.

Nargis Fakhri's parents divorced when she was six, and her father died a few years later.

Nargis Fakhri grew up in Mohegan Lake, New York, in Yorktown.

Nargis Fakhri started her career as a model at the age of 16.

Nargis Fakhri subsequently modeled professionally in America, working for freelance agencies, and appearing regularly at fashion shows.

Nargis Fakhri's fame increased when she appeared in a popular Indian print campaign for the 2009 Kingfisher Calendar.

Nargis Fakhri selected her for a role in the Hindi romantic drama Rockstar.

Nargis Fakhri later said that she agreed to work in India so that she could "relate to [her] culture" and get "close to [her] roots [Pakistan]", because India and Pakistan share similar cultures.

Nargis Fakhri made her acting debut with a female lead role in Imtiaz Ali's musical romantic drama Rockstar in 2011.

Raja Sen of Rediff noted that she is an "exotically ravishing heroine, one so pretty we forgive her occasionally stilted diction", while Nikhat Kazmi praised her performance and said that Nargis Fakhri "stands tall as the delectable Heer who sizzles on screen with her unconventional ways".

Nargis Fakhri's portrayal was of a British war correspondent in Sri Lanka, and was inspired by many war correspondents, including Anita Pratap.

Unlike her debut film, Nargis Fakhri dubbed her own dialogues and was approached for the film because Sircar wanted "a girl who looked Indian but had an [English] accent".

Nargis Fakhri next appeared in a popular item number titled "Yaar Naa Miley" with Salman Khan for Sajid Nadiadwala's action thriller Kick.

Nargis Fakhri's performance earned her an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight nomination.

Nargis Fakhri began 2016 with a special appearance in the Tamil film Saagasam, to perform in the item number "Desi Girl" with the film's lead actor Prashanth.

Nargis Fakhri next appeared alongside Emraan Hashmi and Prachi Desai in the biographical sports drama Azhar.

Nargis Fakhri portrayed Sangeeta Bijlani, an actress and the second wife of cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin.

Nargis Fakhri then took on a supporting role for the third installment of the Housefull film series.

Nargis Fakhri then played a minor role in the adventure comedy Dishoom.

Nargis Fakhri's portrayal was of star Saqib Saleem's friend, which she described as a "cameo".

In May 2018, Nargis Fakhri confirmed and announced her relationship with filmmaker Matt Alonzo on Instagram, which ended in 2019.

In 2024, Nargis Fakhri stated, "Marriage is something that does not define me".

Nargis Fakhri later revealed that she has been estranged from her sister for twenty years and refused to comment on the crime.

On February 16,2025, Nargis Fakhri married her Kashmiri boyfriend, Tony Beig, a Los Angeles-based businessman, after dating him for three years.