1. Nora Fatehi was born on 6 February 1992 and is a Canadian dancer and actress based in India.
30 Facts About Nora Fatehi
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Nora Fatehi has appeared in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films.
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Nora Fatehi gained popularity in Telugu films for her special appearance songs in films like Temper, Baahubali: The Beginning and Kick 2 and has starred in two Malayalam films, Double Barrel and Kayamkulam Kochunni.
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In 2015, Nora Fatehi participated as a contestant on the reality television show Bigg Boss.
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Nora Fatehi 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.
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Nora Fatehi collaborated with the Moroccan hip-hop group Fnaire to release an Arabic version of the Dilbar song.
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Nora Fatehi has since played supporting parts in Hindi films Street Dancer 3D and Bhuj: The Pride of India.
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Nora Fatehi has judged television shows Dance Deewane Juniors and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10.
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Nora Fatehi was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and is of Moroccan descent from both her father's and mother's side.
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Nora Fatehi graduated from Westview Centennial Secondary School in Toronto.
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Nora Fatehi studied political science and international relations at York University.
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Nora Fatehi began her career with her debut appearance in the Hindi film Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans.
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Nora Fatehi then ventured into Telugu films with item number, "Ittage Recchipodham", in Puri Jagannadh's film Temper.
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Nora Fatehi made a special appearance in the film Mr X directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Mahesh Bhatt, alongside Emraan Hashmi and Gurmeet Choudhary.
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Nora Fatehi further appeared in item numbers for films such as Baahubali: The Beginnings song "Manohari" and in Kick 2s song "Kukkurukuru".
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In December 2015, Nora Fatehi entered the Bigg Boss house as a wild card entrant in the ninth season.
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Nora Fatehi spent 3 weeks inside the house before getting evicted in the 12th week.
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Nora Fatehi participated in the reality television show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 in 2016.
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Nora Fatehi starred in the film My Birthday Song as the lead actress opposite Sanjay Suri.
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Nora Fatehi then played Suzan Vilayati Khan opposite Sunil Grover, in Bharat.
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Nora Fatehi played Mia, a dancer in the 2020 dance film Street Dancer 3D, opposite Varun Dhawan.
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On 6 March 2021, Nora Fatehi became the first African-Arab female artiste whose song "Dilbar" crossed one billion views on YouTube.
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Nora Fatehi made her international single debut with the song "Dirty Little Secret" in collaboration with Zack Knight which was performed by her in the 22nd IIFA Awards.
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In 2022, Nora 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".
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Nora Fatehi appeared in the song "Jehda Nasha" from the film An Action Hero alongside Ayushman Khuranna.
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Nora Fatehi took on the role of a judge in dance shows like "Dance Deewane Juniors" and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 alongside other judges.
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In February 2024, Nora Fatehi signed a recording contract with Warner Music Group for her music projects, apart from her Bollywood work, for which she remains signed to T-Series.
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Nora Fatehi appeared as Alia, a social media influencer, in Crakk opposite Vidyut Jammwal.
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Nora Fatehi became the only actress to perform the second time at the IIFA Awards in 2023.
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In March 2023, Fatehi performed in various cities in the United States for "The Entertainers" tour, alongside Akshay Kumar, Disha Patani, Mouni Roy, Sonam Bajwa, Aparshakti Khurana, Stebin Ben and Zahrah S Khan.