Nora Fatehi

Nora Fatehi
Fatehi in 2023
Born (1992-02-06) 6 February 1992 (age 32)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • actress
Years active2014–present

Nora Fatehi (born 6 February 1992[2][3]) is a Canadian dancer and actress based in India. She has appeared in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films. Fatehi made her acting debut with the Hindi film Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans.[4][5]

Fatehi gained popularity in Telugu films for her special appearance 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. 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.[6][7]

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.[8] Fatehi has since played supporting parts in Hindi films Street Dancer 3D (2020) and Bhuj: The Pride of India (2021). She has also judged television shows Dance Deewane Juniors and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Rumoured couple Nora Fatehi, Angad Bedi share the same birthday; wish each other in the sweetest way possible". The Times of India. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Bigg Boss 9 contestant Nora Fatehi dances like crazy at her birthday party". 21 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Roar : Tigers Of The Sundarbans – Cast". roarthefilm.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Make way for Moroccan model Nora Fatehi as she makes her debut with Roar". India Today. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Dilbar Arabic Version". 30 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Official Soundtrack release: all-female line-up inspires the globe to Light The Sky". qatar2022.qa. 7 October 2022.