Nora Fatehi is a dancer and actress. She was born on February 6, 1992, in Canada but now lives in India. She has acted in movies in Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam languages. Her first movie was Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans.
Nora became famous for dancing in Telugu movies like Temper, Baahubali: The Beginning, and Kick 2. She also acted in two Malayalam movies, Double Barrel and Kayamkulam Kochunni. In 2015, she went on a TV show called Bigg Boss 9, and in 2016, she was on a dance show called Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. She was in the Bollywood movie Satyameva Jayate, where she danced in the song “Dilbar.” The song got over 20 million views in one day on YouTube, which was a big deal.
In 2019, she sang her first English song called Pepeta with a musician from Tanzania named Rayvanny. In 2022, she sang a song for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar called Light The Sky with other artists. Nora has also acted in Hindi movies like Street Dancer 3D and Bhuj: The Pride of India. She has been a judge on TV shows like Dance Deewane Juniors and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10.
Nora was born in Canada but has roots in Punjab, India, and Morocco. She went to school in Toronto and studied politics and international relations at York University. She says she feels like she belongs to India.
Nora started her career with the movie Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans. She danced in Telugu movies like Temper and appeared in special roles in other movies like Mr. X and Oopiri/Thozha. She also went on TV shows like Bigg Boss and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. She signed a contract with a music company called T-Series in 2019. She acted in the movie Street Dancer 3D in 2020.
In 2021, Nora became the first African-Arab female artist to have a song with over one billion views on YouTube. She sang her first international song called “Dirty Little Secret.” In 2022, she was in the songs “Manike” and “Jehda Nasha” for movies. She also performed at the closing ceremony of the FIFA World Cup. She was a judge on shows like Dance Deewane Juniors and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10.
People in the media say Nora is a great dancer and actress. She promotes brands like Dabur and CakeZone. She performed at the IIFA Awards twice. In 2023, she went on a tour in the United States with other stars like Akshay Kumar and Disha Patani.