Happy Birthday, Nora Fatehi: A look at some interesting facts about her

Nora Fatehi has charmed the film industry and her fans with her dancing skills and her incredible style quotient. The Canadian model turned actor has garnered accolades from across the globe. In December last year, Nora performed at the FIFA World Cup’s closing ceremony, before the final match of the tournament between Argentina and France, and stole the limelight.

Here’s a quick look at some interesting facts about the diva.

Family background

Nora was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on February 6, 1992. Her mother and father are Moroccan (North African), and she has a younger brother named Omer Fatehi.
Nora’s parents are divorced. After her father left, she had to drop out of her college to provide for her brother. Nora completed her early studies at Westview Centennial Secondary School, Toronto. After that, she studied at York University, Toronto.

Self-taught belly dancer

She became a professional belly dancer during her college and she only relied on the YouTube videos for her training. She used to give dance lessons to Disha Patani and the duo has known each other for many years.

Career

Before pursuing acting as a career, Nora has done many jobs - as a telemarketing customer service representative, a waitress, and a bartender. She made her Bollywood debut in 2014 with ‘Roar: Tigers of Sundarbans’. Helmed by Kamal Sadanah, the star cast involved Abhinav Shukla, Himarsha Venkatsamy and Achint Kaur among others. She danced her way into our hearts when she grooved to the song ‘Dilbar’ in John Abraham starrer ‘Satyameva Jayate’ (2018).

Apart from Bollywood, she has also worked in regional cinema including Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil.

During the initial days, the actor was bullied. She made the revelation during an interview with a YouTube star. She said, ‘We were so excited and so naïve. When I reached India, it was nothing like (what I had imagined). I was thinking I'll get picked up by a limousine and a butler, and they're going to take me to a suite, and I would go to my auditions in that limo. It was nothing like that. I had the biggest slap in my face. The bullying, the rejection, the traumatic experience that I went through.’

Bigg Boss journey

Nora was also part of reality show ‘Bigg Boss 9’ and her relationship with Prince Narula was a much-talked aspect of the show.

International collaboration

Nora collaborated with Rayvanny, a famous Tanzanian musician for the song ‘Pepeta'. She also collaborated with international rap sensation Nicki Minaj for the FIFA World Cup 2022’s official football anthem.

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