Photos: Nora Fatehi, the Arab dancer, singer and actress, a Bollywood sensation

The Canadian Moroccan actress speaks four languages, has 8.3 million Instagram followers

Last updated: November 07, 2019 | 13:57

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Nora Fatehi, the new Arab face in Bollywood, is making waves with her dancing skills, and is changing the way cinema looks at the “item number” dance sequence in a movie.

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Fatehi comes from a Moroccan Canadian family, and was born and raised in Canada.

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She is an actor, singer and dancer who has appeared in many Hindi and Malayalam films.

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She is fluent in English, Hindi, Arabic, and French.

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Fatehi appeared on season nine of reality television show Big Boss, India’s version of Big Brother, in 2015.

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She rose to fame in Bollywood, and internationally, after her dance number in the movie Satyameva Jayate went viral.

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According to reports, the song “Dilbar” in the film starring Indian actor John Abraham, crossed 20 million views on You Tube in 24 hours of its release, making it the first Hindi song to have garnered such numbers.

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After the massive success of the song, it was released in Arabic, after Fatehi collaborated with Moroccan hip-hop group Fnaïre.

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Her latest song “O Saki Saki” from the film Batla House also went viral. Fatehi started a social media dance challenge and had dancers and dance groups from all around the world trying to mimic her steps and create their own version of the song.

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She just finished shooting for her movie Street Dancer, which will release in 2020. She will be seen alongside actors Varun Dhawan, known for his role in Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Shraddha Kapoor, known for her role in the film, Aashiqui 2

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