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Happy Birthday Nora Fatehi: These 5 pics of the ‘Baahubali’ Bombshell will take your breath away

Last updated on - Feb 5, 2019, 19:49 IST
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Moroccan bombshell Nora Fatehi turns 27; check out some unknown stuff about her

Despite being a foreign belle born to a Moroccan father and Punjabi mother, Nora Fatehi overcame various obstacles and faced several challenges in the Indian film industry. After five years into the showbiz world, the Toronto-based actress was highly successful in striking the right chord with the masses by showcasing mind-boggling dance moves with a sparkling screen-presence. Though she hasn’t had any chances to prove herself as a convincing performer; Nora excelled in her arena of special songs and gradually crept into the big league of Bollywood from regional territories.

After kicking the storm with a dazzling item number in Junior NTR’s ‘Temper’, the sizzling bombshell became a nationwide sensation by delivering a fabulous show in the first part of Baahubali franchise. After having an eventful 2018 which featured three super-hit special numbers and a lead role in ‘My Birthday Song’, Nora Fatehi is on cloud nine these days with three big-ticket films in her kitty. She is currently essaying key roles in John Abraham’s ‘Batla House’, Salman Khan’s ‘Bharat’, and ‘Street Dancer 3D’ opposite Varun Dhawan. Peep down to know some interesting facts about the ravishing Nora.

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Hailing from a Foreign Background with an Indian Connection

Born to a Moroccan father and Punjabi mother in Canada, Nora Fatehi spent all of her initial life in the major Canadian city of Toronto. Upon completion of her formal education, she decided to test her fate in the glamour arena and started giving auditions. As part of the contract with an agency, she moved to India and started her tenure as a model; walking the ramp and posing for photo-shoots.

More than modelling per se, she was attracted to dancing, acting, and appearing in TV commercials. Impressed by the different layers of the Indian film industry like colours, culture and dance, she decided to establish her career in this country.

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Bollywood Start and a Fruitful Tenure down South

Nora Fatehi marked her silver screen entry in Indian cinema by playing a pivotal role in the 2014 Hindi film ‘Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans’. She played the role of a Commando who is on a do-or-die mission to capture and kill the white tigress. After kicking off 2015 by playing an American wife in ‘Crazy Cukkad Family’, Nora signed her first special number opposite Junior NTR in her debut Telugu film ‘Temper’. She looked like a billion bucks in the mass number and captured the hearts of many with her sizzling body moves. Nora also made a cameo appearance in Emraan Hashmi – Vikram Bhatt’s ‘Mr. X’.

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Nationwide Recognition after ‘Baahubali’

It was SS Rajamouli’s fantasy action-adventure ‘Baahubali: The Beginning’ that turned the tables for the Canadian beauty in Indian cinema. Though she was one among the three babes opposite Prabhas in Manohari song, Nora grabbed special attention with her arresting looks, curvaceous figure and alluring dance moves. Instantly connected with the masses, she went on to sizzle in a series of item songs in films like ‘Kick 2’, ‘Loafer’ and ‘Oopiri’. In the process, she also made her maiden Malayalam outing with ‘Double Barrel’ and continued it with the recent super-hit ‘Kayamkulam Kochunni’ starring Nivin Pauly and Mohanlal.

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Super Second Innings in Bollywood

Post her not-so-successful stint in Hindi cinema, Nora Fatehi took a brief gap and returned to the celluloid by setting the screen on fire in ‘Rock the party’ song from ‘Rocky Handsome’. She followed it up with a spectacular performance in the recreated version of the song Dilbar from ‘Satyamev Jayate’. The peppy number crossed 20 million views on YouTube within 24 hours of release, making it the first Hindi song to have garnered such numbers in India. In 2018s surprise blockbuster ‘Stree’, the 27-year-old actress moved her booty to the massy tunes of Sachin-Jigar in Kamariya.

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Popular Celebrity on TV and a Darling on Social Media

Nora’s TV debut happened in the month of December 2015 when she entered the Bigg Boss house as a wild card contestant. After spending nearly three weeks inside the house, she was evicted in the 12th week of the reality show. Post the show, Nora admitted that host Salman Khan was one of the reasons why she signed for the show. She termed him as not only an amazing actor but an amazing human being as well. The true fashionista is also a hot darling on Instagram with over 3.5 million followers, and never leaves her fans disappointed when it comes to sharing eye-popping photos and videos.

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