Meet actress who worked in hookah parlour, once had just Rs 5000 with her, survived by eating bread, eggs only, now a Bollywood star, gives tough competition to…

This Canadian-Morrocan dancer is renowned for her unparalleled dancing skills, and her stage presence is unmissable. Like others, this outsider too had her share of struggles. She started her career from an incredibly small level and gradually won the hearts of Indians. She has been a contestant on reality shows like ‘Bigg Boss 9’ and ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ where she won hearts with her amazing dance performances. This actress came to India with Rs 5000 in her pocket. Her dream to alter into an actor was intimidating because Mumbai is now no longer the lowest priced city in India. She used to eat bread and eggs every single day to continue to exist. The struggle didn’t end there, this actress used to follow nine psychopaths in a 3BHK apartment.

We're talking about Nora Fatehi, who stayed back in India, learnt the languages, and worked on herself, working in Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. It was 2015’s ‘Baahubali: The Origin’, where Nora Fatehi was noticed by many. She appeared on a song ‘Manohari’. Soon after that, Nora was offered ‘Bigg Boss 9’ and ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9’. The leap forward moment in her life came when she signed John Abraham’s ‘Satyameva Jayate’ in 2018 for a distinct song ‘Dilbar’. Since then, she was often which is often normally referred to as the ‘dilbar girl’.

Nora Fatehi’s back-to-back hit special dance performances in movies made her a superstar and data superhighway sensation. The success of Stree movie’s ‘Kamariya’ song also helped establish Fatehi as no doubt one of Bollywood’s leading dancers. Her electrifying performance quickly became a fan favourite. Her dynamic energy within the song has made it a favourite at weddings, parties, and dance competitions. She didn’t take dance training, but improved her dancing skills through self-practice. As of late her dance is when put next with actresses like Madhuri Dixit and Malaika Arora.

Nora Fatehi’s struggling days

Contained within the early days of her career, Nora Fatehi took on numerous of jobs to make ends meet, including teaching dance. Interestingly, Disha Patani is reported to have been no doubt one of her students. Nora’s first job was as a ‘retail sales associate’ in a mall near her school, where she worked part-time. She also worked in a hookah bar, and it was all the way through this time that she honed her dance skills, which later became a key aspect of her success in Bollywood.

In an old interview with Zoom, Nora once confessed that she was bullied in Bollywood all the way through her initial days. She revealed the dark side of the PR industry and shared that she was asked thus far some a success actors to alter into famous. “Every other thing that I've got been constantly told is that, you already know, you'd like thus far people, date specific people and famous actors, and date for PR. I didn’t take heed to any of those sh*t. I'm so glad that now I make the foundations, and I work on my very own terms. My success is now no longer brought on by any other guy next to me or any other actor that I’m hanging on to. It’s brought on by my very own”, she told the portal.