Debut and dancing roles (2014–2019) Nora Fatehi began her career with her debut appearance in the
Hindi film Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans. She played CJ, in her acting debut. She then ventured into
Telugu films with
item number, "Ittage Recchipodham", in
Puri Jagannadh's film
Temper. She also made a special appearance in the film
Mr. X directed by
Vikram Bhatt and produced by
Mahesh Bhatt, alongside
Emraan Hashmi and
Gurmeet Choudhary. Fatehi further appeared in item numbers for films such as
Baahubali: The Beginnings song "
Manohari" and in
Kick 2s song "Kukkurukuru". In late June 2015, she signed a Telugu film
Sher. In late August 2015, she signed a Telugu film
Loafer which is directed by Puri Jagannadh starring opposite
Varun Tej. She also appeared as an item number in Karthi's Bilingual film
Oopiri/
Thozha in late November 2015. In December 2015, Fatehi entered the
Bigg Boss house as a wild card entrant in the
ninth season. She spent 3 weeks inside the house before getting evicted in the 12th week (Day 83). She also participated in the reality television show
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 in 2016. She starred in the film
My Birthday Song as the lead actress opposite
Sanjay Suri. In February 2019, she signed a contract with the record label
T-Series as an exclusive artist, and will feature on their upcoming films, music videos, web series, and web films. In the same year, she appeared in
Batla House, in the song "O Saki O Saki" and in
Marjaavaan in the song "Ek Toh Kum Zindagani". Fatehi then played Suzan Vilayati Khan opposite
Sunil Grover, in
Bharat.
Expansion to acting roles (2020–present) Fatehi played Mia, a dancer in the 2020
dance film Street Dancer 3D, opposite
Varun Dhawan. She also made her international single debut with the song "Dirty Little Secret" in collaboration with
Zack Knight which was subsequently performed by her in the
22nd IIFA Awards. In that year, she played a spy Heena in
Bhuj: The Pride of India, replacing
Parineeti Chopra. In 2022, Fatehi made appearances in the song "Manike" for the film
Thank God, sung by
Yohani, which is a remix of the original Sri Lankan song "Manike Mange Hite". She also appeared in the song "Jehda Nasha" from the film
An Action Hero alongside
Ayushman Khuranna. In the same year she gave a performance in the closing ceremony of the
2022 FIFA World Cup. She also took on the role of a judge in dance shows like "
Dance Deewane Juniors" (season 1) and
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 alongside other judges. In 2023, she made an appearance in the song "Achha Sila Diya" alongside
Rajkummar Rao after her collaboration with him in the song "Kamariya" for the film
Stree in 2018. The song, composed and sung by
B Praak with lyrics by Jaani, is a recreation of the film song "Achha Sila Diya Tune Mere Pyar Ka" which was featured in the 1995 Hindi film
Bewafa Sanam. In February 2024, Fatehi signed a recording contract with
Warner Music Group for her music projects, apart from her Bollywood work, for which she remains signed to
T-Series. In 2024, Fatehi took on more acting roles. She appeared as Alia, a social media influencer, in
Crakk opposite
Vidyut Jammwal. The film received negative reviews and Monika Rawal Kukreja of
Hindustan Times stated, "Nora is used as a mere prop and even though her character arc takes the story forward, she doesn't get ample scope to perform." Fatehi next played Tasha, opposite
Divyenndu in
Kunal Khemu's directorial debut
Madgaon Express. Mayur Sanap from
Rediff.com noted, "For a change, Nora Fatehi gets a legit role to play and she is suitably affable." == Media image ==