Even
as
she
attempts
to
prove
herself
as
an
actress,
Nora
Fatehi
is
gearing
up
for
more
songs
after
setting
the
stage
on
fire
in
Paris.
After
kickstarting
the
year
with
Street
Dancer
3D,
alongside
Varun
Dhawan,
Shraddha
Kapoor
and
Prabhudheva,
the
actress
will
next
be
seen
as
a
spy
in
Bhuj:
The
Pride
of
India,
set
against
the
backdrop
of
the
1971
Indo-Pak
war.
She
began
shooting
for
the
film
in
January
and
learnt
Mixed
Martial
Arts
as
a
part
of
her
prep
for
the
action
sequences.
"I've
picked
up
the
basics,
including
how
to
kick,
punch,
pin
someone
down
and
even
took
gun
training.
It's
a
performance-oriented
role
and
is
a
great
elevation
in
my
career," informs
the
actress
who
is
known
for
her
hippy-hippy
shake-shake
chartbusters.
While
Street
Dancer
3D
may
not
have
worked
commercially,
Nora
insists
she
got
a
lot
out
of
that
film.
But
after
earning
her
stripes
as
a
dancer,
she
now
wants
to
establish
herself
as
a
performer.
"Typecasting
hinders
the
growth
of
an
artiste.
Talent
and
versatility
will
bloom
when
this
idea
of
people
doing
just
one
thing
disappears,
but
things
are
changing," she
says
optimistically.
Last
month,
she
performed
at
Paris's
Olympia,
the
concert
venue
of
Pink
Floyd,
The
Beatles,
Janet
Jackson,
Madonna
and
Taylor
Swift
in
the
past.
It
was
her
first
concert
and
she
grooved
to
songs
like
"Dilbar",
"Saki
Saki",
"Kamariya"
and
"Ek
Toh
Kum
Zindagani".
"My
team
and
I
were
working
on
it
for
six
months.
The
Olympia
will
only
permit
you
to
perform
there
if
you're
a
saleable
artiste.
It
was
a
sold-out
show,
with
an
audience
from
India,
Middle
East
and
Morocco.
I
also
sang
my
singles,
the
English
song
"Pepeta"
and
the
Arabic
version
of
"Dilbar".
It's
something
I'd
love
to
do
it
in
the
future
too,"
she
asserts
Meanwhile,
Nora
is
collaborating
with
an
international
artiste
on
her
third
single.
"It's
an
original
English
commercial
pop
song
which
will
release
this
year.
I've
just
got
back
from
Morocco
where
I
was
putting
the
project
together.
I'm
really
excited,"
she
signs
off.