Portrait of Nargis Fakhri

Nargis Fakhri

Acting

Biography

Nargis Fakhri is an American model and actress who mainly appears in Bollywood movies. Fakhri began her career as a model and appeared as a contestant in The CW series America's Next Top Model. She made her acting debut in the 2011 romantic drama Rockstar, for which she received a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination. She received praise for starring as a war correspondent in the political thriller Madras Cafe (2013). She later appeared in the successful comedies Main Tera Hero (2014), Spy (2015) and Housefull 3 (2016), the second of which was a Hollywood production.

Born: October 20, 1979

Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
Mastiii 4

as Menaka

2025
Housefull 5

as Kaanchi

2023
Tatlubaaz

as Isabelle Tripathi

2019
Amavas

as Aahana

2018
5 Weddings

as Shania Dhaliwal

2016
Banjo

as Christina

2016
Dishoom

as Samira Dalal

2016
Housefull 3

as Saraswati

2016
Azhar

as Sangeeta Bijlani

2016
2016
Saahasam

as Special Appearance in "Desi Girl" song

2016
2015
Spy

as Lia

2014
Kick

as Special Appearance in "Yaar Na Miley" Song

2014
Main Tera Hero

as Ayesha Singhal

2013
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero

as Special Appearance in "Dhating Naach" Song

2013
Madras Cafe

as Jaya Sahni

2011
Rockstar

as Heer Kaul