When Nora Fatehi got candid about her painful experiences in Bollywood and the 'humiliation' that came with it

Nora Fatehi, who gradually shot to fame with her stint in the popular reality show 'Bigg Boss 9' and item numbers such as 'Dilbar Dilbar' from the film 'Satyameva Jayate', and 'O Saki Saki' from 'Batla House' is doing exceedingly well in Bollywood. She was recently seen in the film ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’ starring alongside Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha, Sharad Kelkar, among others. But if we look back at her incredible journey to stardom, let's just say it wasn't a cakewalk. She had once opened up about her struggling days in the industry and recalled all the humiliating experiences she had to go through to get to where she is today. Speaking to an entertainment portal, Nora Fatehi had said and I quote, 'I started learning Hindi but the auditions were very traumatic for me. I wasn't really mentally prepared and I made a fool of myself. People were really unforgiving. They wouldn't just be mean, they would laugh on my face as if I'm some sort of a circus. They would bully me. It was humiliating. I used to cry while travelling back to my home. There was this casting agent who once told me, 'We don't need you here. Go back'. I'll never forget that.' Nora, who had to leave behind her life in Canada to make it big in Bollywood then spoke about the troubles foreigners face in India. She said, 'Life for foreigners in India is difficult. We go through a lot, and people don't even know. They take our money. It's happened to me. I remember my first agency, who got me here from Canada, was really aggressive. I didn't feel like I was guided the right way. So, when I wanted to part ways with them, they told me 'we are not going to give you (back) your money'. I lost 20 lakh at that time, which I had earned working in ad-campaigns.' While Nora gained immense popularity with her dance numbers, did you know that she made her acting debut in Bollywood with the film 'Roars: Tigers Of The Sundarbans' in 2014?