Terence Lewis goes ‘fidaa’ over IBD saree-clad hottie guest co- judge Nora Fatehi who insists ‘Mera dil hai Hindustani’

Chaitanya  Padukone 

As the “temporary co-judge”  in popular dance reality Sony TV show ‘India’s Best Dancer’ (IBD), Bollywood hottie, sensational item-dancer-actress Nora Fatehi has endeared herself to both young and old home-viewers . Not surprisingly, debonair style-icon  dance-guru co-judge Terence Lewis who seemed fidaa over her, has been royally wooing her and the climax was  this retro-romantic song ( ‘Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Mein’)  as part of the engaging retro-special episode of dance show ‘India’s Best Dancer’ (IBD). What has appealed to home-audiences is that the Moroccan-Canadian Nora (who is a fabulous belly-dancer) was seen draped in desi designer sarees and wearing ethnic accessories, even as she danced gracefully to Marathi laavani folk-rhythms in the remix version of ‘Pyar Do Pyar Lo’. 

Not surprisingly, Nora often says that although she is of foreign origin, she  believes that  “phir bhi  mera dil hai Hindustani”.  During last month, Nora  previously had made an appearance as a guest on the same ‘IBD’ show to promote her latest female version of ‘Pachtaaoge’ (T-series) music-video.    In fact, she has a huge crazy fan-following even in South India, as she has danced and swayed in item-songs of even several Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu regional movies.

With her  charismatic allure, the effervescent ‘Bigg Boss-9’  house-mate Nora has been able to make up for co-judge Malaika Arora’s glaring absence. It may be recalled that three weeks ago, glam-diva Malaika Arora who was the original co-judge of ‘IBD’  declared that she had ‘tested asymptomatic corona positive  and that she would be under home quarantine’. She also hoped to bounce back soon, healthier and stronger.  Meanwhile the  ‘IBD’ team-crew , along with co-judges ace choreographers Terence Lewis and Geeta-maa Kapur, and anchor-hosts Bharti Singh and Harsh Limbachiya  and the zestful contestants are jelling extremely well with the friendly Aquarian-girl Nora.