Nargis Fakhri: Difference between revisions

Fakhri was born on October 20, 1979 in [[Queens]], [[New York City]], to Mohammed Fakhri, and Marie Fakhri, a former police officer.<ref name="tribune1" /> Her father is [[Pakistani Americans|Pakistani]], and her mother is [[Czech Americans|Czech]].<ref name="tribune1">{{cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/896260/i-would-love-to-go-to-pakistan-for-a-food-journey-nargis-fakhri/ |title=I would love to go to Pakistan on a food journey: Nargis Fakhri |date=June 2, 2015 |work=The Express Tribune}}</ref> She has one younger sister, Aliya. Fakhri's parents divorced when she was six, and her father died a few years later.<ref name="hindustantimes1">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Cinema/pakistaniactressesinbollywood/Article4-651910.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925015206/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Cinema/pakistaniactressesinbollywood/Article4-651910.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 25, 2011 |title=Nargis Fakhri &#124; Pakistani actresses in Bollywood |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=November 7, 2011 |accessdate=November 14, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Because of her mixed Pakistani-Czech ethnicity and American nationality, Fakhri describes herself a "global citizen".<ref name="tribune1" /><ref name="hindustantimes1" /><ref name="Nargis Fakhri Rocks at 34"/>

Fakhri started her career as a model at the age of 16. In her later years, she appeared as a contestant on the [[America's Next Top Model (cycle 2)|second]] and [[America's Next Top Model (cycle 3)|third]] cycle of ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' (2004).<ref name="digitalspy" /> Although Fakhri was selected for the first two challenges of both the cycles, she failed to make up to the third challenge for the top twelve contestants.<ref name="TheFilmStreetJournal">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefilmstreetjournal.com/generalarticle.aspx?id=153|title=:: The Film Street Journal ::|website=www.thefilmstreetjournal.com|access-date=April 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919102526/http://www.thefilmstreetjournal.com/generalarticle.aspx?id=153|archive-date=September 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> She subsequently modeled professionally in America, working for freelance agencies, and appearing regularly at fashion shows. Fakhri's fame increased when she appeared in a highly popular Indian print campaign for the 2009 [[Kingfisher Calendar]].<ref name="Nargis Fakhri Rocks at 34" /> Her appearance in the Kingfisher Calendar attracted the attention of Indian filmmaker [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]].<ref name="India Today">{{cite magazine |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/fresh-faces-in-bollywood/1/5267.html |title=Fresh face in Bollywood: Nargis Fakhri - &#124; Photos &#124; &#124; India Today &#124; |magazine=[[India Today]] |accessdate=November 14, 2011}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/nargis-hindi-improves-not-blocking-offers_152472.html|title=Nargis' Hindi improves, not blocking offers|last=IANS|work=zee news|accessdate=April 4, 2014}}</ref> He selected her for a role in the Hindi romantic drama ''[[Rockstar (2011 film)|Rockstar]]''.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |url=http://www.ukbbcnews.com/rock-star-to-decide-career-nargis-fakhri.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130208223230/http://www.ukbbcnews.com/rock-star-to-decide-career-nargis-fakhri.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 8, 2013 |title="Rock Star" To Decide Career Nargis Fakhri |publisher=ukbbcnews.com |date=October 4, 2011 |accessdate=November 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nargis-fakhri-media-ranbir-kapoor-vogue-magazine-new-york-pakistani-czech/1/150346.html |title=Nargis Fakhri says Ranbir Kapoor is just a good old buddy : Bollywood: News India Today |magazine=[[India Today]] |date=September 7, 2011 |accessdate=November 3, 2011}}</ref> Fakhri later said that she agreed to work in India so that she could "relate to [her] culture" and get "close to [her] roots [Pakistan]", because India and Pakistan share similar cultures.<ref name="tribune1" /><ref name=Nargis /><ref name="hindustantimes1" />