Nora Fatehi is miffed with certain PR campaigns that put her down to favour her contemporaries. Without taking names, the actor-dancer recently accused some actors of paying agencies to market songs using her name.

“When they want to market a song (featuring somebody else), they think, ‘Let’s compare it to Nora’, and I don’t like that. All PR agencies are doing it. If a new song is coming out, they’ll be like, ‘Nora’s career is over’, or ‘She can eat 100 Noras for breakfast’. I know who is behind this, and I know how much you have to pay to do that,” the 33-year-old told BBC Asian Network.

She continued, “I get a lot of PR packages convincing me to do the same, but I refuse. I won’t compare myself to anyone or bring someone else down. If a song is going to work, it should be because people appreciate my talent, not because they’re excited to replace someone else — that’s just ridiculous.”

This, Nora said, was a pattern that she observed while she was resting due to an ankle injury. A Reddit user shared a clip of the interview, sparking speculation about who she was referring to. One comment read, “(I have seen) posts comparing certain actors to Nora, and I also saw comments saying ‘Nora’s career is over’ recently”. Another user also agreed with the actor, saying, “She is right, that happens”.