Kiara Advani facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kiara Advani
Advani in 2021
Born	Alia Advani (1991-07-31) 31 July 1991 (age 33) Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater	Jai Hind College
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present
Spouse(s)	Sidharth Malhotra ​ (m. 2023)​

Alia Advani (born on July 31, 1991), known as Kiara Advani, is a famous Indian actress. She acts in movies made in Hindi and Telugu.

Kiara started her acting journey in 2014 with the comedy film Fugly. Later, she played the role of MS Dhoni's wife in the sports movie M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016). She became very popular after starring in the Netflix film ... Stories (2018) and the political thriller Bharat Ane Nenu (2018).

She gained even more attention for her roles in the romantic drama Kabir Singh and the comedy Good Newwz in 2019. These were two of the biggest Hindi movies that year. She even won an award for Good Newwz. Kiara continued to have successful films like Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and Jugjugg Jeeyo in 2022. Her performances in the war film Shershaah (2021) and the romantic drama Satyaprem Ki Katha (2023) were highly praised.

Besides acting, Kiara Advani also promotes many brands. She is married to actor Sidharth Malhotra.

Early life and name change

Kiara Advani was born to Jagdeep Advani, a businessman, and Genevieve Jaffrey, a teacher. She has family connections to famous actors like Ashok Kumar and Saeed Jaffrey.

She went to the Cathedral and John Connon School and then studied mass communications at Jai Hind College.

Kiara was born with the name Alia Advani. Before her first movie, Fugly, came out in 2014, she changed her name to Kiara. She was inspired by a character named Kiara in the film Anjaana Anjaani. She has said that actor Salman Khan suggested she change her name because Alia Bhatt was already a well-known actress.

Career highlights

Starting out (2014–2019)

Advani promoting M.S. Dhoni:The Untold Story in 2016

Kiara Advani started her acting career with the Hindi comedy film Fugly in 2014. Critics said she was very promising and had both good looks and talent. Even though Fugly didn't do very well, Kiara's acting was noticed.

Two years later, she appeared in the sports movie M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016). This film was about the life of famous cricketer MS Dhoni. Kiara played Dhoni's wife, Sakshi Rawat. The movie was a huge success, earning a lot of money worldwide.

In 2018, Kiara also started acting in Telugu cinema. She starred with Mahesh Babu in the action film Bharat Ane Nenu. In this movie, she played a character who was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. The film was very successful and became one of the highest-earning Telugu movies. However, her next Telugu film, Vinaya Vidheya Rama, was not as successful.

Becoming a star (2019–present)

Kiara Advani became even more famous in 2019 with the romantic drama Kabir Singh. This film became her highest-earning movie. After that, she starred in the comedy Good Newwz alongside Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan. Both Kabir Singh and Good Newwz were huge hits and among the top-earning films of 2019. She won an award for her supporting role in Good Newwz.

Advani at an event for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 in 2022

In 2020, Kiara starred in the film Guilty, where she played a troubled college student. She also appeared in the horror comedy Laxmii. This movie was released online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Later that year, she was in the romantic comedy Indoo Ki Jawani.

Kiara's next big film was the war movie Shershaah (2021). It was based on the real-life story of army officer Vikram Batra. Kiara played Batra's girlfriend. The film was released online and became the most-watched Indian film on Amazon Prime Video. Her performance was praised, and she was nominated for an award.

In 2022, she starred in the comedy horror film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. This movie was very successful and earned a lot of money. Kiara also appeared in Jugjugg Jeeyo, a comedy-drama about divorce, where she played a married woman. Her acting in this film was also well-received. She then starred in the comic thriller Govinda Naam Mera, which was released online.

In 2023, Kiara reunited with Kartik Aaryan in Satyaprem Ki Katha, a romantic drama about a marriage. Her sensitive performance was highly praised, and she received another award nomination.

Kiara Advani will next appear in the action film War 2 with Hrithik Roshan and in the Kannada action film Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups.

Personal life

Kiara Advani and actor Sidharth Malhotra were rumored to be dating for a while. They got married on February 7, 2023, in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Their wedding was a traditional Hindu ceremony and received a lot of attention from the media. Their wedding pictures became the most-liked Instagram post in India.

Filmography

Films

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Fugly	Devika Sharma
2016	M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story	Sakshi Rawat
2017	Machine	Sarah Thapar
2018	Bharat Ane Nenu	Vasumathi	Telugu film
	... Stories	Megha Upadhyay	Karan Johar's segment
2019	Vinaya Vidheya Rama	Seetha	Telugu film
	Kalank	Lajjo	Special appearance
	Kabir Singh	Preeti Sikka
	Good Newwz	Monika Batra
2020	Guilty	Nanki Dutta
	Laxmii	Rashmi Rajput
	Indoo Ki Jawani	Indoo Gupta
2021	Shershaah	Dimple Cheema
2022	Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2	Reet Thakur
	Jugjugg Jeeyo	Nainaa Sharma
	Govinda Naam Mera	Suku Shetty
2023	Satyaprem Ki Katha	Katha Kapadia
2025	Game Changer	Deepika	Telugu film
	Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups	TBA	Kannada film; filming
	War 2	TBA	Filming

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Kiara Advani para niños