Kiara Advani is an Indian film actress, who appears in Bollywood films. She was born on 31 July 1992 in Mumbai Maharashtra. Her real name is Alia Advani. She works both Indian and Telugu movies. She changed her first name to Kiara prior to the release of her first film Fugly, in 2014. She has stated that it was Salman Khan’s suggestion to change her name from Alia to Kiara, as Alia Bhatt was her contemporary. In an interview to Filmfare in 2019, she stated that the name was inspired from Priyanka Chopra’s character Kiara in the film Anjaana Anjaani. She got two awards in recent 2019 year one of the Zee Cine Award Telugu from movie Bharat Ane Nenu and another award is Emerging Star of the Year.
Sindhi from her father’s sideScottish, Irish, Portuguese and Spanish from her mother side
Food Habit
Non- Vegetarian
Hobbies
Snorkeling, Doing Burpees, Zip lining, Rock Climbing
Years – active
2014 – present
Physical State :-
Height
In centimetres – 165 cmIn meters – 1.65 mIn feet inches – 5’5″
Weight
In kilograms – 55kgIn pounds – 121 Ibs
Chest size
34 Inches
Waist size
26 Inches
Hips size
34 Inches
Eye colour
Light Brown
Hair colour
Black
Relationship :-
Boyfriend
Not known
Marital status
Unmarried
Money Factor :-
Net worth
$ 3 Million
Per advisement salary
20 Lakh
Monthly Income
30 Lakh
Yearly Income
2-3 Crore
Family :-
Father
Jagdeep Advani
Mother
Genevieve Jeffrey
Brother
Mishaal Advani
Sister
None
Family Background
Kiara Advani is an Indian film actress born to Jagdeep Advani, a businessman, and Genevieve Jeffrey, a teacher. She has a younger brother, Mishaal, studies in USA. Her father is Sindhi while her mother is of half Mushlim and half British descent.
Kiara said that her father, only after watching the 2009 film 3 Idiots, allowed his kids to pursue a career in whatever they were passionate about. She is additionally identified with a few big name by menas of her maternal family. She is granddaughter of Ashok Kumar and the great grand niece of Saeed Jeffrey. She is also the niece of model Shaheen Jaffrey and actress Juhi Chawla. Her father Jagdeep Advani, a Sindhi Hindu businessman and Her mother Genevieve Jeffrey, a teacher whose father was a Mushlim from Lucknow and a mother who was Christian of Scottish, Irish, Portuguese, and Spanish ancestry; and had a Bengali godmother.
Educational Qualification :-
School
Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai
College
Jai Hind College for Mass Communication, Mumbai
Qualification
Graduate
About Her Education
Kiara completed her education from Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai. She then pursued graduation in Mass Communication from Jai Hind College, Mumbai.
Before pursuing a career in film, Advani did a short course in acting at Anupam Kher’s school of acting. She made her acting career debut with Kabir Sadanand’s parody show Fugly (2014), in which she highlighted close by a group cast including Mohit Marwah , Arfi Lamba, Vijendra Singh and Jimmy Sheirgill. She then came into the public eye, after which she gained some fame. Subsequently, Kiara Advani starred in the 2016 MS Dhoni : (The Untold Story) film alongside Sushant Singh Rajput and Disha Patani. There was a lot of craze towards Kiara Advani after this film. Kiara Advani made a mark in the industry with her cut smile and bold looks.
After this, Kiara Advani signed a web series in 2018 called Lust Stories, which was directed by Karan Johar. This web series became quite viral and Kiara Advani was recognized throughout Bollywood. In 2019, Kiara Advani acted in Kabir Singh Movie and reached the top of her career. Kiara Advani’s chemistry with Shaheed Kapoor was well received by the people. Kiara Advani has also worked in the movie Hindi comedy Good Newwz with Akshay Kumar in 2020. Right now she is at the peak of her career and is pursuing life well
Upcoming Projects :-
Dharma Production’s next production, the 2021 action was film Shershaah, based on the life of army officer Vikram Batra (played by Sidharth Malhotra) and featuring Advani as his fiancee, is fully completed. She has also committed to essay the female lead opposite Kartik Aaryan in Anees Bazmee’s standalone sequel of the 2007 iconic super natural comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa. Additionally, Advani is reuniting with Dharma Productions and Mehta for the romantic comedy film Jug Jug Jeeyo, where she is paired opposite Varun Dhawan.
Filmography
In the year 2014
Film
Role
Notes
Fugly
Devi
Debut Film
In the year 2016
Film
Role
Notes
MS Dhoni (The Untold Story)
Sakshi Rawat
–
In the year 2017
Film
Role
Notes
Machine
Sarah Thapar
–
In the year 2018
Film
Role
Notes
Bharat Ane Nenu
Vasumathi
Telugu film
Lust Stories
Megha
Karan Johar’s segment
In the year 2019
Film
Role
Notes
Vinaya Vidheya Rama
Seetha
Telugu film
Kalank
Lajjo
Special appearance
Kabir Singh
Preeti Sikka
–
Good Newwz
Monika Batra
–
In the year 2020
Film
Role
Notes
Guilty
Nanki Dutta
Netflix Film
Angrezi Medium
Herself
Special appearance in Song “Kudi Nu Nachne De”
Masaba Masaba
Herself
Web series; Cameo appearance
Laxmii
Rashmi Rajput
Disney+ Hotstar film
Indoo Ki Jawani
Indoo Gupta
–
In the year 2021
Film
Role
Notes
Shershaah
Dimple Cheema
Completed
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
TBA
Filming
Jug Jug Jeeyo
TBA
Filming
Music Video
Year
Title
Performer
2018
“Urvashi Remix”
Yo Yo Honey Singh
Awards and Nominations
In the year 2015
Award
Film
Category
Result
Screen Awards
Fugly
Most Promising Newcomer
Nominated
Big Star Entertainment Awards
Fugly
Most Entertaining Actor (film) Debut- Female
Nominated
In the year 2019
Award
Film
Category
Result
Zee Cine Awards Telugu
Bharat Ane Nenu
Best Find of the Year
Won
SIIMA Awards
Bharat Ane Nenu
Best Debut Actress- Telugu
Nominated
Asiavision Awards
N/A
Emerging Star of the Year
Won
In the year 2020
Award
Film
Category
Result
Zee Cine Awards
Kabir Singh
Best Actress (viewer’s choice)
Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards
Good Newwz
Performance in a Supporting Role (Female)
Pending
Filmfare OTT Awards
Guilty
Best Actor, Original Web Film (Female)
Nominated
Some facts about Kiara Advani
Does Kiara Smoke? No
Does Kiara drink Alcohol? Yes
Her best friend is Isha Ambani and she both studied in the same school.