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.

Biography

Personal Life :-

Real Name	Alia Advani
Profession Name	Kiara Advani
Date of birth	31 July 1992
Birth place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Age	29 years (as in 2021)
Home town	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Religion	Sindhi Hindu
Caste	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.

Favourite Things

Favourite Actor	Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Leonardo DiCaprio
Favourite Actress	Sridevi, Kareena Kapoor, Grace Kelly
Favourite Singer (male)	Guru Randhawa
Favourite Singer (female)	Neha Kakkar
Favourite Food	North Indian Food
Favourite App	Instagram
Favourite sportsman	Virat Kohli
Favourite cricketer	Virat Kohli
Favourite footballer	Messy
Favourite TV Show	Big Boss
Favourite fashion designer	Manish Malhotra
Favourite destination	New York City
Favourite Cafe	Caffe Habitu, Hong Kong
Favourite Book	Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham
Favourite Athlete	Usain Bolt
Favourite Hotel	The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai
Favourite Cartoon	Doremon
Favourite Colour	White

Career 

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.
• Her dream car is Lamborghini.
• She wants to work with Ranveer Singh.
• Kiara was always passionate about acting since her childhood.
• She had developed a good dressing sense even at a very tender age.
• She was also very good at studies during school days and had scored 92% in class 12th.
• Kiara and her family are very close to Salman Khan, and Kiara was launched in films from “Fugly” in 2014, which was produced by Salman Khan.
• In 2014, Kiara was voted one of the most desirable women of the Year.
• In an interview, Kiara revealed that she had a huge crush on the Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
• Kiara is a passionate biker.
• On all her successful in Bollywood, Kiara gives credit to Karan Johar.