Age, Biography, and Wiki
Kiara Advani, born Alia Advani on July 31, 1992, is a prominent Indian actress known for her work in Hindi and Telugu cinema. Her birthplace is Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She is the daughter of Jagdeep Advani, a businessman, and Genevieve Jaffrey, a teacher. Kiara's family background is multiracial, with Asian, White, and Hispanic roots. She is the step-great-granddaughter of the legendary actor Ashok Kumar.
Kiara began her acting career with the 2014 film "Fugly" and gained recognition with roles in films like "M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story" and "Lust Stories." Her breakthrough came with the hit "Kabir Singh" in 2019, followed by "Good Newwz" and "Shershaah" in 2020.
| Occupation | Actress |
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| Date of Birth | 31 July 1991 |
| Age | 33 Years |
| Birth Place | Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Horoscope | Leo |
| Country | India |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Kiara Advani is reported to have a height of approximately 5'5" (165 cm), although some sources suggest she might be slightly shorter at 5'3" or 5'2" (around 157.5 cm). Her weight is generally listed as 55 kg (121 lbs), with some sources indicating a weight of 52 kg (114.5 lbs). Her body measurements are often reported as 34-26-34 inches, though other sources may vary slightly at 33-26-33 inches.
| Height | 165 cm |
| Weight | 121 lbs |
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Dating & Relationship Status
Kiara Advani married actor Sidharth Malhotra on February 7, 2023, marking a significant milestone in her personal life. Before her marriage, she was often linked to various celebrities, but she kept her relationships private.
After making her acting debut in the comedy film Fugly (2014), she played MS Dhoni's wife in the sports biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016). She gained appreciation for playing a sexually unsatisfied wife in the Netflix anthology film Lust Stories (2018) and played the leading lady in the political thriller Bharat Ane Nenu (2018). Advani received wider attention for starring in the romantic drama Kabir Singh and the comedy drama Good Newwz, two of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2019. She won the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. She had further commercial success in the 2022 films Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and Jugjugg Jeeyo. Her performances as Vikram Batra's girlfriend in the war film Shershaah (2021) and a troubled married woman in the romantic drama Satyaprem Ki Katha (2023) earned her critical praise and nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Two years later, Advani appeared in the sports drama M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), a biopic of cricketer MS Dhoni who served as the former captain of Indian cricket team. She had a supporting role opposite Sushant Singh Rajput (who essayed Dhoni), as the real-life character of his wife, hotel manager Sakshi Rawat. M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story was a major commercial success with global revenues of over inr 2160000000.
Advani then starred in Abbas–Mustan's action thriller Machine (2017). It failed at the box office. She next collaborated with filmmaker Karan Johar, for their first of many films, in the Netflix anthological film Lust Stories (2018), where she starred opposite Vicky Kaushal as his sexually dissatisfied wife. Writing for NDTV, Raja Sen found her to be "positively lovely" in it.
In 2020, Advani starred in Johar's production Guilty, a Netflix film about sexual assault. She played Nanki Dutta, a troubled college student. While Ektaa Malik of The Indian Express believed that she had been "reduced to the 'tortured-artistic-creative' types", Rohan Nahaar of Hindustan Times commended her "absolutely electric performance as the unreliable Nanki". Advani was nominated for Best Actress in a Web Original Film at Filmfare OTT Awards. She then played the wife of Akshay Kumar's character in Raghava Lawrence's horror comedy Laxmii, in which Kumar's character gets possessed by a transgender ghost. Laxmii was released digitally on Disney+ Hotstar owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, and met with negative reviews. Even so, it attained a strong viewership on the platform. In her final release of 2020, Advani starred in the unremarkable romantic comedy Indoo Ki Jawani (2020).
Advani next featured in the war film Shershaah (2021), based on the life of army officer Vikram Batra (played by Sidharth Malhotra), in which she played Batra's girlfriend. The film released digitally on Amazon Prime Video, on which it became the most-streamed Indian film. Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost opined that Advani "sparkles" in her brief role. She received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Despite persistent rumours of dating actor Sidharth Malhotra since 2020, Advani did not publicly speak about the relationship. On 7 February 2023, they married in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony. Their wedding received widespread media attention, resulting in their wedding pictures being the most-liked Instagram post in India. In February 2025, the couple announced their pregnancy.
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| Husband | Sidharth Malhotra (m. 2023) |
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Net Worth
Kiara Advani's net worth is estimated to be around INR 20 crore (approximately USD 2.5 million) as of recent reports. Her income comes from her acting career in films and brand endorsements.
The following year, she appeared with Tabu and Kartik Aaryan in the comedy horror film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. Shalini Langer of The Indian Express wrote that she "has little to do except pop up now and then". The film emerged as one of her most commercially successful, with worldwide earnings of over inr 2600000000. Advani starred alongside an ensemble cast in Jugjugg Jeeyo, a comedy-drama about divorce, in which Varun Dhawan and her played an unhappily married couple. Writing for Hindustan Times, Monika Rawal Kukreja commended her "restrained performance" in it. It earned inr 1350000000 worldwide. She then starred in the comic thriller Govinda Naam Mera, with Vicky Kaushal and Bhumi Pednekar, which released digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com opined that "Kiara Advani's energy is capable of far more heavy lifting than it gets credit for."
Raghuvendra Singh of Filmfare finds Advani to be "charming, vivacious and always full on energy". Shama Bhagat of The New Indian Express notes, "After almost written off by critics after her debut film, Advani had taken the failure in her stride and is evidently on a success spree with hit after hit." Advani supports a number of social causes. She promoted the "Quaker Feed A Child" initiative of Smile Foundation and also supported The Quint's initiative #SpreadTheLight. During COVID-19 crisis, she donated to the "I Stand With Humanity" campaign, to help daily wage workers of the film and television industry.
Kiara Advani: A Spotlight on Her Life and Career
Age, Biography, and Wiki
Kiara Advani, born Alia Advani on July 31, 1992, is a prominent Indian actress known for her work in Hindi and Telugu cinema. Her birthplace is Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She is the daughter of Jagdeep Advani, a businessman, and Genevieve Jaffrey, a teacher. Kiara's family background is multiracial, with Asian, White, and Hispanic roots. She is the step-great-granddaughter of the legendary actor Ashok Kumar.
Advani began her acting career with the Hindi ensemble comedy film Fugly (2014). Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama wrote, "Kiara Advani catches you completely unaware" and has the "combination of looks and talent". Mehul S Thakkar of Deccan Chronicle found her "very striking" and said that she "shows a lot of promise". Fugly underperformed at the box office.
Advani reunited with Kartik Aaryan in Satyaprem Ki Katha (2023), a romantic drama about a troubled marriage. Scroll.in's Nandini Ramnath found her "sensitive, soulful" performance to be "affecting", adding that she "displays further evidence of her growing confidence". It emerged as a modest commercial success. Advani received her second Filmfare nomination for Best Actress. Two years later, Advani appeared in the Telugu action film Game Changer (2025), directed by S. Shankar and co-starring Ram Charan. Firstpost Vinamra Mathur bemoaned that she had been wasted in an "inconsequential romantic track". It failed to recoup its estimated inr 4000000000 investment.
Advani is an endorser for several brands and products, including Audi, Galaxy Chocolate, Colgate, and Slice. In 2019, she took part in a campaign as brand ambassador for Giordano handbags. In 2020, she collaborated with Myntra and in 2022, she was signed by the Spanish retailer Mango for an Indian campaign. In 2023, Reliance Retail's beauty brand Tira and Quaker Oats Company signed her as an ambassador.
Social Network
Kiara Advani is active on social media platforms, particularly on Instagram, where she has a large following and often shares updates about her life and career. She uses her platform to engage with fans and promote her work.
Advani expanded to Telugu cinema in 2018, appearing with Mahesh Babu in the action film Bharat Ane Nenu from Koratala Siva, about a student who unexpectedly becomes the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. Janani K of India Today opined that she "shines in her brief role" but added that her character was "more of an eye-candy who doesn't add any purpose to the story". The film grossed inr 2250000000 worldwide, making it one of Telugu cinema's highest grossers. She, however, failed to replicate this success with her second Telugu film, Vinaya Vidheya Rama, co-starring Ram Charan. In a scathing review for The Hindu, Sangeetha Devi Dundoo wrote, "It isn't Kiara Advani's fault that she looks lost in the melee." In the same year, she had a guest appearance in Abhishek Varman's ensemble period film Kalank, produced by Johar.
Education
Kiara Advani attended the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai for her primary education. She later completed her degree from the Jai Hind College for Women in Mumbai. Before entering the film industry, she focused on her studies and initially thought of pursuing a career in hospitality, but eventually decided to pursue acting.
Advani was educated at Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai. She then attended Jai Hind College, Mumbai where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications.
Additional Facts
- Kiara is known for her versatility in taking on diverse roles, from comedy to drama.
- She has been featured in several popular films and has received critical acclaim for her performances.
- Apart from acting, she is also involved in various philanthropic activities and supports causes related to social welfare.
