Kiara Advani

Kiara Advanii
File:Kiara Advani at the promotions of 'Fugly' in Ahmedabad (cropped).jpg Advani at the promotions of 'Fugly' in Ahmedabad.
Born	Alia Advani (1992-07-31) 31 July 1992 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Sindhi
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present
Height
Parent(s)	Geneviève Jaffrey (mother) Jagdeep Advani (father)
Relatives	Juhi Chawla (aunt)

Kiara Advani (born Alia Advani; 31 July 1992) is an Indian film actress, who appears in Bollywood films. She made her debut in Grazing Goat Pictures' 2014 comedy drama film, Fugly opposite newcomer Mohit Marwah, Vijender Singh, Arfi Lamba and Jimmy Shergill. The film, which released on 13 June 2014, is directed by Kabir Sadanand and produced by Ashvini Yardi and Alka Bhatia.

Early life and background

Kiara Advani was born (as Alia Advani) on 31 July 1992 to Jagdeep Advani, a businessman, and Geneviève Jaffrey, a teacher. She has a younger brother, Mishaal (born September 1995). Her father is Sindhi while her mother is the daughter of Hameed Jaffrey, who is from Uttar Pradesh, and Valerie Salway, who is of Scottish, Irish, Portuguese and Spanish ancestry.

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(L-R) Mohit Marwah, Advani, Ashvini Yardi, Akshay Kumar, Vijender Singh, Jimmy Shergill, Arfi Lamba and Kabir Sadanand at the trailer launch of Fugly.

She is the great granddaughter of Ashok Kumar and the grand niece of Saeed Jaffrey. She is also the niece of model Shaheen Jaffrey and actress Juhi Chawla. Her family is also close to actor Salman Khan, who previously dated her aunt, Shaheen Jaffrey. Khan had guided Advani when she first entered the film industry.

Career

Advani 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. Before pursuing a career in film, Advani did two short courses in acting at Anupam Kher's school of acting and Roshan Taneja's institute as well. Initially, Salman Khan had guided Advani when she first entered the film industry.

Advani made her acting debut in Kabir Sadanand's comedy drama film, Fugly, opposite newcomer Mohit Marwah, Vijender Singh, Arfi Lamba and Jimmy Shergill. The film, described by the director as a "social thriller [film] with a message", released on 13 June 2014, to mainly mixed reviews. For her performance however, Advani received generally positive reviews, with Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama saying she "catches you completely unaware" and has the "combination of looks and talent". Mehul S Thakkar of Deccan Chronicle noted her performance as being "very striking" and said she "shows a lot of promise", along with praising her versatility and range as an actor. Despite this, Suprateek Chatterjee of First Post criticized Advani, calling her "especially bad" and "still very self-conscious in front of the camera".

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2014	Fugly	Devi	Hindi
2016	M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story	Sakshi Singh Dhoni	Hindi	Filming

External links

• Kiara Advani to play Sakshi Dhoni in MS Dhoni-The Untold Story! =
• Kiara Advani on Facebook