Kiara Advani

Kiara Advani
Advani at the 2018 India Couture Week
Born Alia Advani[1]
(1992-07-31) 31 July 1992[2]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2014–present
Relatives Ashok Kumar (step-great-grandfather)
Saeed Jaffrey (great-uncle)
Juhi Chawla (aunt)[2]

Kiara Alia Advani[3] (born Alia Advani on 31 July 1992) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. After making her acting debut in the 2014 comedy film Fugly, Advani went on to star in several commercial and critically successful films, such as the sports film M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), the Netflix anthology film Lust Stories (2018), and the Telugu political drama Bharat Ane Nenu (2018).

Early life and background

Kiara Advani was born to Jagdeep Advani, a Sindhi Hindu[4] businessman and Genevieve Jaffrey, a teacher of Punjabi, Scottish, Irish, Portuguese, and Spanish ancestry.[5][6][7] Born as Alia Advani, Advani changed her first name to Kiara prior to the release of her first film, Fugly.[8] The elder of two children, Advani has a younger brother, Mishaal. She is also related to celebrities via her maternal family; specifically, Shaheen Jaffrey and actress Juhi Chawla, who are her aunts.[2]

Career

Advani made her acting debut in Kabir Sadanand's comedy drama film, Fugly (2014), opposite newcomer Mohit Marwah, Vijender Singh, Arfi Lamba and Jimmy Shergill. The film opened to 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".[9] 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.[10]

After playing the leading lady in Abbas-Mustan's action film Machine, Advani starred in the Telugu film Bharat Ane Nenu, opposite Mahesh Babu.[11] She later appeared as a shy bride in the Netflix anthology film Lust Stories.[12] Her masturbation scene in the film, using a vibrator, was praised for its frank portrayal of women's sexuality.[13]

Advani will next star opposite Ram Charan in an as-yet-untitled Telugu film.[14] She has committed to feature alongside Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, and Diljit Dosanjh in the romantic comedy Good News, and will feature in a music video alongside Shahid Kapoor.[15][16] She will also play the lead female role opposite Kapoor in a Hindi-language remake of the Telugu film Arjun Reddy.[17]

Filmography

Film

Advani at the promotion in 2016
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2014 Fugly Devi
2016 M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Sakshi Singh Dhoni
2017 Machine Sarah Thapar
2018 Bharat Ane Nenu Vasumathi Telugu film
2018 Lust Stories Megha Karan Johar's segment
2019 RC12 Film has yet to be released TBA Telugu film; filming
2019 Kalank Film has yet to be released TBA Special appearance in song

Music video

Title Year Performer(s) Ref(s)
"Urvashi" 2018 Yo Yo Honey Singh [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Salman Khan renamed Fugly actress as Kiara Advani". India Today. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Gupta, Priya (5 May 2014). "My father saw '3 Idiots' and decided to let me do what I wanted to: Kiara Advani". Times of India. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/kiaraaliaadvani/?hl=en
  4. ↑ Kiara Advani's unseen side
  5. ↑ Agrawal, Stuti (26 May 2014). "Having a film background can only get you to meet the right people: Kiara Advani". Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Yeh Fugly Fugly kya hai? | The Lucknow Observer". lucknowobserver.com. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  7. ↑ "Gene Junction: Kiara Alia Advani". Verve Magazine. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  8. ↑ "Salman Khan renamed Fugly actress as Kiara Advani". India Today. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Taran Adarsh (13 June 2014). "Movie Review: 'Fugly' (2014)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  10. ↑ Mehul S Thakkar (13 June 2014). "Movie Review 'Fugly': Raises disturbing and thought provoking questions". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kiara Advani stars work on 'Bharat Ane Nenu'"
  12. ↑ "Lust Stories: Men? Who needs them when in Bollywood".
  13. ↑ "How Veere Di Wedding and Lust Stories spearhead the sexual revolution of Bollywood's women".
  14. ↑ "Ram Charan-Boyapati Srinu's upcoming film is slated for a Pongal release". The Times of India. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Here's some 'Good News' for Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan fans". Mumbai Mirror. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  16. ↑ Lohana, Avinash (7 August 2018). "Shahid Kapoor, Kiara Advani recreate Prabhudheva's song Urvashi". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  17. ↑ "Kiara Advani will star opposite Shahid Kapoor in 'Arjun Reddy' remake - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  18. ↑ "Watch: The teaser of Yo Yo Honey Singh's music video 'Urvashi' starring Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani out". The Times of India. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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