Kiara Advani

Kiara Advani
Advani in 2021
Born	Alia Advani (1991-07-31) 31 July 1991 (age 33) Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater	Jai Hind College
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present
Spouse	Sidharth Malhotra ​ (m. 2023)​
Relatives	Ashok Kumar (step-great-grandfather) Saeed Jaffrey (great-uncle)

Alia Advani (born 31 July 1991), known professionally as Kiara Advani ([kɪˈjaːra əɽˈʋaːɳi]), is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu films. 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.

In addition to acting, she serves as the ambassador of several brands and products. Advani is married to actor Sidharth Malhotra.