Kiara Advani (born 31 July 1991) is an Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi films, as well as in Telugu cinema. She broke through in M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and became one of the most commercially successful actresses of her generation with Kabir Singh, Good Newwz, Shershaah and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. She is married to the actor Sidharth Malhotra, her Shershaah co-star.
Quick Facts
| Birth name | Alia Advani |
| Born | 31 July 1991, Bombay (now Mumbai), India |
| Age | 35 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Education | Cathedral and John Connon School; Jai Hind College (mass media) |
| Spouse | Sidharth Malhotra (m. 2023) |
| Children | 1 (daughter, born 2025) |
| Known for | M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Kabir Singh, Good Newwz, Shershaah, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 |
Early Life
Advani was born Alia Advani in Bombay. Her father, Jagdeep Advani, is a Sindhi businessman, and her mother, Genevieve Jaffrey, was a teacher of mixed European and Indian heritage. The late actor Saeed Jaffrey was her great-uncle. She studied at Cathedral and John Connon School and earned a mass media degree from Jai Hind College. Before her debut she changed her first name to Kiara, partly because the actress Alia Bhatt was already established.
Career
Advani made her debut in the comedy Fugly (2014). Her breakthrough came as Sakshi, the wife of the cricketer M.S. Dhoni, in the biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016). She won attention in Netflix’s anthology film Lust Stories (2018) and made her Telugu debut opposite Mahesh Babu in the hit Bharat Ane Nenu (2018).
In 2019 Advani starred opposite Shahid Kapoor in Kabir Singh, one of the biggest hits of the year. She also appeared in the comedy Good Newwz with Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Diljit Dosanjh. In the war film Shershaah (2021) she played Dimple Cheema, the fiancée of the Kargil War hero Captain Vikram Batra, played by Sidharth Malhotra. The film was a streaming hit and earned her a Filmfare nomination. She followed it with Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022), JugJugg Jeeyo (2022) and Satyaprem Ki Katha (2023).
In 2025 Advani starred in the Telugu political drama Game Changer opposite Ram Charan and in the spy thriller War 2. Both did worse than expected at the box office. She co-stars with Yash in Toxic (2026).
Personal Life
Advani married Sidharth Malhotra on 7 February 2023 at Suryagarh Palace in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. In May 2025 she made her Met Gala debut while pregnant, and the couple’s daughter was born in July 2025.
Awards and Honours
Selected Filmography
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where was Kiara Advani born?
Kiara Advani was born on 31 July 1991 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India and is 35 years old.
What is Kiara Advani known for?
Known for: M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Kabir Singh, Good Newwz, Shershaah, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2.
Featured image: Kiara Advani during an interview for Vinaya Vidheya Rama, Hyderabad, January 2019. Photo by Verghese TK, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
