Alia Advani (born 31 July 1991), known professionally as Kiara Advani ([kɪˈjaːra əɽˈʋaːɳi]), is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu language 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. For playing Vikram Batra's girlfriend in the war film Shershaah (2021), she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She later married her co-star in the film, Sidharth Malhotra. Advani had further commercial success in the 2022 films Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and Jugjugg Jeeyo, and gained praise for playing a troubled married woman in the romantic drama Satyaprem Ki Katha (2023).
