Alia Advani known professionally as Kiara Advani, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Hindi films. After making his film debut with the poorly received 2014 comedy Fugly, Advani had his first commercial success with a brief role in the 2016 sports biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story.

Kiara Advani was born to Jagdeep Advani, Born Alia Advani, Advani changed her first name to Kiara before the release of her first film, Fugly. Kiara was quoted as saying that it was Salman Khan's suggestion to change her name from Alia to Kiara, as Alia (Bhatt) was already up and coming at that time.