Kiara Advani Reveals Dad Said He Doesn't Mind Her Joining An Industry Where Salman Khan Works
Kiara Advani who turned 29 today (July 31) is currently waiting for the release of Shershaah. The actress who surprised everyone with films like Kabir Singh, Guilty, Good Newwz has a surprising connection to Salman Khan.
Kiara
Advani
who
turned
29
today
(July
31)
is
currently
waiting
for
the
release
of
Shershaah.
The
actress
who
surprised
everyone
with
films
like
Kabir
Singh,
Guilty,
Good
Newwz
has
a
surprising
connection
to
Salman
Khan.
According
to
reports,
Salman
Khan
guided
her
during
her
initial
days
in
Bollywood.
While
Kiara's
parents
do
not
belong
to
the
film
industry,
Kiara's
aunt
Shaheen
Jaffrey
was
Salman
Khan's
ex-girlfriend.
During
an
interview,
Kiara
had
revealed
that
her
mother
knew
Salman
Khan
as
they
grew
up
together
in
Bandra.
It
was
in
fact
Kiara's
mother
who
introduced
him
to
Shaheen.
Kiara
told
Hindustan
Times,
"When
I
decided
to
become
an
actor,
my
father
told
Salman
sir,
'If
you
are
in
the
industry
then
I
don't
mind
my
daughter
being
part
of
it.
Let
her
try
and
see
where
it
takes
her'." She
added
that
Salman
was
very
encouraging
and
told
her
that
when
she
was
"prepared",
"it
(debut)
will
happen".
Advani's
real
name
is
Alia
but
Salman
suggested
that
her
name
would
not
work
and
she
should
change
it.
"Alia
is
my
first
name.
Salman
suggested
me
to
change
it
because
of
Alia
Bhatt
because
there
can't
be
two
actresses
with
the
same
name
in
Bollywood,"
she
said.
Notably,
apart
from
Salman
Khan,
Kiara
has
other
Bollywood
connections
in
her
family.
Her
mother's
step-mother
is
Bharti
Ganguly,
Ashok
Kumar's
daughter,
making
Kiara
Ashok
Kumar's
great-granddaughter.
Reportedly,
she
is
also
the
great-grandniece
of
yesteryear
actor
Saeed
Jaffrey.