Kiara Advani: Salman Khan Told Me To Change My First Name Because Of Alia Bhatt

Priyansh Ha |May 10, 2019

Getting to know Kiara in her debut film "Fugly", Salman Khan advised her to get another name as “there can’t be two actresses with the same name in Bollywood.”

Making her appearance on the latest episode of Voot’s Feet Up with the Stars Season 2, actress Kiara Advani has revealed that Salman Khan suggested her changing her first name and Alia Bhatt was the reason.

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Salman Khan suggested Kiara Advani to changed her first name. (Source: OrissaPOST)

Her Real Name Is Aaliya

According to the actress, her first real name was Aaliya, which sounded the same as Alia who had debuted two years earlier. Getting to know Kiara in her debut film Fugly, Salman Khan advised her to get another name as “there can’t be two actresses with the same name in Bollywood,” said Kiara Advani.

That’s why she decided to pick up the name Kiara. The actress also added that even her parent started calling her by the new name.

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Kiara Advani real name was Aaliya Advani which sounds the same as Alia's. (Source: Pinterest)

Kiara Advani Was Cast For Lust Stories Without Auditioning For The Role

After making her debut with Fugly in 2014, the 26-year-old actress also starred in other films like MS Dhoni: The Untold Story and Machine. However, it was not until Karan Johar’s Lust Stories which made Kiara more popular in the industry. In fact, she was cast for the film without taking part in any auditions.

Talking about her experience of working with Karan Johar, the actress are impressed by his vision as he always knows how to make the best out of an actor. In one of her scenes with a vibrator, the director told her: “Don’t make it a caricature, just be raw and do it. It’s a funny scene but doesn’t make it funny.”

In addition to being a Bollywood actress, Kiara is also familiar to South audience with several Telugu films like Vinaya Vidheya Rama and Bharat Ane Nenu. The actress will be next seen in Good News and Kabir Sing which will hit the theatre this year.

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