KIARA ADVANI

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 praise 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)

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Advani received wider attention for starring in the romantic drama Kabir Singh and the comedy Good Newwz, two of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2019.

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This success continued with her roles in the films Shershaah (2021), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) and Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022).

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Advani began her acting career with the Hindi ensemble comedy film Fugly (2014)

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Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama wrote, "Kiara Advani catches you completely unaware" and has the "combination of looks and talent".

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Mehul S Thakkar of Deccan Chronicle found her "very striking" and said that she "shows a lot of promise".

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Advani expanded to Telugu cinema that year, appearing with Mahesh Babu in the action film Bharat Ane Nenu (2018) from Koratala Siva, about a student who unexpectedly becomes chief minister of Andhra Pradesh

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Advani received wider attention later in 2019 for Sandeep Reddy Vanga's romantic drama Kabir Singh, starring Shahid Kapoor.

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