Last year, her arresting turn as Sakshi Dhoni in the biopic M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story propelled her into the limelight. Her ambitions fuelled by cinematic icons, Kiara Advani, talks to Zaral Shah about life in the movies.
A little after dawn on a January Thursday morning — when the sun has just made its appearance in the sky and on a day when the nip is still lingering in the Mumbai air — Kiara Advani walks into the then quiet spaces of Phoenix Marketcity to keep her date with Verve. All of 25 and a Mumbaiite by birth, her heart belongs to the city and her passion for what she does, and the joy of being in the movies drive her days and keep the smile on her face.
Her performance in her last film — also one of 2016’s biggest box-office successes — M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story has propelled the actor, who is the face of many ad campaigns and had made her debut in Fugly, straight into the spotlight. For equal parts earnest and vivacious, Kiara, as Sakshi Dhoni, had held her own in a movie centred on the life of one of the country’s most successful captains. Though short, her time on-screen as the then first lady of Indian cricket was appreciated by audiences and critics alike. And, as the time I spend with her tells me, Kiara isn’t one to shy away from the camera or her fans….
HER AFFINITY FOR ACTING
“As far back as my memory takes me, the only thing I wanted to be when I grew up was an actor! My two-year-old self was fascinated by the song-and dance routines of films and that made me love Hindi movies and eventually made me aspire to be a part of them.”
HER MUSES
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