Here’s How PeeCee Inspired Kiara Advani to Change Her Name

Fun fact about ‘Kabir Singh’ actor Kiara Advani.

Kiara Advani changed her name based on Priyanka’s character.

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It is common practice for actors to change their name before entering Bollywood and Kabir Singh actor Kiara Advani was no stranger to it. Before making her debut, Kiara went by the name of ‘Aaliya’. Moreover, it has been reported that it was Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra who inspired Kiara Advani (Aaliya) to actually take up the ‘Kiara’.

Recently, Kiara Advani and Shahid Kapoor were both on The Kapil Sharma Show for the promotion of their upcoming Arjun Reddy remake Kabir Singh. And Kiara took the opportunity to make a little confession about how Priyanka inspired her the choice of name.

“When I entered the industry, Alia Bhatt was already an established superstar. So, I decided to change my name from Alia to Kiara Advani which was inspired by Priyanka Chopra’s character from the film, <i>Anjaana Anjaani</i>.”

Kiara Advani, Actor

Kiara also confessed how she , at one point, considered saving the name for her future daughter. “Right from her accent to her style, everything inspired me to use that name. I would love to use the same name for my daughter in the future but I then thought that it was best to use the name, ‘Kiara’ for myself and establish the same in the industry,” she added.

Previously, in an episode of Voot's Feet Up with the Stars Season 2, Kiara had opened up about how Salman Khan had pushed her to change her name.

“Aaliya is my first name. Salman Khan suggested me to change it because of Alia Bhatt because there can’t be two actresses with the same name in Bollywood. He suggested the change, but ‘Kiara’ is the name that I chose. Now even my parents have started to call me Kiara,”

Kiara Advani, Actor

Apart from Kabir Singh, Kiara also has other films in her kitty like Good News, Indoo Ki Jawani, and Kanchana.