Kiara Advani even though doesn’t have a Bollywood godfather behind her, but yet she has got strong links to popular Bollywood stars. Saying that, in a report by the Indian Express, it is said that her aunt Shaheen Jaffrey was Salman Khan’s ex-girlfriend. Not just that, her mother’s step-mom, Bharti Ganguly is Ashok Kumar’s daughter and which makes her Ashok Kumar’s great-granddaughter.
With that, it is noted that the actress’ father has got immense faith in Salman Khan. The actress once stated in an interview, as quoted by The Indian Express from 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 says, adding that even Salman was very encouraging and told her that when she was “prepared, it (debut) will happen”.
The actress also added that it was Salman Khan who asked her to change her name from Alia Advani to Kiara Advani, for Alia Bhatt is already an established actress in the industry and therefore it might not work out. Advani said, “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.”