Kiara Advani, born as Alia Advani, has been a part of Indian cinema for a decade. The actress has worked in many Bollywood films including some Telugu films in her career. Kiara, who has no releases this year, is currently prepping for War 2, the sequel to War (2019), S Shankar’s Telugu political masala film, Game Changer and the Yash-starrer Toxic.
Kiara Advani’s hits and misses in Indian cinema
Kiara Advani started her career in 2014 with Fuglie which failed at the box office. He has worked in 15 films in Bollywood. Kiara has appeared in two Telugu films so far, Game Changer is the third film.
The actress’s successful theater releases include MS Dhoni – The Untold Story, Kabir Singh, Good Newwz and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. Apart from her debut film, some of her films which did not work at the box office are Machine, Vinay Vidya Ram, Kalank, and Indoo Ki Jawaani.
MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, a biographical film starring late actor Sushant Singh Rajput and Kiara Advani. While Sushant played the lead role of MS Dhoni, Kiara was cast in the role of Sakshi Singh Rawat, who was married to the cricketer in real life. The sports drama emerged as a hit.
Kabir Singh
Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Kabir Singh was the Hindi remake of his 2017 Telugu directorial debut, Arjun Reddy. The film, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani, received criticism for promoting toxic masculinity and misogyny. However, it was a blockbuster at the box office.
Shershah
Special mention to Shershaah, which was initially scheduled for theatrical release in 2020. However, it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was eventually released on Amazon Prime Video in 2021, emerging as the most watched film on the streaming platform. The biographical film stars Sidharth Malhotra as PVC award-winning late soldier Vikram Batra and Kiara Advani as his reel wife Dimple Cheema.
Here are the verdicts about Kiara Advani’s movies:
| Movies | decision |
| Fugly | flop |
| MS Dhoni – The Untold Story | Kill |
| Machine | Disaster |
| Bharat Ane Nenu | above average |
| Vinay Vidheya Ram | flop |
| stigma | flop |
| Kabir Singh | super blockbuster |
| good news | super hit |
| Indu’s youth | Disaster |
| maze 2 | Movie |
| live happily ever after | average |
| story of true love | average |
Lust Stories, Guilty, Lakshmi, Shershaah and Govinda Naam Mera were released on the OTT platform.
Disclaimer: Box office figures are compiled from various sources and our research. Figures may be approximate, and Pinkvilla makes no claims about the authenticity of the data. However, they are adequate indicators of the box-office performance of the respective films.
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