Kiara Advani shares on her journey goals and more for 2025
Kiara Advani shares on her journey goals and more for 2025
With just over two weeks for the 2024 to bid adieu to the dawn of the New Year 2025, B’town’s sensational actress and much active on social media, Kiara Advani, shares on her journey, goals and more for 2025.
Notably, Kiara has progressed to finer things in life. She doesn’t take success for granted and is set to take her craft to the next level. Without mincing words she shares her progression as an actress and more.
With a fair share of varied roles and exceptional performances, the actress has cemented her trajectory over the course of a decade. She articulates that ten years is a long time and she has grown both as an actress and a person. She has gone through highs and lows in personal and professional life; collectively shaping the person she is as of today.
Advani’s craft has progressed over time, and her choices are reflective of a matured and content state of mind. She has indeed come a long way from MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), OTT film Shershaah (2021), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022), and Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022).
Her last outing Satya Prem Ki Katha garnered critical acclaim for her nuanced performance. “It’s been an interesting journey and she has been blessed to be a part of some career defining films in Indian cinema. Certain characters have transformed her outlook in several ways and been instrumental in making her the actor that she is today. But things are only getting started for her.
It’s Advani’s heightened self-awareness that draws her in—she couldn’t help but mention how she has always held her own and often caught her attention in ‘serious’ scenes from her otherwise commercial hits. “Thanks, she is so glad you said that,” she smiles, “every actor wants to ensure that they’re not put into a box. You want to be as versatile, free, uninhibited, and as malleable as possible. She flows like water and that’s a compliment she has received from the people she had the privilege to have worked with as well the audience. She doesn’t take it for granted and keep at it because as an actress .that’s her biggest high. To be able to convince that she can be as much a wild child as a demure girl or whatever the character demands is what gets me going. It’s my job to make you believe in it and to have that conviction. So, it’s probably the most rewarding factor.”
Kiara goes on to add on an upcoming film that she is working on, which she believes is her most challenging yet fulfilling character till date. The hunger to dabble into diverse genres, personalities, and characters, is what keeps her going. She would love to do a period film some day.
Advani didn’t start on an instant high. The initial phase of struggle or lack of hits kept her grounded. It was in 2019 that she became a household name with Kabir Singh. “To be honest, she didn’t know how to take that in because it was all very new to her. She was already a working actor who had done a reasonable number of films but had not seen this side of fame or success. So when it came her way, she was overwhelmed. In fact, for me, every time she tasted success or received accolades come her way, it has further humbled her. Now she doesn’t know if it’s because she had been through the lows early on to understand this or if it’s the support of my loved ones who normalise things for her.
The year 2025 is instrumental for her—she is all set to start big in January with her Pan-India cinematic debut in the highly anticipated film Game Changer directed by S Shankar, alongside actor Ram Charan. They have been shooting this film for about three years now and she can no longer wait for the audience to see it. She has had the opportunity to work with an amazing team including Ram, Shankar sir, and Thaman (music director)—they are such fine technicians and I was like a child on the set. She feels she has grown up in this process, as in these three years there have been multiple other films that she has worked on and got married as well she smiles.
Advani points out that there is a steady amalgamation of technicians from the north and south. Viewership has evolved as well with OTT bridging the gap and refreshingly, language isn’t a barrier anymore. It’s an exciting time to be an actress she opens up. Drawing parallels about diversity in cinema, she reminisces about her prestigious Cannes Film Festival debut earlier this year, where she represented India at the Red Sea Film Foundation’s Women in Cinema Gala. “It was a beautiful night and she got the opportunity to have met incredible women across borders, cultures, and age groups. It feels surreal to think about the journey and contributions of Indian women in cinema. She has been fortune of working with immensely talented women—from DOPs, directors, to ADs and costume departments.
As Advani holds authenticity to the highest regard, it intercepts all facets of her life—be it her craft, general outlook or relationship with fashion. . But with the whole paparazzi culture in the picture, everything is supposed to be a fashion moment. She has gradually realized in her 30s that sometimes comfort is everything. If there’s a shoot at 4 am, she is going to be wearing her track pants.” She works closely with her stylist, loves to mix and match outfits, and finds it ‘cool’ to repeat clothes.
Like for me, if she isn’t on a film set, she has a team of hair and make-up, director, co-actors, and all are clocked in for 12 hours or more. In order for her to be at her optimum best, she need to have some semblance of balance when she walks into the set.
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