Kiara Advani says Alia Bhatt is the reason Salman Khan advised her to change her name

Actor Kiara Advani has said that Salman Khan asked her to change her name when she entered Bollywood, and now even her parents call her Kiara. But this is her real name.

Kiara Advani says Salman Khan asked her to change her first name because of Alia Bhatt. Kiara revealed this in an episode of Voot's Feet Up with the Stars Season 2, read a statement.

Kiara Advani on the sets of actress-host Neha Dhupia's chat show Vogue BFFs Season 3 in Mumbai. (IANS)

"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," Kiara said.

"He suggested the change, but Kiara is the name that I chose. Now even my parents have started to call me Kiara," she added.

Kiara Advani (L), Neha Dhupia (C) and actor Shahid Kapoor (R) pose for photographs during the recording of the reality talk show Vogue BFFs season 3. (AFP)

The actor also spoke about how she bagged Lust Stories without auditioning for the role. Recalling her experience, Kiara said: "Karan Johar has an eye for it. He spots a performer and he knows how to get it done."

When Kiara was filming for a scene with vibrator for Lust Stories, Karan told her: "Don't make it a caricature, just be raw and do it. It's a funny scene but don't make it funny."

Since starting her career in 2014 with the film Fugly, Kiara has appeared in films such as MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, Machine, Lust Stories, Kalank and Telugu films like Bharat Ane Nenu and Vinaya Vidheya Rama among others. She will next be seen in Kabir Singh, Good News, Shershaah and the Kanchana remake.

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