Kiara Advani Birthday Special: Did you know how actress met Sidharth Malhotra for the first time? Karan Johar calls it 'eventuality'
has turned a year older today. The actress is celebrating her 34th birthday with her loved ones. And this year, the celebration will be extra special as it's her first as a mother. Kiara and her actor-husband,
Sidharth Malhotra
, were blessed with a baby girl earlier this month. With that, the couple has begun the new chapter of their life. But did you know how and where they met for the first time?
On this special occasion, let's revisit their first meeting.
Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's first meeting
On his chat show, filmmaker
Karan Johar
in 2023 talked about the entire meet.
Varun Dhawan
and Sidharth Malhotra were the guests on the episode. Recalling Sid and Kiara's first encounter with each other, KJo revealed that after wrapping up the shoot of 'Lust Stories,' they went to his friend Amrit's house, as he was having a birthday party. The director also mentioned that the actress had shot the controversial bold scene on that day.
When Varun pointed out that Kiara is now Sid's wife, the latter calmly said, "It's fine.
I am not offended. She did shoot it."
Karan continued that he, along with Vicky, Kiara, and Neha Dhupia, was present at the party. That's when Sidharth called Karan, and he invited the actor to join the party.
Quickly, Sidharth added that he met Vicki, Kiara, Amrit, and everyone together for the first time. Johar shared, 'But at that party, you came. Somehow you said, 'Okay, I will come,' which is not your personality. And that's where he met Kiara for the first time. So, I didn't make them meet. It just so happened that they met. You know, it was an eventuality.'
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Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's projects
Kiara's film 'War 2' is all set to hit theatres on August 14, 2025. The film stars
Hrithik Roshan
and Jr NTR as male leads. Ayan Mukerji has directed the project. On the other hand, Sid's next is 'Param Sundari' with
Janhvi Kapoor
. It will be out on August 29, 2025.
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