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Alia Bhatt, Kiara Advani, Alaya F: Decoding the common 'name' factor between the actresses: Decoding the common 'name' factor between the actresses
Alia Bhatt, Kiara Advani, Alaya F have one thing in common and that's their name. Kiara Advani is actually Alia Advani but after the recommendation of Salman Khan and being inspired by Priyanka Chopra from Anjaana Anjaani, she changed her name to Kiara.
Kiara once revealed, 'My name has been Kiara since my debut in 2014. I didn't want to confuse the audience with Alia Bhatt, an established superstar. It just felt like the right thing to do - to have your own identity. Why have two Alias?'
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She added, 'Alia 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. He suggested the change, but 'Kiara' is the name that I chose. Now even my parents have started to call me Kiara.'
Originally named Aalia, she modified her name to Aalia and later to Alaya on the suggestion of Karan Johar to ensure better recall and relatability with audiences.
Alaya said, 'I had to cover up for lost time because I had run away from acting for a while.'
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