Kiara Advani: How Alia, Katrina and Patralekhaa helped

Kiara Advani has given Bollywood fans one of her most candid interviews about new motherhood. On the latest episode of Koffee With Karan, where she appeared with husband Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara spoke about the first-trimester nausea, hormonal shifts and emotional weight of becoming a parent. She also said she did not push through it alone: fellow actors Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif and Patralekhaa became a regular support line.

A circle of mothers who get it

Kiara said that in the first three months, she and Sidharth initially planned not to tell anyone. But she quickly realised she needed women who could understand what was happening to her body and mind, so she turned to her mother and mother-in-law, and later to a group of actor friends.

• Alia Bhatt welcomed her first child in 2022 and could speak to the return-to-work question from experience.
• Katrina Kaif became a mother in 2025, close to Kiara’s own timeline.
• Patralekhaa and Rajkummar Rao welcomed a baby girl in November 2025.

Karan Johar noted on the show that Kiara often called Alia, Katrina and Patralekhaa during her postpartum phase. Kiara said those check-ins were mutual: “We were checking up on each other. All of us are in the same field,” she recalled.

The return-to-work guilt

Kiara said she specifically asked Alia about getting back to a shoot and how to make both worlds work. The conflict she described is familiar to working parents: wanting to be fully present at home while also being professional on set. “Mum guilt is just there,” she said, adding that the aim was to blend family and work without letting the guilt take over.

She also mentioned breaking down during a podcast after becoming a mother and called the moment an outlet for emotions that had been building up. The admission is a reminder that even polished public figures have to process a massive identity shift, and that peer support can make the transition feel less lonely.

An expanding family

Kiara and Sidharth married in Jaisalmer in February 2023 and welcomed their daughter, Saraayah, in July 2025. In November 2025 they shared her name with fans, explaining that it means God’s princess. In October 2026, they announced they were expecting their second child.

On the work front, Kiara was last seen in Toxic opposite Yash, directed by Geetu Mohandas. The film drew negative reviews and collected Rs 250.13 crore net in India, but Kiara has not yet announced her next project.

Source: India Today