Bollywood’s golden couple finally shared the famous Koffee couch, and did they bring the tea! Expecting their second child together, Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani made their first joint appearance as a married duo on Season 9 of Karan Johar’s chat show, trading fairy-tale filters for refreshing candour.
Before becoming picture-perfect parents to daughter Saraayah, their romance hit several bumpy patches. Kiara revealed they briefly parted ways before Shershaah’s Kargil schedule in 2019 because Sidharth was “very hot and cold” while prioritizing his career. Yet distance worked wonders. “In Kargil, where there is no signal, and there was a lot going on at that time, every single night after pack-up, he would text me,” she recalled, sharing how thirty straight days of late-night calls sealed their bond. Later, another rough patch prompted Sidharth to surprise her with flowers on the Rangisari set, a grand gesture Kiara joked she misses, quipping, “I should have played a little more hard to get.”
Married life came with equally hilarious confessions. While Sidharth teased that Kiara’s questionable photography skills make even Switzerland look like Alibaug, a glowing Kiara patted her baby bump and joked, “Ab bass ho gaya” when Karan quizzed them on keeping date nights exciting. They also fondly remembered their February 2023 wedding, specifically when Karan accidentally shoved Shahid Kapoor off the stage mid-dance!
Getting candid about early motherhood, Kiara shared how leanings on fellow actor-moms like Alia Bhatt helped her navigate postpartum hurdles. “We were checking up on each other,” she revealed, recalling how she phoned Alia for advice on balancing sets and newborns: “I remember calling her (Alia) up and asking about getting back to shoot, and understanding how do we make this work. Your priority is your family as well, and at work you are professional. How do you blend these two worlds in a way that doesn’t make you feel guilty at times? Mom guilt is just there.”
Turning serious, Kiara shut down moral policing over her bold scenes in Toxic: A Fairytale For Grown-Ups with a crisp, “Grow up.” Calling out double standards, she revealed Sidharth was completely unbothered: “I fed off his energy because he had not cared about it. He never even brought it up. We have never even spoken about this. It didn’t affect him, nor was he bothered about it.” She also admitted the film’s box office misfire left her low: “On Day 1, it was heartbreaking,” she confessed, adding, “As a team, I don’t think any of us saw it coming, when the movie misfired despite it opening to what it did. It was heartbreaking, especially during the opening weekend. I was very low. But then I noticed a lot of appreciation for me stepping out of my comfort zone. I think this (Toxic and her role as Nadia) would be defining in my journey.”
fraternity. “Of course. Our industry has more of that and nobody has anything good thing to say. What we need as a sense of an industry where people help each other,” he remarked, before telling critics during the Rapid Fire round, “Give your opinion, but it is not always about dissing or discouraging people to go to the theatres.” Meanwhile, Sidharth sparked instant internet chatter when asked what Kartik Aaryan has that he doesn’t, deadpanning, “Great PR budget that he has,” cheekily dismissing paid PR games altogether.
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