On the occasion of Mother’s Day, Kiara Advani has candidly shared the "identity shift" she experienced after becoming a mom. Kiara and her husband, Sidharth Malhotra, welcomed their daughter, Saraayah Malhotra, in July 2025.
While the actor has prioritised family since giving birth to her daughter, she is set to return to the screen alongside Yash in Geetu Mohandas-directed action thriller “Toxic: A Fairytale for Grownups”.
“Everything changes in you as a personality. I feel before and after becoming a mum, I’m a completely different person in every way. And I’ve come to terms with it also,” Kiara Advani said in an interview.
“There’s so much more purpose in everything you do. I’m constantly thinking of leading an example for my daughter. What would my daughter feel if I did this?” she added.
Advani also admitted experiencing postpartum changes. “Postpartum should be something that’s spoken of much more. Everyone’s journey is different postpartum. It hits you in different ways physically and emotionally,” she said.
Kiara reiterated that motherhood doesn’t make you erase your identity, but hold on to it while rethinking it in a very new light.
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She also admitted that motherhood has taught her the importance of self-compassion. “There’s such an identity shift. It’s such a new world. Because you realise you’re doing so much for everyone else, you forget about the relationship you need to have with yourself,” said the actress.
She confessed that after a lifetime of prioritising everyone else, motherhood finally taught her to pause and nurture a relationship with herself. “And it’s the best thing I’ve done for myself. After 34 years, I’ve learnt to set boundaries. I’ve learnt not to do overcritical conversations with myself about everything. I learnt not to focus on fear. And I’ve had to teach myself all of these things in these six months,” she added.
Kiara revealed that the change was gradual as immediately after the birth of her daughter, she was very “critical” of herself. “If I read anything about myself, it’d get to me. I’d go into a very defensive mode. Social media can be a spiral,” said the actor.
Kiara and Sidharth started dating in 2021 while shooting for “Shershaah”. They tied the knot in February 2023 in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
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