Kiara Advani took to her Instagram account to announce her pregnancy in February 2025, with her husband, actor Sidharth Malhotra, in an adorable photo of two hands holding tiny baby socks. Their daughter, Saraayah, arrived on July 15, 2025, and the couple revealed her name last year in November.Once again, as the couple Kiara and Sidharth are ready to welcome baby number 2, they shared a photo of themselves with Saraayah, holding a pair of tiny knitted booties. Their post read, “Blessed once again with the greatest gift of all.”
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The news came a little over a year after Saraayah’s birth, and the little one, who is now over a year old, is set to become a big sister.But motherhood hasn’t only changed Kiara’s home. It has changed how she thinks. Previously, on Raj Shamani’s podcast, she talked openly about the upbringing she wants for her daughter and said that she wants her to choose freely, make mistakes, and learn from them.
What Kiara Advani’s parenting thoughts can teach us about raising a confident girl
Kiara Advani previously spoke about raising a daughter in today’s world, in conversation with Raj Shamani on his podcast Figuring Out as her first public outing as a mother.On being asked how she would raise Saraayah to deal with today’s men, Kiara began with her own childhood, describing which she said, “I grew up seeing my mom and dad together. They were each other’s first boyfriend and girlfriend. So, subconsciously, I felt like that is how it should be. You have one partner, you marry them and have kids with them. So, everyone I dated, I felt like I’m going to marry them”, meaning she doesn’t want Saraayah to see life only through her parents’ eyes and wants her to have the freedom to explore.Kiara said she wouldn’t want her daughter to feel she can date only one person and must marry that same person, adding that the Toxic actor said, “I would want her to see a very full life.”
This is not a careless idea
The part of Kiara’s statement that has drawn the most attention is her belief that children should be free to live, meet people, make mistakes, and learn from them. She said she would let her daughter date as many men as she likes. She didn’t mean it carelessly. It comes from a bigger belief that young people should be allowed to find out who they are, honestly.She also spoke about an idea to let a child explore life in her own way, including relationships, without holding her back through fear or control, all of it to raise a confident child who feels secure enough to make her own choices.