Nikkhil Advani Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Nikkhil Suresh Advani
Profession(s)	Producer, Director, Screenwriter
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	28 April 1971 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	53 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School	Green Lawns High School, Breach Candy, Mumbai
College/University	St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	Masters in Chemistry
Debut	Film (Assistant Director): Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996) Film (Director): Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) TV (Director): Shaadi Vaadi & All That (2015)
Religion	Hinduism
Ethnicity	Sindhi
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Phtography, Travelling
Awards, Honours, Achievements	2003: Apsara Film Producers Guild Awards: Best Debut Director for Kal Ho Naa Ho 2003: Screen Weekly Awards: Distinction in Directorial Debut for Kal Ho Naa Ho 2012: National Film Awards: India Best Animation Film for Delhi Safari 2016: Asian Television Awards: Best Direction (Fiction) for P.O.W. Bandi Yuddh Ke 2016: Indian Television Academy Awards, India: Best Serial- Drama for P.O.W. Bandi Yuddh Ke
Controversy	After the release of Kal Ho Naa Ho (where he worked with Karan Johar as his assistant director), ego clashes and distance started growing between Karan Johar and Nikkhil. Nikkhil decided to get separated from Dharma Productions. They did not talk for years, but when Karan Johar's father, Yash Johar passed away, they started talking to each other.
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Suparana Gupta
Marriage Date	1992
Family
Wife/Spouse	Suparna Gupta
Children	Son- None Daughter- Keya Advani
Parents	Father- Suresh Advani (Pharmaceutical Business) Mother- Late Rekha Advani (Advertising Professional)
Siblings	Brother- Kunal Advani Sister- Monisha Advani (Co-Founder of Emmay Entertainment)
Favourite Things
Favourite Director(s)	Karan Johar, Sudhir Mishra
Favourite Actor(s)	Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor
Favourite Actress	Madhuri Dixit
Favourite Film	Parinda (1989)
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	₹7.6 Crore

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nikkhil Advani

• Does Nikkhil Advani smoke?: Not Known

• Does Nikkhil Advani drink alcohol?: Yes

• He was born to a Sindhi father and a Maharashtrian mother.

• He is the second cousin of producer  Ekta Kapoor and actor Tusshar Kapoor. He is the grand-nephew of producer N. N. Sippy.

• He started dating Suparna Gupta (now his wife) since he was 18 and got married to her in 1992.

• when he was 21, he started his career as an assistant director to Saeed and Aziz Mirza with a TV show, Naya Nukkad (1993-1994).
  

  Nikkhil Advani’s TV Show (Naya Nukkad)

• He has been an assistant director to Sudhir Mishra in the film, Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996). He also got a chance to work with the producer, late Yash Johar under Dharma Productions.

• He went on to assist Karan Johar in his two big films, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) in which Advani made an acting guest appearance along with Farah Khan and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gum (2001). Likewise, he assisted on Aditya Chopra‘s film ‘Mohabbatein.’

• In 2003, he made his directorial debut “Kal Ho Naa Ho” under Dharma Productions, starring Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta. The film bagged six Filmfare awards and was considered as one of the biggest hits of 2003. Kal Ho Naa Ho’s success made him a recognized director.

• His second film was “Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love” with an ensemble star cast Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Sohail Khan, Isha Koppikar, Akshaye Khanna, Ayesha Takia, Govinda, Shannon Esra, John Abraham, and Vidya Balan, which got mixed reviews.

• After Patiala House, he, along with Madhu Bhojwani and Monisha Advani (his sister), founded a motion picture production company ‘Emmay Entertainment.’ 

• In 2012, “Delhi Safari,” India’s first stereoscopic 3D animation film was directed and written by him.

• “D-Day” (2013) is the first movie to be produced under his production house.

• In 2015, in a joint venture with Salman Khan productions, he directed the film “Hero,” an official remake of 1983’s “Hero” by Subhash Ghai. It was a launch pad film for Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty.

• Some other notable films produced by him are Katti Batti (2015), Airlift (2016), and Lucknow Central  (2017).

• Nikkhil Advani scripted “Bazaar (2018);” a crime film directed by Gauravv K. Chawla, starring Saif Ali Khan, Chitrangada Singh, debutant Rohan Mehra and Radhika Apte. 

• “Satyameva Jayate (2018),” an Indian vigilante action thriller film starring John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Amruta Khanvilkar, Nora Fatehi, was produced by Advani and directed by Milap Milan Zaveri, whereas “Batlahouse” was jointly produced by John Abraham, Bhushan Kumar, and Nikkhil Advani.

• In an interview, he revealed that he was strongly moved by the film “Parinda,” and after watching this movie, he decided to invest all his creativity in filmmaking.

• In an interview in 2024, Nikkhil Advani revealed that when he presented the script of the film Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) to Shah Rukh Khan, he called the film “rubbish.” He also revealed that after his fallout with Karan Johar, Salman Khan rang him up and asked him to make films for him.