Genevieve Jaffrey is a British Muslim teacher who is the mother of Indian actress Kiara Advani.
Wiki/Biography
Genevieve Jaanam Advani was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Genevieve completed her studies at the College of St. Xavier in Mumbai.
Childhood photo of Genevieve Jaffrey (right)
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 2″
Weight (approx): 65 kg
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Genevieve Jaffrey with Kiara Advani
Family & Ethnicity
Genevieve Jaffrey is of Scottish, Irish, Portuguese and Spanish descent on her mother’s side.
Parents & Siblings
Genevieve’s father’s name is Hameed Jaffrey, a Muslim from Lucknow, who is the brother of the famous British-Indian veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey.
Genevieve Jaffrey with her father Hameed Jaffrey
His mother, Valerie Salway, a Christian, is of British origin.
Genevieve Jaffrey’s mother, Valerie Salway
Hameed divorced his first wife Valerie and married veteran Indian actor Ashok Kumar’s daughter Bharati Jaffrey, who is an Indian actress and theater personality.
Bharati Jaffrey
Genevieve has an older sister, Shaheen Aggarwal, a teacher, who dated Salman Khan in her 20s.
Genevieve Jaffrey with her sister Shaheen Aggarwal (right)
Her half-sister, Anuradha Patel, an Indian actress, is the daughter of Genevieve’s stepmother Bharati Jaffrey and her first husband, Dr Veerendra Patel, who is an orthodontist in Mumbai.
Husband & Son
Genevieve is married to Jagdeep Advani, a Sindhi businessman. His son, Mishaal Advani, is a rapper and composer, and his daughter, Kiara Advani, is a famous Indian actress, who mostly appears in Hindi films.
Genevieve Jaffrey (extreme left), with her son Mishaal Advani, daughter Kiara Advani and husband Jagdish Advani (extreme right)
Other relatives
Genevieve’s step-grandfather, Ashok Kumar, a famous Indian actor, is the brother of Kishore Kumar, who is a popular Indian singer and playback actor.
Ashok Kumar
His step grandmother’s name is Shobha Devi. Genevieve’s son-in-law, Sidharth Malhotra, is an Indian actor who mostly appears in Bollywood films.
Sidharth Malhotra with Kiara Advani
Relationships/Affairs
Before marrying Jagdeep Advani, Genevieve dated him for about seven years. Talking about her parents’ relationship, Kiara, in an interview, said,
My parents have been dating since high school and then married. Since they have known each other for a long time, they have almost the same thinking in terms of cultural values. It’s just the way they execute the same thing that’s different.”
religion
Genevieve Jaffrey follows Christianity.
Career
Genevieve works as a principal at Early Birds Play School in Mumbai.
Genevieve Jaffrey at her play school, Early Birds, in Mumbai
Facts/Trivia
- Genevieve is called Jaanam by her friends and family members.
- After Genevieve’s mother Valerie divorced Hameed, she left her daughters, Genevieve and Shaheen with Hameed and went traveling around the world. As a result, Genevieve was raised by her stepmother, Bharati Jaffrey.
- Genevieve and Indian actor Salman Khan shared a good bond of friendship as they grew up together in Bandra, Mumbai. Kiara, in an interview, spoke about her mother being close to Salman Khan and said,
My mother knows Salman sir because they grew up together in Bandra. He often told my mother Genievev Advani how one day he would become a star. They have been friends for a long time and will be cycling together. He introduced my mausie Shaheen to him and Salman sir and Shaheen mausie have been dating for a long time. It might be their first relationship.”
Kiara Advani (far left) with her mother, Genevieve Jaffrey (far right), and Indian actor Salman Khan (second from right)
- Mishaal’s father, Jagdeep works as a managing partner at Frigmaires Engineers, which is an Indian manufacturing firm dealing in providing solutions for the production of lubricating oil compounding plants, grease plants, dry compound mortar plants, barrel making plants and alkyd resin & emulsion plants.
- In 1992, Genevieve was featured on the cover of Ibu Muda magazine, alongside her daughter, Kiara Advani.
Genevieve Jaffrey is featured on the cover of Young Mother magazine
- Jagdeep and his wife Genevieve share closeness with Indian actress Juhi Chawla and her family, and they often celebrate various Indian festivals together.
- Genevieve’s daughter Kiara got married to Indian actor Sidharth Malhotra on February 7, 2023 at Suryagarh Palace Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.
- Genevieve Jaffrey is often spotted consuming alcoholic beverages at different times.
Jagdeep Advani and Genevieve Jaffrey holding a glass of champagne
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
