 He married his college sweetheart Suparna Gupta with whom he has a daughter Keya.Advani is the grand nephew of late producer N. N. Sippy and second cousin of actor Tusshar Kapoor and producer Ekta Kapoor.Advani served as an assistant director, with Sudhir Mishra's "Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin" (1996), for which he also co-wrote the screenplay.