Arora was born in Mumbai, India to a Malayali mother, Joyce Polycarp and a Punjabi father, Anil Arora. she is the sister of Malaika Arora. Her brother-in-law is Arbaaz Khan, the brother of Salman Khan. She was romantically linked to Kevin Otter, Ashmit Patel and Upen Patel. She also dated the British-Pakistani cricketer Usman Afzaal.