Twinkle Khanna born to affluent Bollywood family like her mother Dimple Kapadia was a great actress of her time and her father Rajesh Khanna was a superstar of 90s. twinkle Khanna is a columnist, interior designer, author and actress. She made her acting debut with film Barsaat. She continued to act after her debut till 2000 but later she quit acting. She even started producing movies like Patiala house, Khiladi 786 and Thank you. She also wrote books like Mrs Funnybones and The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad which sold over lakhs of copies. She then produced film Padman with R. Balki.
Biography / Wiki :-
Real Name
Tina Jatin Khanna
Nickname
Twinkle
Known Name
TwinkleKhanna
Date of Birth
29 December 1974
Age 2024
49 Years as of 2024
Birthplace
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Hometown
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Current Residence
Mumbai , Maharashtra , India
Nationality
Indian
Profession
Interior Designer, Actress, Author
Martial Status
Married
Boyfriend / Affairs
Akshay Kumar (Actor)
Religion
Hindu
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Food Habit
Vegetarian
Twinkle Khanna has been awarded with a few awards during her acting career one of which is Filmfare award for best actress in her debut film Barsaat. She has also worked opposite Akshay Kumar(her husband) in films like Julmi and International Khiladi. She also worked in a Tamil film named Seenu. in 2000 Femina Miss India she was a part of judges panel.
After Twinkle Khanna met Akshay Kumar and got married to him in 2001 she left her acting career stating that she does not enjoy acting anymore. Her last film was All the Best with Feroze Khan. In 2002 Twinkle Khanna opened her own interior designing store in Mumbai and she has designing for many celebrities including Kareena Kapoor, Tabu, Rani Mukherji, Poonam Bajaj Studio, and Reema Sen’s home. She has also designed a golden toilet for her client.
Education, Family , Ethnicity & Boyfriend :-
School Name
New Era High school, Panchagani, Maharastra
College / University
Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics
Educational Qualification
Interior Designing Course
Ethnicity
Hindu
Father Name
Rajesh Khanna (Bollywood Actor & Producer)
Mother Name
Dimple Kapadia (Bollywood Actress)
Brother Name
None
Sister Name
Rinke Khanna (Actress)
Spouse / Husband Name
Akshay Kumar
Childrens ( Kids) Name
Son- Aarav Kumar (Born, 15 September 2002)
Daughter- Nitara Kumar (Born, 25 September 2012)
Career / Awards & Achievements :-
Awards & Achievements
1996: Filmfare Award for best Female debut- “Barssat”
2017: ”Celebrity Pioneer Award” Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Award
2019: National Film Award for “Pad Man” On social issue provide best film
Crossword Popular Non-Fiction Award for her book Mrs FunnyBones
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Award for celebrity pioneer award
Crossword Book Award (Popular) Fiction for her book pyjamas are forgiving
Twinkle Khanna was born into an affluent Bollywood family; like her father, Rajesh Khanna was a superstar, and her mother, Dimple Kapadia was counted among the most talented actors in Bollywood at the time of Twinkle’s birth.
She was cast by Dharmendra for her debut film Barsaat (1995).
She was awarded Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her performance in Barsaat.
K. N. Vijayan of New Straits Times (a Malaysian newspaper) wrote that she doesn’t resemble a typical Bollywood Actress.
She acted opposite to her husband Akshay Kumar in 2 action films- International Khiladi & Julmi (both released in 1999).
In 1999, Twinkle Khanna appeared in a Telugu film- Seenu.
In the 2000 Femina Miss India, she was a member of the Judges Panel.
She refused the role of Tina in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai offered by Karan Johar, and the role was finally landed to Rani Mukerji.
When she met Akshay Kumar for the 1st time, she was doing a photo-session for Filmfare magazine.
