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Twinkle Khanna
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Film & TV
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Twinkle Khanna is a former film actress.
Known for
- Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle — Self - Host2025
- Tees Maar Khan — Herself2010
- Koffee with Karan — Self2004
- Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai — Herself2002
- Jodi No. 1 — Tina2001
- Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega — Anjali2001
- Mela — Roopa Singh2000
- Joru ka Ghulam — Durga2000
- Chal Mere Bhai2000
- Baadshah — Seema Malhotra1999
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1973-12-29 ) 29 December 1973 (age 52) , Bombay , Maharashtra , India
- Alma mater
- NM College ( BCom ) , Goldsmiths UoL ( MA )
- Occupations
- Author former actress
- Years active
- 1995–present
- Spouse
- Akshay Kumar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2001 )
- Parents
- Rajesh Khanna (father) Dimple Kapadia (mother)
- Relatives
- Rinke Khanna (sister)
- Family
- Khanna family
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tina
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Pune
- Spouse
- Akshay Kumar
- Father
- Rajesh Khanna
- Mother
- Dimple Kapadia
- Sibling
- Rinke Khanna
- Occupation
- columnist
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- Twinkle Khanna snapped post an ad shoot in 2016 (cropped).jpg
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- Twinkle Khanna
- date of birth
- 1974-12-29
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- end of work period
- 2001-00-00
- name in native language
- Twinkle Khanna
- social media followers
- 5717118
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Encyclopedic overview
Twinkle Khanna (born 29 December 1973) is an Indian actress and author. A daughter of actors Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna, she made her acting debut with a leading role in the film Barsaat (1995), which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. After playing the leading lady in such films as Jaan (1996), Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), International Khiladi (1999), Baadshah (1999), and Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (2001), she quit acting.
After quitting acting, Khanna worked as an interior designer for a few years, and began writing opinion columns. As an author, she has written the non-fiction book Mrs Funnybones (2015), the short story collection The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad (2016), and the novels Pyjamas Are Forgiving (2018), Welcome to Paradise (2023), and the sequel to her beloved debut book Mrs. Funnybones Returns (2025).
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