Twinkle Khanna

Twinkle Khanna
Khanna in 2023
Born	(1973-12-29) 29 December 1973 (age 51) Bombay, India
Occupations	Author former actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Akshay Kumar ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	2
Parents	Rajesh Khanna (father) Dimple Kapadia (mother)
Relatives	See Khanna family

Twinkle Khanna(born 29 December 1973), [1] also known as Tina Jatin Khanna, is an Indian author, columnist, interior designer, film producer, and former actress.

In 2015, Khanna released her first non-fiction book, Mrs Funnybones which was declared a bestseller,[2] making Khanna India's highest-selling woman writer that year.[3] [4] [5] Khanna's second book The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad, a collection of short stories, one of which was based on social entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham, was later made into National Award winning feature film, Pad Man with the focus on dispelling taboos around menstruation. [6] [7] It was produced under Khanna's production house Mrs. Funnybones Movies which was set up in 2016. [8] [9] Her third book, Pyjamas Are Forgiving (Juggernaut Books, 2018) made her the highest-selling female author in India on 2018, according to Nielsen BookScan India. [10] [11] [12] [13] Like her previous books, Khanna's fourth book , Welcome to Paradise was released in 2023 and received critical acclaim. [14] It was no. 1 position in fiction on the Nielsen BookScan and cemented its position at no. 1 on the Crossword bookstore bestseller list within a few weeks of publication. [15]

In 2022, Twinkle Khanna went onto pursue her Masters in Fiction Writing at the prestigious Goldsmiths, University of London . [16] [17] [18] In 2023, she successfully completed her Masters degree [19] [20] [21] and received an exceptional distinction for her final dissertation, and her work getting shortlisted for the prestigious Pat Kavanagh Prize. [22] [23]

In addition to this, Twinkle also launched Tweak India, a bilingual digital media platform for women and supports a number of causes. [24] [25] She is a former film actress known for her work in Hindi films. Khanna made her acting debut with the musical romance Barsaat (1995), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Khanna went onto appear in films such as Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), Seenu (1999), Baadshah (1999) and Joru Ka Ghulam (2000). After Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (2001), Khanna retired from films.