Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna is an Indian author, newspaper columnist, interior designer, film producer and a former film actress. She left the industry after her marriage to Akshay Kumar in 2001, citing that she did not enjoy acting any more. Her last film was Love Ke Liye Kuchhi Karega, a remake of the Telugu movie Money Money Money.
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Twinkle Khanna is an Indian author, newspaper columnist, interior designer, film producer and a former film actress. In 2015, she released her first non-fiction book, \”MrsFunnybones\” which was declared a bestseller. Her 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. Her most recent book and first novel, Pyjamas Are Forgiving, made her the highest-selling female author in India in the year 2018, according to Nielsen BookScan India. In 2019, Khanna also launched Tweak India, a bilingual digital media platform for women. She left the industry after her marriage to Akshay Kumar in 2001, citing that she did not enjoy acting any more. Her last film was Love Ke Liye Kuchhi Karega, a remake of the Telugu movie Money Money Money.
She is the first of two daughters of veteran Hindi film actors Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna, with whom she shared her birthday. Her sister Rinke Khanna and cousin Karan Kapadia have also acted in films. Khanna attended the New Era High School, Panchgani and the Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics. After finishing her Class 12th, she wanted to pursue a career as chartered accountant and gave the entrance examination but joined the film industry instead on the insistence of her parents. She made her screen debut opposite Bobby Deol in Rajkumar Santoshi’s romance Barsaat. In 1997, two films featuring her; Uff! Yeh Mohabbat and Itihaas were released. Both of these films were poor box office performers. In 1998, she acted opposite Saif Ali Khan in Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan, a romantic comedy directed by Mahesh Bhatt.
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