TWINKLE KHANNA

TWINKLE KHANNA – Film Actress

Twinkle Khanna (born Tina Jatin Khanna on 29 December 1974) is the daughter of Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna. Her has a sister Rinke Khanna who also acted in a few movies. Her aunt is Simple Kapadia a yesteryear actress.

Twinkle made her debut opposite Bobby Deol in Barsaat (1995). The film did well at the box office, and she received the Filmfare Best Debut Award for her performance. After an eye surgery for a slight cross-eye condition, Khanna went on to do many films which got her good reviews and recognition from the audience. She has acted with some of the renowned actors in the industry, including Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Ajay Devgn and Govinda.

Her notable film roles include the girl next door in Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998) with Salman Khan, the undercover spy along with Shahrukh Khan in Baadshah (1999) and the village belle in Mela (2000) with Aamir Khan. She paired with Venkatesh in the year 1999 in a Telugu film, Seenu. Film director Karan Johar admitted in an interview that Khanna was in his mind for the role of Tina in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, but she refused it and thus Rani Mukerji was signed.

Khanna left the industry after her marriage to Akshay Kumar in 2001, citing that she did not enjoy the acting profession anymore. Her last film was Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega (2001), which was an average grosser at the box office. 

In 2002, Khanna opened her own interior design store in Crawford Market, Mumbai called The White Window, in partnership with her longtime friend Gurlein Manchanda. Since then, the store has received a prestigious Elle Decor International Design Award (from Indian edition of Elle Decor magazine). She has opened up another branch of the flagship store elsewhere in Mumbai and plans to expand throughout India

Khanna did the interiors for actress Rani Mukerji's new house in 2006. Khanna also produced the films Tees Maar Khan and Patiala House.

She married actor Akshay Kumar in 2001 and together they have a son, Aarav Kumar (born 2002), and a daughter, Nitara Khanna Bhatia (born 25 September 2012), named after Rajesh Khanna. Nitara means "having deep roots".

Her father, Rajesh Khanna, died on July 18, 2012.

Her movies include:

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1995	Barsaat	Tina Oberoi	Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award
1996	Jaan	Kajal
1996	Mr Aashiq		Released titled Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan
1996	Dil Tera Diwana	Komal
1997	Uff! Yeh Mohabbat	Sonia Verma
1997	Itihaas	Naina
1998	Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai	Komal Sinha
1999	Zulmi	Komal
1999	International Khiladi	Payal
1999	Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan	Jasmine Arora
1999	Baadshah	Seema Malhotra/Tina
1999	Seenu		Telugu film
2000	Mela	Roopa
2000	Chal Mere Bhai	Puja	Special appearance
2000	Joru Ka Ghulam	Durga
2001	Jodi No.1	Tina
2001	Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega	Anjali Murthy
2010	Tees Maar Khan	Herself	Special Appearance in ending credits