Twinkle Khanna is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n film actress who has acted in Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 and Telugu films. She is the wife of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...

 and the daughter of established actors, Dimple Kapadia

Dimple Kapadia

Dimple Chunnibhai Kapadia is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut at the age of 16, playing the title role in Raj Kapoor's teen romance Bobby . In that same year she married Indian actor Rajesh Khanna, and retired from acting. Kapadia returned to films in 1984 after her separation...

 and Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....

. After leaving film industry in 2001, she ventured into interior designing and is now the co-owner of The White Window store.

Career

Khanna made her debut opposite Bobby Deol

Bobby Deol

Bobby Deol is a Bollywood actor. Deol is the son of the acclaimed Bollywood actor Dharmendra and the brother of Sunny Deol, also a successful actor in the Mumbai based Indian film industry....

 in Barsaat

Barsaat (1995 film)

Barsaat is a 1995 Hindi film which was the debut of Bobby Deol and Twinkle Khanna . The film was directed by Rajkumar Santoshi...

(1995). The film did well at the box office, and she received the Filmfare Best Debut Award

Filmfare Best Debut Award

The Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut is given at the annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films to recognise a performance by a male actor in his debut role.-1990s:*1990Salman Khan - Maine Pyar Kiya*1991Not awarded...

 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 Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...

, Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....

, Salman Khan

Salman Khan

Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...

, Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan

Aamir Hussain Khan is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema....

, Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...

, Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan....

, and Govinda

Govinda (actor)

Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...

.

Her notable film roles include the girl next door in Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai

Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai

Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai is an Indian Hindi language film released in 1998. Directed by Deepak Sareen and written by Honey Irani, the film stars Salman Khan as womanizer Sooraj and Twinkle Khanna as his first real love...

(1998) with Salman Khan

Salman Khan

Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...

, the undercover spy along with Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....

 in Baadshah

Baadshah

Baadshah is a 1999 Bollywood comedy/drama movie starring Shahrukh Khan, Twinkle Khanna and Raakhee Gulzar. It was directed by Abbas-Mustan. The film was a moderate box office success, for which Shahrukh Khan earned a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Performance in a Comic Role...

(1999) and the village belle in Mela

Mela (2000 film)

* This is the third film to feature real-life brothers Aamir Khan and Faisal Khan. Previously Faisal did cameo roles in Aamir's films Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar ....

(2000) with Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan

Aamir Hussain Khan is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema....

. She paired with Venkatesh

Daggubati Venkatesh

Venkatesh Daggubati is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of veteran Tollywood film producer, former MP, Dr. D. Ramanaidu. He is often credited as Victory Venkatesh in films and is one of the lead actors in Telugu Cinema. He has won seven Nandi Awards and four...

 in the year 1999 in a Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 film, Seenu

Seenu

Seenu may have more than one meaning:*Seenu Atoll, an administrative division of the Maldives.*Seenu, the 17th consonant of the Thaana abugaida used in Dhivehi.*Seenu , a South Indian Telugu film.*Seenu , a tamil film starring Karthik....

. Film director, Karan Johar

Karan Johar

Karan Johar is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and Television host. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and Yash Johar. He is one of the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood. He is most known for directing and producing some of Bollywood's highest grossing films in India and the...

 admitted in an interview that Khanna was in his mind for the role of Tina in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is a Hindi romantic comedy film, released in India and the United Kingdom on 16 October 1998. The film was written and directed by the debuting Karan Johar and stars the popular on-screen pair of Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in their fourth movie together...

, but she refused it and thus Rani Mukerji

Rani Mukerji

Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations....

 was signed.

Khanna left the industry after her marriage to Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...

 in 2001, citing that she did not enjoy the acting profession anymore. Her last film was Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega

Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega

Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega is a 2001 Bollywood comedy directed by E. Nivas. It is a very loose remake of the Coen brothers' 1996 film Fargo.-Cast:* Saif Ali Khan - Prakash* Fardeen Khan - Rahul Kapoor...

(2001), which was an average grosser at the box office.

In 2002, Khanna opened her own interior design store in Crawford Market

Crawford Market

Crawford Market is one of South Mumbai's most famous markets. It is named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of the city. The Market was later named after Mahatma Jotirao Phule after a long struggle by the President of Mahatma Phule Smarak Samiti, Mukundraoji Bhujbal Patil...

, Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 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

Rani Mukerji

Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations....

's new house in 2006. Khanna also produced the films Tees Maar Khan

Tees Maar Khan

Tees Maar Khan is an 2010 Hindi action comedy film directed by Farah Khan, starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna in the lead roles. Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor make special appearances in the film. The film was released on 24 December 2010...

and Patiala House

Patiala House

Patiala House is a 2011 Hindi family drama / sports film directed by Nikhil Advani and starring Akshay Kumar and Anushka Sharma. British Asian Actor Armaan Kirmani also makes his debut in this film as Akshay's brother...

.

Personal life

Khanna is the daughter of Dimple Kapadia

Dimple Kapadia

Dimple Chunnibhai Kapadia is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut at the age of 16, playing the title role in Raj Kapoor's teen romance Bobby . In that same year she married Indian actor Rajesh Khanna, and retired from acting. Kapadia returned to films in 1984 after her separation...

 and Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....

. Her sister is Rinke Khanna

Rinke Khanna

Rinke Khanna is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of actor Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia and is the sister of Twinkle Khanna and sister-in-law of actor Akshay Kumar. She made her film debut with Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi , changing her screen name from Rinkle to Rinke...

. Her aunt is Simple Kapadia

Simple Kapadia

Simple Kapadia was a Bollywood actress and costume designer.Simple Kapadia began her career when she was 18 years old. She made her acting debut in 1977 in the film...

. Khanna was born into a Punjabi and Gujarati family. She married actor, Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...

 in 2001 and together they have a son, Aarav Bhatia. She retired from the film industry after her marriage and ventured into interior designing.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1995	Barsaat Barsaat (1995 film) Barsaat is a 1995 Hindi film which was the debut of Bobby Deol and Twinkle Khanna . The film was directed by Rajkumar Santoshi...	Tina Oberoi	Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award
1996	Jaan	Kajal
1996	Mr Aashiq
1996	Dil Tera Diwana Dil Tera Diwana (1996 film) Dil Tera Diwana is a 1996 Indian Bollywood film directed by Lawrence D'Souza and produced by Pahlaj Nihalani. It stars Saif Ali Khan and Twinkle Khanna in pivotal roles.-Cast:* Saif Ali Khan...Ravi Kumar* Twinkle Khanna...Komal...	Komal
1997	Uff! Yeh Mohabbat	Sonia Verma
1997	Iitihaas	Naina
1998	Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai is an Indian Hindi language film released in 1998. Directed by Deepak Sareen and written by Honey Irani, the film stars Salman Khan as womanizer Sooraj and Twinkle Khanna as his first real love...	Komal Sinha
1999	Zulmi Zulmi Zulmi is a Hindi film released in the summer of 1999. It stars Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna as the lead protagonists. Despite good promos, the film failed at the box-office.- Cast :* Akshay Kumar .. Raj Malhotra* Twinkle Khanna .. Komal...	Komal
1999	International Khilaadi International Khilaadi International Khiladi is a 1999 Hindi language Bollywood film starring Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna.-Plot I:The leading gangsters of the world have chosen a new boss, Devraj, who is fronting a big company. Reporter Payal and Johnny are trying to get an interview with Devraj, but that fails, but...	Payal
1999	Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan Mumbai Meri Jaan is a 2008 Hindi film directed by Nishikant Kamat and produced by Ronnie Screwvala. It stars R. Madhavan, Soha Ali Khan, Irrfan Khan, Paresh Rawal and Kay Kay Menon. It deals with the aftermath of the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, where 209 people lost their lives and over...	Jasmine Arora
1999	Baadshah Baadshah Baadshah is a 1999 Bollywood comedy/drama movie starring Shahrukh Khan, Twinkle Khanna and Raakhee Gulzar. It was directed by Abbas-Mustan. The film was a moderate box office success, for which Shahrukh Khan earned a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Performance in a Comic Role...	Seema Malhotra/Tina
1999	Seenu Seenu Seenu may have more than one meaning:*Seenu Atoll, an administrative division of the Maldives.*Seenu, the 17th consonant of the Thaana abugaida used in Dhivehi.*Seenu , a South Indian Telugu film.*Seenu , a tamil film starring Karthik....		Telugu film
2000	Mela Mela (2000 film) * This is the third film to feature real-life brothers Aamir Khan and Faisal Khan. Previously Faisal did cameo roles in Aamir's films Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar ....	Roopa
2000	Chal Mere Bhai Chal Mere Bhai Chal Mere Bhai is a Bollywood comedy film released in 2000. The film is produced by Nitin Manmohan and directed by David Dhawan. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles...	Puja	Special appearance
2000	Joru Ka Ghulam	Durga
2001	Jodi No.1 Jodi No.1 Jodi No.1 is a 2001 Bollywood crime comedy film directed by David Dhawan and starring Govinda and Sanjay Dutt along with Shakti Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Monica Bedi and Twinkle Khanna.-Plot:...	Tina
2001	Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega is a 2001 Bollywood comedy directed by E. Nivas. It is a very loose remake of the Coen brothers' 1996 film Fargo.-Cast:* Saif Ali Khan - Prakash* Fardeen Khan - Rahul Kapoor...	Anjali Murthy
2010	Tees Maar Khan Tees Maar Khan Tees Maar Khan is an 2010 Hindi action comedy film directed by Farah Khan, starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna in the lead roles. Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor make special appearances in the film. The film was released on 24 December 2010...	Herself	Special Appearance in ending credits

Producer

• 2010: Tees Maar Khan
  Tees Maar Khan
  Tees Maar Khan is an 2010 Hindi action comedy film directed by Farah Khan, starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna in the lead roles. Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor make special appearances in the film. The film was released on 24 December 2010...
  
  
• 2011: Patiala House
  Patiala House
  Patiala House is a 2011 Hindi family drama / sports film directed by Nikhil Advani and starring Akshay Kumar and Anushka Sharma. British Asian Actor Armaan Kirmani also makes his debut in this film as Akshay's brother...
  
  
• 2011: Thank You
  Thank You (2011 film)
  Thank You is a 2011 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. It features Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Irrfan Khan, Celina Jaitley and Rimi Sen. The film was released on April 8, 2011. Thank You is about three married men...
  
  

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