ery few people have the privilege of being born on the same day as their mom or dad, Tina is one of them. She was born on 29 December 1973, and shares her date of birth with her dad, Jatin alias super-star Rajesh Khanna, born in 1942. Tina is the daughter of well-known Bollywood actress, Dimple Kapadia; has a sister, Rinke, who is married to Industrialist Sameer Saran, and has a daughter. Her aunt is Bollywood actress and costume designer, Simple Kapadia. Her parents are no longer married to each other.
Tina, now renamed Twinkle, made her debut in ‘Barsaat’ at the age of 21, opposite Dharmendra’s second son, Bobby Deol. This movie got an average box office rating, and catapulted both actors to a fair level of popularity. She then went on to star in a total of 15 movies, including one in Telugu (‘Seenu’) opposite Venkatesh. She has acted opposite Salman Khan, Govinda, Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan amongst others. She was the recipient of Best Debut award for her performance in ‘Baraasat’.
She was once engaged to Rajiv Bhatia, alias Bollywood actor Akshaye Kumar, the engagement was broken, however, they did get engaged for a second time, and were subsequently married on 14 January 2001.
After her marriage, Twinkle quit acting, and subsequently gave birth to a baby boy, Araav, on 15 September 2002.
After Araav’s birth, Twinkle, in partnership with Gurlein Manchanda, opened an Interior Design store (White Window) in Bombay’s Crawford Market, and subsequently went on to receive the El Decor Award. She is in the process of opening another store in Bombay.
Films Done By Twinkle Khanna
- Barsaat 1995 Tina Oberoi
- Jaan 1996 Kajal
- Dil Tera Diwana 1996 Komal
- Uff! Yeh Mohabbat 1997 Sonia Verma
- Itihaas 1997 Naina
- Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai 1998 Komal Sinha
- International Khiladi 1999 Payal
- Zulmi 1999 Komal Dutt
- Seenu 1999 Shwetha Telugu language film
- Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan 1999 Jasmine Arora
- Mela 2000 Roopa Singh
- Chal Mere Bhai 2000 Puja Special appearance
- Joru Ka Ghulam 2000 Durga
- Jodi No.1 2001 Tina
- Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega 2001 Anjali
- Tees Maar Khan 2010 As herself Co-producer; Special appearance
Award Received By Twinkle Khanna
- Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut 1996 Barsaat
- Hello! Hall of Fame Award for Most Stylish Couple of the Year 2010 — Along with Akshay Kumar
- Outlook Social Media Award 2016 Inspiring Woman of the Year
- Crossword Popular Non-Fiction Award 2016 Mrs Funnybones
- Hello! Hall of Fame Award for Visionary Woman of the Year 2017
- India Today Woman Writer of the Year 2017 The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad
- Vogue Opinion Maker of the Year 2017
- Bangalore Literature Festival—Popular Choice Award 2017 The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad Women’s
- Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Award 2017 Celebrity Pioneer Award
- National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues 2019 Pad Man
- Crossword Book Award (Popular) For Fiction 2019 Pyjamas Are Forgiving