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