Twinkle Khanna is an Indian author, columnist, interior designer, film producer and a former film actress.
33 Facts About Twinkle Khanna
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In 2019, Twinkle Khanna launched Tweak India, a bilingual digital media platform for women.
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Twinkle Khanna's maternal grandfather, Chunnibhai Kapadia was a Gujarati businessman and her father Rajesh Khanna, born in Punjabi Khatri Hindu family in Amritsar, Punjab, was from a family of railway contractors.
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Twinkle Khanna attended the New Era High School, Panchgani and the Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics.
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Twinkle Khanna is currently pursuing Master of Arts from Goldsmiths at University of London.
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Twinkle Khanna was cast by Dharmendra and before the film's release Khanna signed for two more projects.
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Twinkle Khanna's only release in 1998 was Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai, which featured her as Salman Khan's love interest and was a box office success.
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Twinkle Khanna was paired with Daggubati Venkatesh in the Telugu film Seenu.
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Twinkle Khanna played the lead role in Baadshah, featuring Shah Rukh Khan as a detective.
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Twinkle Khanna was paired opposite Aamir Khan in Dharmesh Darshan's Mela.
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Twinkle Khanna acted in the David Dhawan-directed comedy Jodi No 1.
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Twinkle Khanna's acting in the film met with poor reviews.
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Twinkle Khanna left the industry after her marriage to Akshay Kumar in 2001, citing that she did not enjoy the acting profession any more.
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Twinkle Khanna made her theatre debut as the female lead in Feroz Khan's All The Best in February 2001.
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In 2002, Twinkle Khanna opened her own interior design store in Crawford Market, Mumbai, called The White Window, in partnership with her longtime friend Gurlein Manchanda.
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Twinkle Khanna has opened up another branch of the store elsewhere in Mumbai.
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Twinkle Khanna did the interiors for Rani Mukerji's, Reemma Sen's and Tabu's houses, Kareena Kapoor's Bandra flat in 2008 and Poonam Bajaj's design studio.
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Twinkle Khanna has endorsed for and designed Supertech's ORB project in Noida and another residential project in Pune.
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However, Twinkle Khanna filed a case against Supertech for failing to pay 10.4 million as endorsement fees.
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Twinkle Khanna is the co-founder of Grazing Goat Pictures and has co-produced the films Tees Maar Khan and Patiala House.
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Twinkle Khanna did a cameo appearance in the former film.
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Twinkle Khanna has co-produced Thank You, Khiladi 786,72 Miles.
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Twinkle Khanna has been the brand ambassador for the watch brand Movado and endorsed Coca-Cola and Micromax Mobile.
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In December 2016, Twinkle Khanna launched her production house Mrs Funnybones Movies which eventually co-produced Pad Man.
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Twinkle Khanna is a columnist at Daily News and Analysis after hours and The Times of India.
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Twinkle Khanna has been actively advocating the cause of menstrual hygiene.
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Twinkle Khanna joined hands with Save the Children to promote the right to menstrual hygiene among children and slum communities.
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Twinkle Khanna was invited to speak at the University of Oxford in 2018.
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Twinkle Khanna was invited to be a part of an eminent panel at the United Nations, New York and appeared on BBC world Impact show to talk about menstrual hygiene and sanitation globally.
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In 2019, Twinkle Khanna launched Tweak, a bilingual digital media platform for women.
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Twinkle Khanna met Akshay Kumar, for the first time during a photo session for Filmfare magazine.
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Twinkle Khanna surrendered at the Vakola police station and was released on bail.
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Twinkle Khanna has maintained a Twitter account since November 2014.