Gorgeous Twinkle Khanna is the daughter of Superstar Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. Twinkle shares her birthday with her Dad, yes the two were born on the same date December 29. Twinkle also has a younger sister Rinkie Khanna and the two lived with their mother Dimple after their parents got separated. Twinkle as a teenager would help her mom Dimple in her candle making business.
Twinkle studied at Mithibai College in Mumbai and after graduation she decided to make a career in Bollywood. Karisma Kapoor was to act in “Barsaat” , but when she walked out of the project, the role was offered to Twinkle who signed for the movie. There are stories of Dimple using her influence on Sunny Deol to get Twinkle her debut movie.
“Barsaat” was a perfect launch pad for Twinkle and she looked beautiful in the movie; in times when fashion was not given importance, Twinkle made a style statement in costumes designed by her aunt Simple Kapadia. Twinkle also won Filmfare Best Debut Award for her performance. Twinkles second movie “Jaan” was also a big hit. Twinkle was dating debutante actor Abhishek Kapoor and also starred with him in the movie “ Uff Yeh Mohabbat” , but the movie flopped. Twinkle” s biggest career hit was with Salman Khan and it was “ Jab Pyaar Kisi Se Hota Hai” . Twinkle also acted opposite Shahrukh Khan in “ Badshah” which again went on to become a big hit.
Twinkle got friendly to her co-star Akshay Kumar while shooting for “ Zulmi” and “ International Khiladi” and she started dating him despite his Casanova image. Twinkle Khanna tied the knot with Akshay on January 14 2001.
The same year Twinkle had two releases “ Jodi No 1” and “ Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega” and both became superhits. Twinkle was still doing great in her career, but she decided to retire and pursue a career as an Interior designer. Twinkle found success in her endeavour and runs a chain of artifacts and furniture stores called White Window. Twinkle also has a son with Akshay named Aarav. Twinkle has also designed the houses of top notch industrialist and celebrities in India and abroad. With her business venture going strong, Twinkle currently, has no plans to make a comeback in Bollywood.