Twinkle Khanna is the daughter of film stars
Dimple Kapadia and
Rajesh Khanna, and sister of Rinke Khanna. She was born on 29th December, 1974. She married actor
Akshay Kumar on January 14, 2001. They have a son named Araav, born on September 15, 2002.
Twinkle's debut film was 'Barsaat' (1995) opposite
Bobby Deol. For her performance in Barsaat, she was given the Filmfare Best Debut Award. She then went on to do many films which got her good reviews and recognition from the audience. She has acted with some of the best stars in the industry including
Shahrukh Khan,
Aamir Khan,
Salman Khan and
Govinda.
Her other notable film roles was in "Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai" (1998), the undercover spy along with
Shahrukh Khan in "Baadshah" (1999) and the village belle in "Mela" (2000).
In 2002, Twinkle opened her own interior design store in Crawford Market, Mumbai called 'The White Window', in partnership with her long time friend Gurlein Manchanda. Since then the store has received a prestigious Elle Decor International Design Award - from Indian edition of Elle Decor magazine.
