Indian author, columnist, interior designer, film producer and retired actress
Twinkle Khanna
Khanna c. 2023
Born
(1973-12-29) 29 December 1973 (age 50)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai)
Other names
Tina Jatin Khanna Mrs Funnybones
Alma mater
Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
Goldsmiths, University of London
Occupations
Author
Columnist
Interior designer
Film producer
Actress
Years active
1995–2001 (actress)
2002–2018 (interior designer, author, producer)
2002–present (columnist)
Spouse
Akshay Kumar
(m. 2001)
Children
2
Parents
Rajesh Khanna (father)
Dimple Kapadia (mother)
Relatives
Rinke Khanna (sister)
Simple Kapadia (aunt)
Twinkle Khanna (born 29 December 1973),[1][2] also known as Tina Jatin Khanna, is an Indian author, columnist, interior designer, film producer, and former actress.
In 2015, Khanna released her first non-fiction book, Mrs Funnybones which was declared a bestseller,[3] making Khanna India's highest-selling woman writer that year.[4][5] Khanna's second book The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad, a collection of short stories, one of which was based on social entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham, was later made into National Award winning feature film, Pad Man with the focus on dispelling taboos around menstruation.[6][7] It was produced under Khanna's production house Mrs. Funnybones Movies which was set up in 2016.[8][9] Her third book, Pyjamas Are Forgiving (Juggernaut Books, 2018) made her the highest-selling female author in India on 2018, according to Nielsen BookScan India.[10][11][12][13] Her fourth book , Welcome to Paradise was released in 2023 and received critical acclaim.[14][15] It was no. 1 position in fiction on the Nielsen BookScan and cemented its position at no. 1 on the Crossword bookstore bestseller list within a few weeks of publication.[16]
In 2022, Twinkle Khanna went onto pursue her Masters in Fiction Writing at the Goldsmiths, University of London and completed her degree in 2023.[17][18][19] Her final dissertation received a distinction and got shortlisted for the Pat Kavanagh Prize. [1]
In addition to this, Twinkle also launched Tweak India, a bilingual digital media platform for women and supports a number of causes.[20][21] She is a former film actress known for her work in Hindi films. Khanna made her acting debut with the musical romance Barsaat (1995), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Khanna went onto appear in films such as Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), Seenu (1999), Baadshah (1999) and Joru Ka Ghulam (2000). After Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (2001), Khanna retired from films.
^Das, Tina (22 December 2023). "Twinkle Khanna is fun, fearless and 50. Her Delhi book launch was all about ladies who laugh". Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^"Twinkle Khanna reveals she had 'existential crisis' on the thought of turning 50: It is tougher for women to age". Hindustan Times. 11 December 2023. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^Alves, Glynda. "Twinkle Khanna's book 'MRS Funnybones' declared a bestseller". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^"Twinkle Khanna, Amish Tripathi: The storytellers". 19 March 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^"MRS Funnybones sold over 100,000 copies! | Cine Speaks". 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^"National Awards 2019: Padman wins Best Film on Social Issue; Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna react". 10 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^"Twinkle Khanna on Producing National Award-Winning Film PadMan: Was Dissuaded From Making a Film on Pads". India.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^"Twinkle Khanna launches production house, MRS Funnybones Movies". Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^"Twinkle Khanna turns producer with R Balki's next; launches MRS Funnybones Movies". 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^"Twinkle Khanna on being a best-selling author, her latest book, MeToo and more". 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^"Outlook India Magazine Online- Read News India, Latest News Analysis, World, Sports, Entertainment | Best Online Magazine India". Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^"Pyjamas are Forgiving - over 100k Copies Sold". Business Standard India. 12 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^"Pyjamas are Forgiving - over 100k Copies Sold". Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^Khanna, Twinkle (1 December 2023). ""One of my greatest talents is as an eavesdropper," says Twinkle Khanna". Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^Daftuar, Swati (30 November 2023). "'I'm a terrible eavesdropper' | Twinkle Khanna on her new book 'Welcome to Paradise', and on taking notes from conversations around her". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
^"Twinkle Khanna's book Welcome to Paradise declared a bestseller". Hindustan Times. 21 December 2023. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^"Actor-author Twinkle Khanna goes to University of London to pursue fiction writing course". The Times of India. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
^"Akshay Kumar Is 'Proud Husband' As Wife Twinkle Khanna Completes Master's Degree, Asks When Are You Coming Home?". TimesNow. 2 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^"Twinkle Khanna receives 'exceptional distinction' at university, says Karan Johar cast wrong people in Student of the Year". 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
^"Twinkle Khanna launches Tweak, a bilingual digital media platform for women". 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^"Twinkle Khanna launches her digital platform, Tweak India". October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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newspaper columnist, film producer, film actress and interior designer TwinkleKhanna. The book was published on 7 November 2016 by Juggernaut Books. It contains...
former film actress TwinkleKhanna and published by Penguin India. Mrs Funnybones sold over one lakh copies making TwinkleKhanna India's highest-selling...
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