Twinkle Khanna(I)
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Very 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 (1995) 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.
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 (1995) 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.