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Twinkle Khanna (born 29 December 1973) is an Indian author, columnist and former actress. She has published the non-fiction collection Mrs Funnybones (2015), the short story collection The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad (2016), the novel Pyjamas Are Forgiving (2018), the short story collection Welcome to Paradise (2023) and Mrs Funnybones Returns (2025), a sequel to her first book. The daughter of actors Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna, she made her acting debut in a leading role in Barsaat (1995), for which she received the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. After appearing as the leading lady in films including Jaan (1996), Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), International Khiladi (1999), Baadshah (1999) and Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (2001), she left the film industry. Khanna subsequently worked as an interior designer and began writing newspaper opinion columns, later collected in her first book. In 2019 she founded Tweak India, a bilingual digital media platform aimed at women. She holds a master's degree in fiction writing from Goldsmiths, University of London. In 2025 she co-hosted the Amazon Prime Video talk show Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle alongside the actress Kajol. Prime Video reported it as its most-watched unscripted Indian original series. Khanna is married to the actor Akshay Kumar, with whom she has two children.