Twinkle Khanna

Twinkle Khanna (born Tina Jatin Khanna; born on 29 December 1973) is an Indian author, newspaper columnist, interior designer, producer and actress. Her first book, MrsFunnybones came out in 2015. She was India's highest-selling woman writer that year. Her second book, The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad was made into a movie called Pad Man 

 Family 
Her parents are actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. In 2001, she married actor Akshay Kumar. They have two children Aarav and Nitara. 

 Life and career 
In 2015, Khanna released her first non-fiction book, Mrs Funnybones which was declared a bestseller, making Khanna India's highest-selling woman writer that year.

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. It was produced by Khanna's production house, Mrs. Funnybones Movies, which she established in 2016.

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.

In 2023 Khanna released fourth book , Welcome to Paradise and It became the top-selling fiction book of 2023. Also ranked no. 1 on Nielson BookScan and Crossword.

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Category:1973 births
Category:Living people
Category:Indian movie actors
Category:Indian television actors
Category:Indian movie producers
Category:Indian journalists
Category:Indian novelists
Category:People from Bombay
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Category:Filmfare Awards winners