Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna

Twinkle Khanna

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.

Movies

Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega
  • Jun 28, 2001
  • Hindi
Prakash plans to extort money from his distrusting father-in-law. Rahul and Harry, who are in desperate need of cash, join hands with Prakash and help kidnap his wife as part of the plan.
Jodi No. 1
  • Apr 13, 2001
  • Hindi
Partners in crime Jai and Veeru set their next target on a rich businessman, Rai Bahadur. Things turn hilarious when both of them fall for his daughters.
Joru Ka Ghulam
  • Jun 15, 2000
  • Hindi
A conman disguises himself as a groom in order to con a wealthy yet a troubled businessman, later reforms his criminal ways to win his ladylove.
Chal Mere Bhai
  • May 04, 2000
  • Hindi
Vicky, a businessman, loves his younger brother Prem, who spends his time chasing women. When the family considers Sapna to be Vicky's wife, she is already in love with Prem.
Mela
2.5
  • Jan 07, 2000
  • Hindi
When a village belle's brother is killed by a bandit, she vows revenge and enlists the help of two truckers-come-theatre artists in her mission.
Baadshah
  • Aug 27, 1999
  • Hindi
A man who got separated from his biological parents at birth, grows up to become the voice of the people. His caring nature for others, eventually leads him on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth about who his real parents are.
Zulmi
  • Apr 16, 1999
  • Hindi
Raj is hired as a bodyguard for Komal, and the two grow closer to each other over time. However, things get complicated when he comes across Nihal, the man who molested his sister.
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai
  • May 21, 1998
  • Hindi
Sooraj Dhanrajgir, a playboy, falls in love with Komal, who rejects him because of his vices and gives him time to change. Things go awry when a little boy shows up claiming to be his son.
Jaan
4.2
  • Mar 31, 1997
  • Hindi
A police commissioner hires a young man to be his granddaughter's bodyguard but does not know that the man is in fact a killer hired by his cousin in order to kill his granddaughter and inherit the family estate.
Barsaat
  • Oct 06, 1995
  • Hindi
A naive young man and a rich city girl fall in love. Her stepfather, however, doesn't approve of the match and will stop at nothing to split the pair.