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'''Twinkle Khanna''' (also known as '''Tina Jatin Khanna'''; born on 29 December 1974) is an Indian author, columnist, [[interior design]]er, [[film producer]] and a former film actress.

Her 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 (film)|Pad Man]] with the focus on dispelling taboos around menstruation <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/national-awards-2019-padman-wins-best-film-on-social-issue-akshay-kumar-twinkle-khanna-react-7140911.html | title=National Awards 2019: Padman wins Best Film on Social Issue; Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna react-Entertainment News, Firstpost | date=10 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web  |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/bollywood-news-twinkle-khanna-on-producing-national-award-winning-film-padman-was-dissuaded-from-making-a-film-on-pads-3742652/ |title=Twinkle Khanna on Producing National Award-Winning Film PadMan: Was Dissuaded From Making a Film on Pads |publisher=India.com |date= |accessdate=2022-09-04}}</ref> It was produced under Khanna's production house Mrs. Funnybones Movies which was set up in 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/twinkle-khanna-launches-production-house-mrs-funnybones-movies/articleshow/55970238.cms | title=Twinkle Khanna launches production house, MRS Funnybones Movies }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/twinkle-khanna-turns-producer-with-r-balkis-next-launches-mrs-funnybones-movies-3155308.html | title=Twinkle Khanna turns producer with R Balki's next; launches MRS Funnybones Movies-Entertainment News, Firstpost | date=14 December 2016 }}</ref>

Her most recent book and first novel, [[Pyjamas Are Forgiving]] (Juggernaut Books, 2018) made her the highest-selling female author in India in the year 2018, according to Nielsen BookScan India.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/twinkle-khanna-on-being-a-best-selling-author-her-latest-book-metoo-and-more/story-cInM70jUSl2bqLnIvnvoRP.html | title=Twinkle Khanna on being a best-selling author, her latest book, MeToo and more | date=27 December 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/pyjamas-are-forgiving--over-100k-copies-sold/1573767 | title=Outlook India Magazine Online- Read News India, Latest News Analysis, World, Sports, Entertainment &#124; Best Online Magazine India }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/pyjamas-are-forgiving-over-100k-copies-sold-119071200957_1.html | title=Pyjamas are Forgiving - over 100k Copies Sold | newspaper=Business Standard India | date=12 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/pyjamas-are-forgiving-over-100k-copies-sold20190712174342 | title=Pyjamas are Forgiving - over 100k Copies Sold }}</ref>

Twinkle Khanna was born on 29 December in [[Mumbai]], the first of two daughters of veteran Hindi film actors [[Dimple Kapadia]] and [[Rajesh Khanna]], with whom she shared her birthday.<ref name="HT">{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Ananya |title=My sense of humour used to always land me in trouble, says Twinkle 'Funnybones' Khanna |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/my-sense-of-humour-used-to-always-land-me-in-trouble-says-twinkle-funnybones-khanna/story-DQGWeMTlNdFmQqNWpjKbTN.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=26 March 2020 |date=13 August 2017}}</ref> Her maternal grandfather, Chunnibhai Kapadia was a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] businessman and her father Rajesh Khanna, born in [[Punjabi Khatri]] in [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], was from a family of railway contractors.<ref>{{cite news |title=Twinkle Khanna shares throwback picture with grandmother Betty Kapadia, see it here |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/twinkle-khanna-shares-throwback-picture-with-grandmother-betty-kapadia-see-it-here/story-TWthBEyeArGei984XHitkO.html |access-date=26 March 2020 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=4 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Trisha |title=A star fell from heaven |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/trisha-gupta/A-star-fell-from-heaven/articleshow/44873269.cms |access-date=26 March 2020 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=20 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rajesh Khanna passes away |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120718/latest-news.htm |access-date=26 March 2020 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |date=18 July 2012}}</ref> On her mother's side, she is the niece of [[Simple Kapadia]], an actress and costume designer whom she "adored".<ref>{{cite news |title=Akki, Twinkle to support Simple's son |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/akki-twinkle-to-support-simple-s-son/story-GWhDcccGVEAHj11p0z1w3K.html |access-date=17 April 2015 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=25 November 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004045508/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/akki-twinkle-to-support-simple-s-son/story-GWhDcccGVEAHj11p0z1w3K.html |archive-date=4 October 2015}}</ref> Her sister [[Rinke Khanna]] and cousin [[Karan Kapadia]] have also acted in films.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Garima |title=Rinke Khanna becomes a mummy again |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Rinke-Khanna-becomes-a-mummy-again/articleshow/23796610.cms |access-date=17 April 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228084737/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Rinke-Khanna-becomes-a-mummy-again/articleshow/23796610.cms |archive-date=28 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lohana |first1=Avinash |title=Karan Kapadia : I Feel Extremely Lucky to Have Two Moms |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/karan-kapadia-i-feel-extremely-lucky-to-have-two-moms/amp_articleshow/62286050.cms |access-date=26 March 2020 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=29 December 2017}}</ref>

Khanna attended the [[New Era High School]], [[Panchgani]] and the [[Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20161219-humour-cant-exist-without-candour-twinkle-khanna-akshay-kumar-733748-2016-12-19 |title=Twinkle 'Funnybones' Khanna: The author who puts a bit of herself in her characters |first1=Moeena |last1=Halim |date=19 December 016 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref name="HT" /><ref name="Rediff">{{cite web |last1=Kulkarni |first1=Ronjita |title=I pretend I was never in the movies! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/interview/twinkle-khanna-i-pretend-i-was-never-in-the-movies/20150910.htm |work=[[Rediff]] |access-date=26 March 2020 |date=10 September 2015}}</ref> After finishing her [[Board examination|Class 12th]], she wanted to pursue a career as [[chartered accountant]] and gave the entrance examination but joined the film industry instead on the insistence of her parents.<ref name="Rediff" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Basu |first1=Nilanjana |title=What Dimple Kapadia Told Twinkle Khanna When She Was A 'Plump Nerd' |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/what-dimple-kapadia-told-twinkle-khanna-when-she-was-a-plump-nerd-1782417 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=26 March 2020 |date=1 December 2017}}</ref> Before beginning her film career, Khanna went through an eye surgery.<ref name="Songs">{{cite news |title=Akshay Kumar And Twinkle Khanna Remember Rajesh Khanna On His Birthday With Sweet Note |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/akshay-kumar-and-twinkle-khanna-remember-rajesh-khanna-on-his-birthday-with-sweet-note/20171170 |access-date=25 March 2020 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=29 December 2018}}</ref>

Khanna played the lead role in ''[[Baadshah (1999 film)|Baadshah]]'' (1999), featuring [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as a detective.<ref name="Sen2012">{{cite book |last=Sen |first=Sonali Ghosh |title=K-K-Krazy About Khan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bUyeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT84 |date=16 October 2012 |publisher=Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=978-81-291-2837-9 |page=84}}</ref> In the same year, she acted opposite Saif Ali Khan in ''[[Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'', a romantic comedy directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]]. She was paired opposite [[Aamir Khan]] in [[Dharmesh Darshan]]'s ''[[Mela (2000 film)|Mela]]'' (2000). Similar to ''The Seven Samurai'' in story,<ref name="Mela">{{cite news |last1=Taliculam |first1=Sharmila |title=Aamir is the star attraction |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/08mela.htm |access-date=3 March 2015 |work=[[Rediff]] |date=8 January 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124636/http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/08mela.htm |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> it was an average grosser at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nahta |first1=Komal |author-link1=Komal Nahta |title=Mela opens to decent audience |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/11box.htm |access-date=3 March 2015 |work=[[Rediff]] |date=11 January 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923190011/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/11box.htm |archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref> ''[[Chal Mere Bhai]]'' (2000) featured Khanna in a special appearance beside a leading role in the comedy ''[[Joru Ka Ghulam (2000 film)|Joru Ka Ghulam]]'', opposite [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]. She also acted in the [[David Dhawan]]-directed comedy ''[[Jodi No.1]]'' (2001).<ref name="Zaidi2014">{{cite book |last=Zaidi |first=S Hussain |title=My Name is Abu Salem |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wzmQBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT108 |date=21 November 2014 |publisher=Penguin Books Limited |isbn=978-93-5118-866-7 |page=108}}</ref> Her acting in the film met with poor reviews.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taparia |first1=Nidhi |title=As humorous as canned laughter |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2001/apr/14jodi.htm |access-date=3 March 2015 |work=[[Rediff]] |date=14 April 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115034/http://m.rediff.com/movies/2001/apr/14jodi.htm |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> Film director [[Karan Johar]] admitted in an interview that Khanna was in his mind for the role of Tina in ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'',<ref name="Debut" /> but she refused it, and thus [[Rani Mukerji]] was signed.<ref>{{cite news |author=India Times Movies |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/How-Rani-got-her-crown/articleshow/3640571.cms |title=How Rani got her crown? |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=26 October 2008 |access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref> She left the industry after her marriage to Akshay Kumar in 2001, citing that she did not enjoy the acting profession any more.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jawed |first1=Zeeshan |title=Twinkling at home |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050619/asp/calcutta/story_4887572.asp |access-date=25 February 2015 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=19 June 2005 |location=Kolkata |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225182336/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050619/asp/calcutta/story_4887572.asp |archive-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> Her last film was ''[[Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega]]'' (2001), a remake of the Telugu movie ''[[Money (1993 film)|Money]]'' (1993).<ref>{{cite news |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |author-link=Taran Adarsh |title=Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/reviews/type/view/id/587/Love%20Ke%20Liye%20Kuch%20Bhi%20Karega |access-date=18 April 2015 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=29 June 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418081950/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/reviews/type/view/id/587/Love%20Ke%20Liye%20Kuch%20Bhi%20Karega |archive-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> It featured her opposite [[Fardeen Khan]] and was an average grosser at the box office.<ref name="Box office">{{cite web |title=Saif Ali Khan |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/saifalikhan.htm |access-date=14 April 2007 |date=28 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206145731/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/saifalikhan.htm |archive-date=6 February 2007}}</ref>

In August and October 1999, Khanna performed in the Awesome Foursome concert held at the Shah Alam Outdoor Stadium, Malaysia and the Magnificent Five concert at [[Birmingham]], England. [[Juhi Chawla]], Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan accompanied her in the former while in the latter she performed alongside Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Akshaye Khanna and Rani Mukherjee.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waheed |first1=Sajahan |title=Twinkle Twinkle Bollywood Stars |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UnBhAAAAIBAJ&pg=7054%2C6257117 |access-date=10 March 2015 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |date=27 October 1999 |page=22 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Bollywood Fever peaks |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=95a0AAAAIAAJ |year=2000 |journal=Malaysian Business |location=Malaysia |page=117 |issue=1–4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Keely |first1=Alistair |title=Bollywood Five Prove Simply Magnificent |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bollywood+five+prove+simply+magnificent.-a060496021 |access-date= |work=[[The Birmingham Post]] |date=30 August 1999 |location=Birmingham}}</ref> The following year, she was part of the judges panel at [[Femina Miss India]].<ref name="Pathak2006">{{cite book |last=Pathak |first=Jayshree |title=The Crowning Secrets of Beauty Queens |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=21SnTDjs4QQC&pg=PA35 |date=1 January 2006 |publisher=Jaico Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7992-603-1 |page=35}}</ref> She made her theatre debut as the female lead in Feroz Khan's ''All The Best'' in February 2001.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chopra |first1=Anupama |author-link1=Anupama Chopra |title=Twinkle toes |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/twinkle-khanna-makes-her-stage-debut-in-feroze-khans-all-the-best/1/232766.html |access-date=2 August 2016 |work=[[India Today]] |date=19 March 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818114722/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/twinkle-khanna-makes-her-stage-debut-in-feroze-khans-all-the-best/1/232766.html |archive-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> In 2002, Khanna opened her own interior design store in [[Crawford Market]], [[Mumbai]], called The White Window, in partnership with her longtime friend Gurlein Manchanda. Since then, the store has received the Elle Decor International Design Award.<ref name="Galaxy">{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |title=In a new galaxy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/in-a-new-galaxy/article3195487.ece |access-date=23 February 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=1 July 2006 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> She has opened up another branch of the store elsewhere in Mumbai.<ref name="TKLKF">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Twinkle-Khanna-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/45665029.cms |title=Twinkle Khanna: Lesser known facts&nbsp;– Slide 7 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=25 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213042526/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Twinkle-Khanna-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/45665029.cms |archive-date=13 February 2015}}</ref> She does not hold a professional degree and worked with an architect for two years to learn the procedures.<ref name="Galaxy" /> During her pregnancy, she practised maps and designs using [[Computer-aided design|CAD]].<ref>{{cite news |title=From acting to designing |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/from-acting-to-designing/article28210534.ece |access-date=2 March 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=22 October 2005 |location=Thiruvananthapuram |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Khanna did the interiors for [[Rani Mukerji]]'s,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walia |first1=Nona |last2=Vaswani |first2=Anjana |title=Should you trust your home to a star wife? |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIPU%2F2012%2F05%2F06&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar03300&AppName=1 |access-date=3 March 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100952/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIPU%2F2012%2F05%2F06&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar03300&AppName=1 |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> [[Reemma Sen]]'s<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lepcha |first1=Esha Sahor |title=Spot her at Lokhandwala |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/spot-her-at-lokhandwala/article3021955.ece |access-date=2 March 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 September 2009 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> and [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]'s houses,<ref>{{cite news |last=S. |first=Nupura |title=An outlet for Twinkle's creativity |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020511/windows/main4.htm |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |location=Chandigarh |date=11 May 2002 |access-date=18 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061955/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020511/windows/main4.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> [[Kareena Kapoor]]'s Bandra flat in 2008<ref>{{cite news |title=I do ado |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081207/jsp/7days/story_10216937.jsp |access-date=25 February 2015 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=7 December 2008 |location=Kolkata |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225230806/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081207/jsp/7days/story_10216937.jsp |archive-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> and Poonam Bajaj's design studio.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yet another address |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/yet-another-address/article3191522.ece |access-date=2 March 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=27 April 2006 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> On the request of one of her clients, she ordered a company to make a golden toilet seat.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rathore |first1=Vijaya |title=Some beautiful and mostly bizarre desires wrapped in gold |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-26/news/38040620_1_datta-phuge-gold-shirt-2-5-lakh |access-date=15 March 2015 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=26 March 2013}}</ref> Khanna is the Indian [[brand ambassador]] for [[L'Oréal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Twinkle Khanna to endorse salon hair brand L'Oréal Professionnel for India |url=https://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/health-and-beauty/salon-and-spa/twinkle-khanna-to-endorse-salon-hair-brand-loreal-professionnel-for-india/57426723 |access-date=13 December 2017 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=2 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214014725/https://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/health-and-beauty/salon-and-spa/twinkle-khanna-to-endorse-salon-hair-brand-loreal-professionnel-for-india/57426723 |archive-date=14 December 2017}}</ref>

 

In 2001, Khanna camper for her father's election in [[New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|New Delhi]].<ref name="Roy1996">{{cite book |last=Roy |first=Meenu |title=India Votes, Elections 1996: A Critical Analysis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wm2dVWi-2I4C&pg=PA152 |date=1 January 1996 |publisher=Deep & Deep Publications |isbn=978-81-7100-900-8 |page=152}}</ref> She met [[Akshay Kumar]], for the first time during a photo session for ''[[Filmfare]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Raghuvendra |title="I never had to do anything to impress Twinkle"&nbsp;– Akshay Kumar |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/i-never-had-to-do-anything-to-impress-twinkle-akshay-kumar-3269.html |access-date=3 March 2015 |work=[[Filmfare]] |date=28 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912201912/http://www.filmfare.com/features/i-never-had-to-do-anything-to-impress-twinkle-akshay-kumar-3269.html |archive-date=12 September 2015}}</ref>

They got married on 17 January 2001 and together have a son, Aarav and a daughter, Nitara.<ref>{{cite news |title=Akshay-Twinkle mark 19th anniversary with quirky post |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/akshaytwinkle-mark-19th-anniversary-with-quirky-post/1711073 |access-date=25 March 2020 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |date=17 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/congrats-akshay-kumar-twinkle-khanna-blessed-with-a-baby-girl/story-qwTE3xHURdGSYP5VoH9LGJ.html |title=CONGRATS! Akshay Kumar-Twinkle Khanna blessed with a baby girl |access-date=25 September 2012 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004054603/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/congrats-akshay-kumar-twinkle-khanna-blessed-with-a-baby-girl/story-qwTE3xHURdGSYP5VoH9LGJ.html |archive-date=4 October 2015}}</ref> Kumar often credits Khanna for his success.<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |title=On Mother's Day Akshay thanks Twinkle for his success |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/potpourri/on-mothers-day-akshay-thanks-twinkle-for-his-success.html |access-date=3 March 2015 |work=[[The Pioneer (India)|Daily Pioneer]] |date=12 May 2013 |location=New Delhi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003220230/http://www.dailypioneer.com/potpourri/on-mothers-day-akshay-thanks-twinkle-for-his-success.html |archive-date=3 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |title=Twinkle is my lucky charm: Akshay Kumar |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/66422/twinkle-my-lucky-charm-akshay.html |access-date=3 March 2015 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=28 April 2010 |location=New Delhi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151634/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/66422/twinkle-my-lucky-charm-akshay.html |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine listed her as the fourth-best-dressed celebrity in India.<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |title=Sonam Kapoor is Bollywood's best dressed celebrity |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/27441/archives.php |access-date=3 March 2015 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=25 September 2009 |location=New Delhi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402162652/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/27441/archives.php |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> In February 2014, she was operated on at the Breach Candy hospital for the removal of a [[kidney stone]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thakkar |first1=Mehul S |title=Twinkle Khanna undergoes surgery |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Twinkle-Khanna-undergoes-surgery/articleshow/29801918.cms |access-date=13 March 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 February 2014 |location=Mumbai}}</ref>

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