Twinkle Khanna’s journey from silver-screen debutante to bestselling author reads like a masterclass in reinvention. Born into Bollywood royalty as the daughter of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, she stepped under the spotlight early but soon found her true calling beyond acting.
After winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut with Barsaat in 1995, Khanna took on a string of films through the late 1990s and early 2000s. Despite a promising start, she discovered that performing on camera never fully satisfied her creative impulses. By the mid-2000s, she quietly stepped away from acting.
Khanna then plunged into interior design, founding The White Window in Mumbai. Crafting elegant spaces honed her eye for detail and narrative flow skills she would later channel into the written word.
In 2015 she launched her literary career with Mrs Funnybones, a witty memoir-cum-essay collection based on her newspaper column. The book shot to the top of bestseller lists, praised for its sharp humour, candid reflections on family life, and relatable observations on modern womanhood.
Building on that success, Khanna published The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad in 2016, a collection of short stories blending social themes with heart. Her 2018 novel Pyjamas Are Forgiving explored grief, self-discovery and the messy beauty of second chances. One story even inspired the film Pad Man, which starred Akshay Kumar and broke taboos around menstrual hygiene.
Today, Twinkle Khanna stands among India’s most celebrated authors. Her books continue to resonate with readers craving honesty wrapped in humour. Beyond publishing, she champions social causes through her writing and curates literary festivals that spotlight fresh voices.
By blending her flair for storytelling with a fearless willingness to start anew, Khanna has proven that true reinvention comes from following one’s passions even if it means leaving glamour behind.
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