Twinkle Khanna (born December 29, 1974 in Pune, India) is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of film stars Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna and sister of Rinkle Khanna. She was born on her father's 32nd birthday. She received the filmfare best Debut Award for her performance.

In 2002, Twinkle opened her own interior design store in Crawford Market,Mumbai called the White Window, in partnership with her long time friend Gurlein Manchanda. Since then the store has received a prestigious Elle Decor International Design Award(from Indian edition of Elle Decor magazine) and Twinkle has opened up another branch of the flagship store elsewhere in Mumbai.

She married actor Akshay Kumar on January 14, 2001. She left the Industry after her marriage to Akshay Kumar.Her last film was "Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega"(2001) which was received averagely at the box office. Their first child, a son named Araav, was born on September 15, 2002.

Her other notable film roles include the girl next door in "Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai" (1998), the undercover spy with Shahrukh Khan in "Baadshah" (1999) and the village belle in "Mela" (2000).