Twinkle Khanna once revealed that her late father Rajesh Khanna’s astrologer had predicted she would marry Akshay Kumar before she even knew him. The actor-turned-author said she was surprised when her father told her about the prediction because Akshay’s full name had reportedly been mentioned. Years later, Twinkle and Akshay married after her film ‘Mela’ failed at the box office, turning a playful promise into one of Bollywood’s most talked-about love stories.
Twinkle Khanna recalls astrologer’s Akshay Kumar prediction
In an interview on her Tweak India YouTube channel, Twinkle spoke about the unusual prediction linked to her marriage. She said Rajesh Khanna’s astrologer had told him that she would marry Akshay Kumar.“Before I met my husband, that astrologer told him (Rajesh Khanna) and he told me, You will marry Akshay Kumar. And I was like, Who?” Twinkle said.The prediction surprised her because she did not know Akshay at the time. Twinkle, daughter of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, also said she did not believe strongly in astrology. She later visited the same astrologer with her father after her marriage.Twinkle said the astrologer also predicted she would become a writer, even when she was focused on fashion and had not written anything for years. She later became an author and released three books.
Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna’s love story
Akshay and Twinkle first met during a Filmfare photo shoot in Mumbai. Akshay later recalled, “I met Twinkle for the first time during a photo session with Jayesh Seth for Filmfare. I still have that photograph. Thank you Filmfare!”Their relationship grew during the shoot of ‘International Khiladi.’ Twinkle had once described her interest in Akshay as a rebound after a failed relationship and called him “six feet of chocolate ice cream.”Akshay proposed to Twinkle, but she told him she would marry him only if ‘Mela’ did not work. The film failed, and the couple married on January 17, 2001, in a small ceremony attended by about 50 people.They welcomed their son, Aarav, in 2002, and their daughter, Nitara, in 2012. On ‘Koffee With Karan,’ Akshay spoke about their bond and said, “We keep on discovering new things about each other because we are so different. We are poles apart. Well, isn’t that what makes two people more compatible as a couple? It surely is!”In an interview with HT, Akshay called Twinkle his best friend. “Tina (Twinkle) is my best friend. My wife is the best person any man could wish to wake up next to. She holds me up when I’m falling, and puts me down when I’m flying. She makes me laugh when I’m sad, and moans when I am sitting idle. Tina is everything for me. She is my reality check.”The couple has often spoken about their differences, humor, and direct opinions throughout their long marriage.
