Dimple Kapadia advised this to Akshay Kumar when he proposed marriage to Twinkle Khanna

Twinkle Khanna hails from a film background and is married to actor Akshay Kumar. The actress-turned-author recently recalled her mother’s reaction when Kumar asked for her hand in marriage. Twinkle opined that her mother advised the couple to stay in a live-in setup before tying the knot. 

3 things you need to know 

• Twinkle Khanna tied the knot with Akshay Kumar in 2001. 
• The former actress is the daughter of veteran actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. 
• Twinkle now works as an author.

Twinkle Khanna sheds light on mother’s advise 

In a video by Tweak India, Twinkle Khanna recalled Dimple Kapadia’s reaction when Akshay Kumar asked for her hand in marriage. She said, “When my husband said he wants to marry me, my mother said, ‘Nothing doing, you live together for two years.  If you make it, then you get married.” The actress also shared the reason why her mother gave the advice. 

(Twinkle Khanna is the elder daughter of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia | Image: Twinkle Khanna/Instagram)

Though Dimple Kapadia never got a divorce, she was separated from her husband Rajesh Khanna. Consequently, Twinkle Khanna ended up spending most time with her mother. She recalled Dimple referring to her rocky marriage and so she said, “I have been married. I’ve seen what it’s like”. 

Twinkle Khanna opens up on being raised by a single mother 

In the same video, the Mela actress shared that she wondered what would have happened had her parents never separated. She says, “I feel that maybe if my parents were together, would I really want to constantly keep working, doing something? I probably wouldn’t”. Twinkle also added that since she was raised largely by her mother, a male figure remained missing from her life and so she remained a stranger to the concept of patriarchy for the longest time.