Former actress and celebrated author Twinkle Khanna was recently felicitated at the Crossword Book Awards 2024 where her book Welcome to Paradise won in the Popular Fiction category. Twinkle, who left the movies and cemented herself in the world of words, is known to be candid with her penmanship. Earlier this year, she received a master's degree in fiction writing from the Goldsmiths, University of London. Twinkle speaks exclusively to Mid-day about returning to college, trying not to offend people with her writings, and the source of her incredible sense of humour. 

Twinkle Khanna on returning to college 

Twinkle Khanna, who gave a second shot at learning, says that her decision to become a student once again stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic. She states, “It was an opportunity to live a completely different life and most people don't get that, especially when they come to this stage, when you are in your late 40s. My life was going in one direction and suddenly I could leap. The only thing that bothered me was everyone else running down the stairs in the university, my knees aren't as good as they used to be (laughs).”