Actor Twinkle Khanna has always been extremely candid about her life and her relationships. Twinkle grew up under the care of her single mother Dimple Kapadia, as Dimple walked out of Rajesh Khanna’s house when Twinkle and her younger sister were still very young, and Twinkle has often recalled the time when her mother was the single most influential woman in her life. During a recent interview, Twinkle revealed that it was her mother who set an example for her and taught her how to thrive as a woman in a patriarchal world.

The author-actor talked to BBC India recently while promoting her new book. Right off the bat, she was asked about how exactly she shaped up to be the kind of person she is. Without skipping a beat, Twinkle credited her mother for being the right influence and said, “

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