Co-stars to lovers and proud parents: Celebrating Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna's charming love story spanning 23 years

Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna are one of the most adored Bollywood couples. From reel to real-life partners, Akshay and Twinkle's love saga is heartwarming. As 'Mr and Mrs Khiladi,' Akshay and Twinkle clock 23 years of togetherness today, take a look at their fascinating love story which is all things mushy.

The love story of Twinkle Khanna and Akshay Kumar is nothing short of a fairytale, but did you know it all began as a fling? On Karan Johar's chat show, Twinkle revealed, "I had come out of a long-term relationship and I wanted to just, for the first time in my life, have a fling. So I decided I was going to have one. There he was, '6 feet of chocolate ice-cream', I'm going to have a fling with him and it's going to last fifteen days." However destiny had other plans! The duo shared screen space in films like 'Zulmi' and 'International Khiladi', both released in 1999.

Did you know Twinkle Khanna married actor Akshay Kumar after she lost a bet? Sharing details about the same, Akshay had said, "She was very confident about Mela and said that if the film didn’t work, she would get married. Fortunately for me, Mela flopped, and we got married." Mela released in 2000 and a year later, Twinkle Khanna and Akshay Kumar got married.

Actor Akshay Kumar and actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna celebrating their 23rd wedding anniversary today. The couple tied the knot on January 17, 2001, in an intimate low-key wedding. However, there are not many pictures from their wedding. According to reports, the couple got married at the residence of designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla in the presence of just 50 people. Actor Aamir Khan and director Dharmesh Darshan, were among the few guests at their wedding.

Actors Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna's love and understanding for each other has earned them the tag of the power couple of Bollywood. They embraced parenthood in 2002, with the birth of their son Aarav. He is currently studying abroad. They also have a daughter named Nitara, who was born in 2012. Twinkle Khanna recently opened up about how Akshay and she are keeping up their family traditions at their house. She revealed that they spend most of their evenings playing cards with each other, just the way Akshay's would do every night.