Twinkle Khanna Opens Up About Menopause in Her New Column, Calls It ‘Dard-e-Disco’
New Delhi, 9th November 2025: Actor, author, and columnist Twinkle Khanna — known for her candid humour and fearless opinions — has once again struck a chord with her readers by opening up about menopause in her latest column titled “Dard-e-Disco and the New Menopause Rhymes.” Khanna discussed her personal experiences with ageing and hormonal changes, blending honesty with her trademark wit.
Menopause, which usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55, marks the end of a woman’s menstrual cycle and is often accompanied by symptoms like mood swings, hot flashes, and sleep disturbances. Khanna said that while many assume it brings relief, the journey to that stage is far from easy.
In her column, the Mrs Funnybones author wrote, “I always thought turning fifty meant finding my true self. But now it’s all about the hormones waning and searching for my reading glasses in the dark at three in the morning. This should be the time when kids leave home. But it feels like my hormones have packed up and left for some unknown island while I’m watching the starry sky through cold glass windows.”
Through humour and reflection, Khanna highlighted the physical and emotional toll of menopause, describing it as a thief “who not only opens the safe but also runs off with your valuables.” She candidly listed symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, bone pain, thinning skin, and even unexpected facial hair growth.
Admitting that she feels “tired and energetic, alert and blurry, hot and clammy,” Khanna also confessed to moments of forgetfulness. “I forget people’s names, movies, books — and the next day, they return looking like they’ve been on an overnight camping trip,” she wrote, adding with a laugh that she sometimes envies men for not having to experience hormonal chaos.
The columnist, who hosts the show Too Much with Kajol and Twinkle, also revealed how she’s working to manage these changes. “I’m a fixer by nature. In another life, I would have been working for a cartel and efficiently disposing of bodies. Now, all I have to do is fix my body,” she wrote, mentioning that she has returned to weightlifting after nearly two decades.
To cope with the transition, Khanna said she focuses on a healthy routine — combining squats, lunges, and pelvic floor exercises with supplements like magnesium glycinate, ashwagandha, lion’s mane, brahmi, and primrose oil. She shared that her diet has also changed: “I now eat toasted sandwiches for lunch and dinner, and I no longer crave soya chakli, banana chips, or peanut chikki. I have ice cream with my daughter Nitara only once every two weeks.”
With her trademark mix of humour and realism, Twinkle Khanna’s new column normalises conversations around menopause — a subject often brushed under the carpet — and encourages women to embrace this life stage with grace, honesty, and a touch of laughter.
