Khushbu Sundar[a] (born Nakhat Khan; 29 September 1970) is an Indian politician, actress, film producer and television personality.

[4] Khushbu started her career as a child artist in the Hindi film The Burning Train (1980) in the song "Teri Hai Zameen Tera Aasman".

Between 1980 and 1985, she performed as a child actor in various Hindi films like Naseeb, Laawaris, Kaalia, Dard Ka Rishta, and Bemisal.

[6] She made her adult acting debut in the much-acclaimed 1985 Hindi film Meri Jung in a supporting role as Anil Kapoor's younger sister.

Khushbu played a significant supporting role in Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin (1990), alongside Aamir Khan and Madhuri Dixit.

Khushbu was introduced to South Indian screens by D. Ramanaidu and K. Raghavendra Rao through the Telugu film Kaliyuga Pandavulu (1986).

Khushbu moved her base to Chennai and started focussing on Tamil and other South Indian film industries.

She later appeared in successful films such as Nattupura Pattu (1996), Irattai Roja (1996), Ettupatti Rasa (1997), Paththini (1997), Thulli Thirintha Kaalam (1998), Simmarasi (1998), Viralukketha Veekkam (1999), Power of Women (2005), Periyar (2007) and Pazhani (2008).

Khushbu and sprinter Usain Bolt are honorary members of Richmond Football Club, based in Melbourne, Australia.

[10][11] Khushbu was introduced to Australian Rules Football, and nominated for the role of honorary member of Richmond Tigers by former Ministerial Adviser Mr. Nitin Gupta.

[12][13][14] On 14 August 2017, Khushbu was invited by RMIT University to speak with their Media and Communication students about the 'Representation of Women in Indian Cinema' at a session moderated by Dr. Vikrant Kishore.

She also engaged in a lengthy Q&A with students and guests, sharing her own experiences of working in Indian cinema for over 37 years and appearing in around 200 films.

She served as the National Spokesperson of the INC.[20] Khushbu has been very critical of Narendra Modi's policies and has often taken to Twitter to criticise the ruling dispensation.

[32] The Bharatiya Janata Party fielded Khushbu for the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from Thousand Lights constituency in Chennai.

[42][51] Kushbu stirred controversy in December 2012 when she wore a saree that had images of the Hindu gods Rama, Krishna and Hanuman.

[53] In January 2006, in its first Indian edition,[54] Maxim magazine featured a full-page composite photograph with her head pasted onto the body of a model wearing a bikini.

[58] In 2005, she said in an interview it was fine for girls to indulge in pre-marital sex if they safeguard themselves and took precautions to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.