Esha Deol (born 2 November 1981) is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films. She made her acting debut in Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe (2002). The film flopped at the box office but Deol was praised by film critics and her performance in the movie earned her numerous awards and nominations including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[1]
Deol's films that featured her in lead roles were failures at the box
office, which were unable to establish her as a successful heroine.
However, Deol earned critical acclaim for her performances and has
mainly found success in multi-starrer movies. Deol's breakthrough role
was in the critically acclaimed Tamil film Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004) and its Hindi remake Yuva (2004).
Deol's first commercial success was the multi-starrer action film Dhoom (2004) featuring her in a supporting role. It was followed by numerous multi-starrer movies including Dus (2005) and No Entry
(2005) that were commercial successes at the box office and earned Deol
critical acclaim. The majority of Deol's later movies continued to be
failures but she earned critical acclaim for her performances in films
including Ankahee (2006), Darling (2007) until she took a hiatus from acting. Deol made her comeback to acting with a lead role in Tell Me O Kkhuda (2011).
2002–03: Debut
Deol decided to join the acting line of her parents and became a
second-generation actress. She started her acting career in a lead role
with Vinay Shukla's Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe (2002) opposite Aftab Shivdasani, with Sanjay Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan and Anupam Kher
playing supporting roles. The film was a failure at the box office.
Deol received mixed reactions from critics upon her performance. Savera R
Someshwar of Rediff
wrote "Esha, as a person, exudes a confidence that almost borders on
arrogance. She's athletic and seems perfectly capable of looking after
herself in any situation. Esha, on screen, is required to convey three
emotions: Love, sorrow and fear. Especially fear. No wonder she
flounders. She is just unable to look terrorised. Even her alleged
romance with costar Aftab has not helped her shed her stern demeanour in
her romantic scenes."[2]
Rakesh Budhu of Planet Bollywood wrote "She isn’t horrible, but given
the hype, the demands and of course, comparisons, she surely isn’t up to
the mark. Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe is just plain old mediocre in such a
way that you end up noticing the flaws in Esha’s performance more. Her
facial expressions need work, her attitude is beautiful but she seems
too stern when it is not required. Of course, she is nowhere close to
being a washout and if you are her fan you can appreciate the other
aspects of her performances without completely losing faith in her
future projects."[3] Despite mixed reactions and box office failure, Deol won numerous awards for her performance including the prestigious Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut at the 48th Filmfare Awards
2004–05: Breakthrough
In 2004, Deol made her debut in Tamil cinema by playing a French teacher in Mani Ratnam's political film Aayutha Ezhuthu. She was paired with Suriya. She earned critical acclaim for her performance. Sify.com defined her as "surprisingly fresh and sparkling".[14] In order to prepare for her role, Deol learned nuances of the language with Mani Ratnam's assistant R. Kannan. After completing Aayutha Ezhuthu, Deol started filming the Hindi version of the movie titled Yuva.[15] In Yuva, Deol repeated the same role and was paired opposite Ajay Devgn.
Prem Panicker of Rediff wrote "Esha Deol is the surprise package among
the troika. While hers is the least developed character, she still
manages to show flashes of her inherited acting genes."[16] Taran Adarsh wrote "Esha Deol justifies her part, but her role doesn't demand histrionics either."[17] Both movies were released on the same date but could not attain success. Yuva had a below average opening and flopped at the box office
2006–08: Critical acclaim
Deol's portrayal of a notorious and vengeful ghost in Ram Gopal Verma's Darling (2007) was reviewed positively. Taran Adarsh from indiaFM
noted that, "Esha Deol is excellent in a role that’s nothing short of a
challenge. It would’ve boomeranged had it been entrusted to any
inferior actor, but Esha is in terrific form here. This should be the
turning point in her career."[25]
She is set to star in her mother's next directorial venture with Rekha and Abhishek Bachchan
and also a film in which she is cast with her mother which is another
attempt by Hema Malini in relauching her daughter career after Tell Me
Oh Khuda.
2011–present: Comeback
Deol's next film was Tell Me O Kkhuda. She portrayed the lead role in the film opposite Rishi Kapoor.[26] She will also appear in Shivam Nair's Ghost Ghost Na Raha with Rahul Bose and Ayaz Khan
Esha Deol was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India on 2 November 1981. She was given the full name of Esha Dharmendra Deol. The name 'Esha' comes from the Upanishads and is derived from the Sanskrit language meaning "the divine beloved". She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini. She has a younger sister named Ahana. She is the half-sister of actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol and first cousin of actor Abhay Deol. She is part Punjabi and part Tamil and speaks Tamil with her mother and sister.
During her school days, she was passionate about football and played as a midfielder.[citation needed] She was the captain of her school football team, represented her college in handball at the state level and was also selected for the Indian national woman's football team.[28]
Esha Deol got engaged to her boyfriend Bharat Takhtani,[29] a businessman on 12 February 2012 and married on 29 June 2012
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bollywood Movie Awards | Best Female Debut | Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe | Won |
| Filmfare Awards | Best Female Debut | Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe | Won | |
| Star Screen Awards | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe Na Tum Jaano Na Hum Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa |
Won | |
| IIFA Awards | Star Debut of the Year - Female | Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe | Won | |
| 2005 | Best Supporting Actress | Dhoom | Nominated |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe | Eisha Singh | Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut |
| 2002 | Na Tum Jaano Na Hum | Esha Malhotra | |
| 2002 | Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa | Esha | |
| 2003 | Kucch To Hai | Tanya | |
| 2003 | Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne | Tina Khanna | |
| 2003 | LOC Kargil | Dimple | |
| 2004 | Aayutha Ezhuthu | Geetha | Tamil film |
| 2004 | Yuva | Radhika | |
| 2004 | Dhoom | Sheena | |
| 2005 | Insan | Heena | |
| 2005 | Kaal | Riya Thapar | |
| 2005 | Main Aisa Hi Hoon | Maya Trivedi | |
| 2005 | Dus | Neha | |
| 2005 | No Entry | Pooja | |
| 2005 | Shaadi No. 1 | Diya | |
| 2006 | Pyare Mohan | Preeti | |
| 2006 | Ankahee | Kavya Krishna | |
| 2007 | Just Married | Ritika Khanna | |
| 2007 | Darling | Geeta Menon | |
| 2007 | Cash | Pooja | |
| 2008 | Sunday | ||
| 2008 | Money Hai Toh Honey Hai | ||
| 2008 | One Two Three | Jiya | |
| 2008 | Hijack | Saira | |
| 2011 | Tell Me O Kkhuda | Tanya | |
| 2011 | Chai Garam | Sanjanna | |
| 2013 | Ghost Ghost Na Raha | Sanjana | Filming |
| 2013 | Kaanch - The Broken Glass | Post - Production |
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