
Esha Deol is the successor of the very famous couple of film industry
Dharmendra and
Hema Malini. Esha has a younger sister Ahana and is also the half sister of
Sunny Deol and
Bobby Deol. She was born on 2nd November, in the year 1982 and went to Jamnabai Nursee School when a kid and then studied computer technology during her graduation and also completed masters in Media Arts from Oxford University. Esha is well versed in Tamil along with Hindi as her mother tongue.
Esha Deol`s Film Career
Esha debuted in films with Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe in 2002. After this her fate was not good enough to leave a mark in films until in 2003, when LOC Kargil fetched her the National Award. Recognition soon came in and she also started acting in Tamil films, the first one being "Ayitha Ezhuthu" in 2004 directed by
Mani Ratnam. She also made it big in Bollywood with the release of
Dhoom in 2004, which was a massive hit. Her next hit was Kaal which was jointly produced by
Karan Johar and
Shahrukh Khan. 2005 proved lucky for her after her next big hit
No Entry directed by Boney Kapoor. Then she was again noticed in Dus which was an action thriller. `Chura Liya Hai Tumne` didn`t do well at all along with some other like Kuchh To Hai, Kya Dil Ne Kaha, Na Tum Jaano Na Hum. She was appreciated in the movie Shaadi No.1, Yuva which was another
Mani Ratnam hit. She has acted opposite
Fardeen Khan, Zayed Khan,
Ajay Devgan,
Tusshar Kapoor,
Hrithik Roshan, and many others. Pyare Mohan, Ankahee, Mera Dil Leke Dekho, Just Married, Darling, Cash and Hijack are some of the other movies of Esha.
Awards and Honours of Esha Deol
Esha`s first film, Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe fetched the Filmfare Best Debut Award. Apart from this also received the Star Screen Awards for best Newcomer and also Bollywood Movie Award for the same in 2003.
Esha excelled in sports especially soccer and was also a National Level Player. She is very talented dancer and excels in Bharatanatyam, a classical dance form. She was mentored by her mother Hema Malini who herself is a trained classical dancer. There have been numerous stage performances where one could spot her during her amazing performances. Also the actress is a trained
Odissi dancer Mumbai Odissi guru Rabindra Atibuddhi
Esha Deol is young and vivacious and therefore has an array of big films to prove her credentials.
(Last Updated on : 3/02/2011)