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). 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.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 films 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).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. This movie was a box office
failure. 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."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."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.