Esha Gupta (born 28 November 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in
Bollywood films. A model, she came 3rd in Femina Miss India in 2007 and
went to compete in the Miss India International contest and was not
placed. Gupta appeared in Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar in 2010. In 2012,
she was signed by Mahesh Bhatt for a three-film contract with Vishesh
Films and made her screen debut in Kunal Deshmukh's Jannat 2 which was
commercially successful, and followed it with Vikram Bhatt's Raaz 3D
(also financially successful) and Prakash Jha's Chakravyuh.Gupta
participated in Femina Miss India in 2007, where she won Miss Photogenic
and came 3rd to go on to compete in Miss India International. She
featured in the Kingfisher Calendar in 2010.Gupta made her debut with
Mahesh Bhatt's Jannat 2 opposite Emraan Hashmi in the lead role.For her
debut performance, Taran Adarsh of Boollywood Hungama said, "Debutante
Esha Gupta enchants you with her captivating charm. She appears a tad
unrefined at places, nonetheless she handles her part
assertively."Martin D'Souza of Glam Sham wrote, "As for the debutante,
Esha Gupta, I guess she may have to enroll herself into an acting
school."Gaurav Malani stated, "Esha Gupta, who looks a mix between Lara
Dutta and Isha Koppikar, is merely there for the glam quotient." Asha
Mahadevan of Bollywoodlife said, "Even Esha Gupta manages to cry
somewhat convincingly but then there is hardly anything for her to do.
Her role is limited to looking sexy and she does it well." The film was a
success at the box office, earning INR430 million (US$7.1 million)
domestically and thus brought in more recognition for Gupta. Later,
Gupta signed Vikram Bhatt's Raaz 3D alongside her Jannat 2 co-star,
Emraan Hashmi and Bipasha Basu, Gupta received mixed reviews from
critics for her acting prowess, film critic Taran Adarsh commented,
"Esha Gupta appears awkward and self-conscious in the initial portions,
but holds a few sequences graciously in the subsequent hour. I'd like to
single out a scene when she has delusions of cockroaches attacking her.
Her act in that particular scene is super?