Esha Deol is an Indian actress and model. She was born on 2 November 1981 in Mumbai. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio. She completed her schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai. She earned a graduate degree in Media and Computer Technology from Oxford University, UK. 

Her father, Dharmendra, and mother, Hema Malini, are veteran Bollywood actors. She has a sister, Ahana Deol, and two stepbrothers Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. 

She is married Bharat Takhtani. They are parents to two daughters Radhya and Miraya Takhtani. 

Esha Deol’s favourites

Her favourite restaurant is Townhall Restaurant in Mumbai. 

She loves to eat South Indian food. 

Her favourite actor is Sylvester Stallone. 

Interesting facts about Esha Deol

Esha Deol is the daughter of popular Indian actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini. Actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol are her stepbrothers. 

During her school years, she was the captain of her school football team. She also made it to the Indian national women’s football team. 

Esha Deol is a trained dancer in classical dance forms. 

In the year 2002, Esha Deol began her acting career with Vinay Shukla’s Hindi film ‘Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe.’ Her co-actors were Aftab Shivdasani, Sanjay Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, and Anupam Kher. 

Esha Deol’s acting debut

The film was not successful; however, Esha Deol bagged a few awards for her performance including Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. 

She was seen opposite actor Tusshar Kapoor in Sanjay Chhel’s film ‘Kya Dil Ne Kaha.’ 

She has worked in films of different languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu. 

She starred opposite actor Abhishek Bachchan in JP Dutta’s film ‘LOC: Kargil.’

Esha Deol in ‘Dhoom’

In the year 2004, Esha was highly praised for her performance in the blockbuster hit film ‘Dhoom.’ The title track ‘Dhoom Machale’ featuring Esha Deol was a chartbuster. 

The same year, she played the role of a French teacher in Mani Ratnam’s film ‘Aayutha Ezhuthu.’

In 2008, she featured in a dance number in Ajay Devgn’s film ‘Sunday.’

In 2011, she played the lead role in the film ‘Tell Me O Khuda’ opposite Arjun Bajwa. The film was produced by her mother Hema Malini. 

Esha Deol’s marriage

Esha Deol tied the knot with Bharat Takhtani on 29 June 2012. 

The couple welcomed their first daughter in April 2017. Their second daughter was born on 10 June 2019. 

Esha Deol published her first book titled ‘Amma Mia!’ in February 2020. The book documents her journey of embracing motherhood. 

Esha Deol was seen as the team captain in the reality TV show ‘Roadies X2.’

She played the role of ‘Shaila Durrani’ in the 2022 thriller web series ‘Rudra: The Edge of Darkness.’

Esha Deol’s film projects

Some of the films that Esha Deol has worked in are Shaadi No 1 (2005), Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne (2003), Kucch To Hai (2003), Dus (2005), Hijack (2008), No Entry Mein Entry, Main Aisa Hi Hoon (2005), Just Married (2007), Darling (2007), Ankahee (2006), Kaal (2005), and Insaan (2005).