Ahead of her birthday, let's revisit the journey of Esha Deol, the talented actress, graceful dancer, and now, a loving mother of two. From her early days in Bollywood to her current role as a doting parent, Esha's life has been a beautiful blend of glamour and family.
Updated On: 2024-11-01 12:36 PM IST
Compiled by : Tuhina Upadhyay
Born on November 2, 1981, Esha Deol is the daughter of Dharmendra and Hema Malini.
During her childhood days, Esha used to play as a midfielder for her school Football team.
In fact, she was the captain of her school football team. A hardcore athlete, Esha Deol represented her college in handball at the state level and was also selected for the Indian national women's football team.
Esha Deol has a younger sibling named Ahana. Also, she is the half-sister of Bollywood actors Sunny and Bobby Deol (Dharmendra's sons from his first wife).
Just like her mother, Esha is a trained classical dancer and participates in dance shows with Hema Malini. Esha enjoys the hustle and bustle of a dance show.
She said in an interview with mid-day, earlier, 'You have to be in the green room to feel the energy. The show is over an hour long. There are several costume changes. So, backstage, we have to be really quick.'
Esha Deol made her Bollywood debut in 2002 with 'Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe' opposite Aftab Shivdasani and Sanjay Kapoor.
She also won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut performance in the film, which also featured Jaya Bachchan and Anupam Kher.
Esha Deol worked in around eight films for the first two years since her debut but none gave her any recognition as an actor.
However, her big break came in 2004 when the first film of the hit 'Dhoom' franchise was released.
After a string of flop films, Esha Deol was relaunched in 2011 by mother Hema Malini in 'Tell Me O Kkhuda' with dad Dharmendra too offering his support. However, this one too failed to work at the box-office.
After the box-office failure of 'Tell Me O Kkhuda' Esha Deol decided to take a break from films to focus on her family life.
Esha Deol became a mother to a beautiful baby girl on October 20, 2017. She named her daughter Radhya.
In 2018, another maternity break came Esha Deol's way. The actress took to Instagram to share the news that she is set to be a mommy again by sharing a picture of one-year-old daughter Radhya, which was captioned, 'I'm being promoted to big sister (sic).'
Happy Birthday Esha Deol!
