Esha Deol

Esha Deol (Punjabi : ਏਸ਼ ਦੇਓਲ੍, Tamil:ஈஷா தியோல், Hindi:ईशा देओल; born 2 November 1981) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.

Personal life and education
Deol is the elder daughter of actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini. She has a younger sister named Ahana. She was a state level soccer player and was selected in the Indian national team.She is part Punjabi and part Tamil and speaks Tamil with her mother Hema Malini and sister Ahana Deol. She is also the half-sister of actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. She is a Jatt on her father's side and Iyengar on her mother's. Deol attended Mithibai College in Mumbai where she planned to be become a fashion designer.

Deol is also trained in the Odissiand Bharatanatyam dancing styles.[citation needed] Deol studied under Mumbai Odissi guru Rabindra Atibuddhi.

Career
Deol's film career began with Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche for which she won three awards. She released several unsuccessful films in 2003, but in 2004 received a Filmfare nomination for Best Supporting Actress as the villain heroine in Dhoom.[citation needed] The same year she played a French teacher in Aayutha Ezhuthu. She went on to repeat the role in the Hindi remake Yuva.

Deol's portrayal of a notorious and vengeful ghost in Ram Gopal Verma's Darling (2007) was reviewed positively. Taran Adarsh from indiaFM noted that, "Esha Deol is excellent in a role that’s nothing short of a challenge. It would’ve boomeranged had it been entrusted to any inferior actor, but Esha is in terrific form here. This should be the turning point in her career."

She is set to star in her mother's next directorial venture with Rekha and Abhishek Bachchan and also a film in which she is cast with her mother.

Deol's next film is called Tell Me Oh Khuda. She will portray the lead role in the film opposite Rishi Kapoor.She will also appear in Shivam Nair's Ghost Ghost Na Raha with Rahul Bose and Ayaz Khan.

Awards
2002: Filmfare Best Debut Award for Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe
2002: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female for Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe
2004: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Female Debut for Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe

Filmography
Year Film Role Other notes
2002 Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe Eisha Singh Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award
Na Tum Jaano Na Hum Esha Malhotra
Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa Esha
2003 Kucch To Hai Tanya
Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne Tina Khanna
LOC Kargil Dimple
2004 Aayutha Ezhuthu Geetha Tamil
Yuva Radhika
Dhoom Sheena Nominated for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award[citation needed]
2005 Insan Heena
Kaal Riya Thapar
Main Aisa Hi Hoon Maya Trivedi
Dus Neha
No Entry Pooja
Shaadi No. 1 Diya
2006 Pyare Mohan Preeti
Ankahee Kavya Krishna Nominated Filmfare Best Villain Award
Mera Dil Leke Dekho Woman at airport Special appearance
2007 Just Married Ritika Khanna
Darling Geeta Second negative role
Cash Pooja
2008 Sunday Special appearance in an item song
Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Special appearance in an item song
One Two Three
Hijack Saira
2010 Chai Garam
Kaanch - The Broken Glass Alongside Shilpa Shetty
Ghost Ghost Na Raha Filming
Mumbai Sonia Pre-production

Television work
Baa Bahu Aur Baby
Rendezvous with Simi Garewal 2 episodes
Koffee with Karan 3 episodes
[edit] Archive footage
Bollywood Queens Vol. 2 (2006)