Esha Deol made her acting debut 22 years ago with Boney Kapoor’s film Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe. Regardless of coming from a film family—her half-brothers Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, and her parents Hema Malini and Dharmendra being some of the biggest actors in the Hindi film industry—getting into Bollywood wasn’t easy for her due to her father’s (Dharmendra’s) scepticism. In a recent conversation, Esha spoke about convincing her father to let her pursue acting.
Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, she said, “When I wanted to join movies, it was a little… to get the green signal to join films, but once that happened, Boney ji (Kapoor) showed me the script of Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe. I also liked Na Tum Jaano Na Hum, and I was shooting for both these films simultaneously.”
When she was asked who was more difficult to convince when she wanted to get into films, she responded, “My dad. Not because of anything else, but because he is more protective as a male, and he wanted to keep us more private. I was, on the other hand, all excited and ready to fly.”
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In an earlier interview with Indian Express, Esha had shared how Dharmendra was possessive and orthodox when it came to her and that, according to him, “Girls should be kept away from the world in a protected way.” She had said, “I wouldn’t say that they have it tough. Yes, there is a different level of challenge and boys too have their own set. As far as my father is concerned, he is possessive and orthodox, and for him, girls should be kept away from the world in a protected way. That was what he must have felt, also knowing how our industry functions. All said and done, we managed and how.”
On the professional aspect, Esha was last seen in web show Hunter Tootega Nahi Todega.
Author: Sangi Roy
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