ACTOR
Esha Deol
- Known for
- Dhoom (2004), Yuva (2004), Rudra: The Edge of Darkness (2022), Kaal (2005)
25 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
Esha Deol is an actor best known for Dhoom, Yuva and Rudra: The Edge of Darkness.
All facts (25)
- #001
Esha Deol is the half-sister of Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol and the elder sister of Ahana Deol. She is the granddaughter of Jaya Chakravarthy.
- #002
Esha Deol appeared in the shelved film "2. Time Lucky" (2012), produced and directed by Shoojit Sarkar, in which Prateik Babbar and Ahana Deol played the lead roles.
- #003
Esha Deol speaks Tamil fluently, which led Mani Ratnam to offer her a role in his Tamil film Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004).
- #004
As part of the cast of LOC Kargil (2003), Esha Deol received a national award for her involvement in the film.
- #005
Esha Deol's favourite actresses are Kajol and Julia Roberts.
- #006
Esha Deol holds a master's degree in Media Arts and a bachelor's degree in Computer Technology from Oxford University.
- #007
Because she does not know Hindi very well, Esha Deol prefers to speak in English.
- #008
Esha Deol is a very good friend of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.
- #009
Esha Deol has been a close friend of the actress Kareena Kapoor for a long time.
- #010
Esha Deol's physically fit body is the result of the workouts she does at Barbarian Power Gym, which is owned by her Rakhi brother Satya.
- #011
Esha Deol is the niece of the actor and producer Kanwar Ajit Singh (Ajay Singh Deol).
- #012
Esha Deol is related to the former actress Rammi Dhillon. Rammi is married to Veerta (daughter of Ajit Singh Deol and sister of Abhay Deol). They have a son named Jai and live in Temecula, California, USA.
- #013
Esha Deol is the cousin of Abhay Deol.
- #014
Esha Deol is the niece of the Punjabi actor Veerendra (Dharmendra's cousin).
- #015
Esha Deol is a cousin of the producer and actor Randeep Arya and the model and actor Ramandeep Arya (Dharti - 2011). They are Veerendra's children.
- #016
Esha Deol is the niece of the actress Madhoo.
- #017
Esha Deol's nieces are named Nikita Chaudhri and Prianka Chaudhri. They are the daughters of her half-sister Ajeeta Deol Chaudhri. Prianka was born in 1995.
- #018
Esha Deol's brother-in-law is named Kiran Chaudhri (a world-famous dentist). He is married to her half-sister Ajeeta Deol Chaudhri.
- #019
Esha Deol's uncle Narendra tried to become an actor in the 1970s. Narendra appeared alongside Reena Roy in the film "Apne Dushman", in the Punjabi film "Do Sher" and in several other films. Narendra is the elder brother of the directors Guddu Dhanoa and Vijay Dhanoa. Narendra's son is Vishal Dhanoa. Vishal previously worked as an assistant on the film "Jaal - The Trap" and acted in a television series.
- #020
Esha Deol and her husband Bharat Takhtani have a daughter named Radhya Takhtani, born on 20 October 2017 at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai.
- #021
Esha Deol starred in a Kalpana Lajmi film, an untitled comedy that was shelved in 2007. The cast included Aftab Shivdasani (Dino Morea also applied for the same role), Esha Deol, Shreyas Talpade and Anupam Kher, with Vinod Shah and Harish Shah as producers and Kalpana Lajmi as director.
- #022
Esha Deol is the daughter of Hema Malini and Dharmendra. She inherited her mother's beauty and her father's acting talent.
- #023
Esha Deol is an Indian dancer trained in the Odissi classical style along with her mother and sister. Her mother also trained in the Bharatanatyam style, and they performed together in many dance recitals.
- #024
Esha Deol received more than eight awards for her performance in her debut film, Boney Kapoor's Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe (2002), a love story exploring the relationship between a mother and daughter.
- #025
Dev Anand approached Hema Malini in the hope of casting Esha Deol and her sister Aahna. Hema Malini turned down the offer.
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