Indian film actress and model

Esha Gupta (/ˈiːʃə ˈɡʊptə/; born 28 November 1985) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss India International *le of 2007. She has established a career in Hindi Film films.

Gupta entered the Femina Miss India contest in 2007, where she placed third and won the Miss India International *le, and later represented India at Miss International pageant. She soon received offers for film roles, and made her acting debut in the 2012 commercially successful crime thriller Jannat 2, that fetched her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Gupta received praise for her portrayal in the political drama Chakravyuh (2012) but her performance in the comedy film Humshakals (2014) met with negative reviews. Her highest-grossing releases came with the horror thriller Raaz 3D (2013), the crime drama Rustom (2016) and Baadshaho (2017).

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Humanitarian work
• 4 Filmography
  • 4.1 Television
  • 4.2 Web series
  • 4.3 Songs
• 5 Awards and nominations
• 6 Other honours
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Early life

Gupta was born in New Delhi. Her father is a retired Air Force Officer and her mother is a homemaker. She has a sister named Neha. She spent most of her childhood in Dehradun, Hyderabad and Delhi. She has completed M* Communication from School of Communication, Manipal University, Manipal prior to auditioning for Femina Miss India, and got a law scholarship at Newcastle University. She had to leave her law studies mid-way and return to India as her mother had cancer at the time. Later she pursued a career in Hindi Film instead.

Career

Gupta participated in Femina Miss India in 2007, where she won Miss Photogenic and came 3rd to go on to compete in Miss India International. She featured in the Kingfisher Calendar in 2010.

Esha Gupta promoting Jannat 2

Gupta made her Hindi Film debut with Mahesh Bhatt's Jannat 2 in 2012 opposite Emraan Hashmi in the lead role. For her debut performance, Taran Adarsh of Hindi Film Hungama said, "Debutante Esha Gupta enchants you with her captivating charm. She appears a tad unrefined at places, nonetheless she handles her part *ertively." Martin D'Souza of Glam Sham wrote, "As for the debutante, Esha Gupta, I guess she may have to enroll herself into an acting school." Gaurav Malani stated, "Esha Gupta, who looks a mix between Lara Dutta and Isha Koppikar, is merely there for the glam quotient." Asha Mahadevan of Bollywood life said, "Even Esha Gupta manages to cry somewhat convincingly but then there is hardly anything for her to do. Her role is limited to looking sexy and she does it well." The film was a success at the box office, earning ₹430 million (US$5.6:million) domestically and thus brought in more recognition for Gupta. Later, Gupta signed Vikram Bhatt's Raaz 3D alongside her Jannat 2 co-star, Emraan Hashmi and Bipasha Basu, Gupta received mixed reviews from critics for her acting prowess, film critic Komal Nahta noted, "Esha Gupta is stiff as Sanjana but does much better towards the end (when she almost goes berserk)". India Today wrote, "Both Bipasha and Esha get liberal scope to show off booty. A Bhatt film where the *es don't get to flaunt it is unimaginable, after all, Bipasha looks hot in her starring role but Esha reveals a few raw edges". Raaz 3 performed well at box office within first three days of its release with collections in the vicinity of 360:million. Her third film of the year, Chakravyuh, was invited to premiere at London Film Fest

In 2013, Esha acted a cameo in the film Gori Tere Pyaar Mein. In 2014, she was seen in Sajid Khan's Comic Caper Humshakals alongside Saif Ali Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Bipasha Basu and Tamannaah. Box Office India declared it a "disaster". She was ranked at 8th position for Times '50 most desirable Women of 2013.

In 2017, she played the main antagonist in action film Commando 2, which was a moderate box-office success. In 2019, she played a supporting character in comedy film Total Dhamaal. The film grossed ₹200 crore (US$28 million) worldwide in twelve days of release, and was one of the highest grossing Hindi Film films of 2019.

Gupta with Arjun Rampal (left) and Prakash Jha (right) at a promotional event of Chakravyuh.

Humanitarian work

Esha is seen participating in environmental initiatives including “Beach Cleanup Drives”, “Walk for saving the Mangroves”, protecting the forests. She is also *ociated with Surman Sansthan towards girl child upliftment and education.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Songs

Awards and nominations

Other honours

• 2013: FHM World's Sexiest 100 Women:#55
• 2013: Times of India's Hotlist 2012 Most Promising Female Newcomer: No. 5
• 2013: Times of India's Most Desirable Women of 2012 No. 13 out of 50.
• 2014: Times of India's Most Desirable Woman of 2013 No. 8 out of 50.
• 2015: Times of India's Most Desirable Women of 2014 No. 15 out of 50.

References

External links

• Esha Gupta at IMDb