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Esha Gupta

Esha Gupta (/ˈiːʃə ˈɡʊptə/; born 28 November 1985)[1][2] is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She works in Hindi films. She was crowned Femina Miss India International 2007 and represented India at Miss International 2007. She made her acting debut with the crime thriller Jannat 2 (2012) receiving a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination.[3]

Esha Gupta
Gupta in 2018
Born (1985-11-28) 28 November 1985 (age 38)
New Delhi, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleFemina Miss India International 2007
Years active2012–present
Major
competition(s)		Femina Miss India 2007
Miss International 2007
Websitewww.eshaguptaofficial.com

Gupta entered the Femina Miss India contest in 2007, where she placed third and won the Miss India International title, and later represented India at Miss International pageant.[4] Post her debut, Gupta has received praises 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 the action-adventure Baadshaho (2017).

Early life and work

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Esha Gupta was born on 28 November 1985 in New Delhi.[1][5] Her father is a retired Air Force Officer and her mother is a homemaker.[6] She has a sister named Neha. She spent most of her childhood in Dehradun, Hyderabad and Delhi.[7] Gupta has completed her graduation in Mass Communication from School of Communication, Manipal University, Manipal.[8]

Gupta participated in Femina Miss India in 2007, where she won Miss Photogenic[9] and came 3rd to go on to compete in Miss India International.[10] She featured in the Kingfisher Calendar in 2010.[11] Later she pursued a career in Bollywood.[12]

Career

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Debut and early work (2012–2017)

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Gupta at an event in 2014

Gupta made her Bollywood debut with Mahesh Bhatt's Jannat 2 in 2012 opposite Emraan Hashmi in the lead role. [13] For her debut performance, Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama said, "Debutante Esha Gupta enchants you with her captivating charm. She appears a tad unrefined at places, nonetheless she handles her part assertively."[14] 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."[15] Gaurav Malani stated, "Esha Gupta, who looks a mix between Lara Dutta and Isha Koppikar, is merely there for the glam quotient."[16] The film was a success at the box office, earning ₹430 million (US$5.2 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)".[17][18] India Today wrote, "Both Bipasha and Esha get liberal scope to show off booty. A Bhatt film where the heroines don't get to flaunt it is unimaginable, after all, Bipasha looks hot in her starring role but Esha reveals a few raw edges".[19] Raaz 3D performed well at box office within first three days of its release with collections in the vicinity of 360 million.[20] Her third film of the year, Chakravyuh, was invited to premiere at London Film Festival.[21] Sukanya Verma noted, "Esha's character makes zero contribution to whatever scenes she has."[22]

Gupta appeared in a cameo in Gori Tere Pyaar Mein.[23] In 2014, she was seen in Sajid Khan's Humshakals alongside Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Bipasha Basu and Tamannaah. Box Office India declared it a "disaster".[24][25] Gupta played a high society woman in the 2016 film Rustom. It became a box office success grossing over ₹210 crore (US$26 million) worldwide.[26] Mumbai Mirror stated, "Gupta steals the show (unintentionally) with her OTT makeup and her misplaced expressions."[27] Gupta had three releases in 2017. She played the main antagonist in action film Commando 2, which was a moderate box-office success.[28] She then appeared in Baadshaho opposite Hashmi, in their third film together.[29] She then made her Telugu and Tamil debut with the bilingual film Veedevadu.[30]

Further career and expansion (2018–present)

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Gupta at the sets of High Fever… Dance Ka Naya Tevar in 2018

Gupta played an officer' wife in J.P. Dutta's Paltan in 2018 opposite Arjun Rampal.[31] Hindustan Times termed her "blissfully blank".[32] She also made her television debut as a judge with & TV's High Fever — Dance Ka Naya Tevar in 2018. In 2019, she had a cameo 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 Bollywood films of 2019.[33] The same year, she played DCP in One Day: Justice Delivered alongside Anupam Kher.[citation needed] Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express noted, " Esha Gupta's portrayal as a tough crime branch officer took away the 'credibility of the film' whatever it had."[34]

Gupta expanded to web shows in 2020. She made her web debut with RejctX's second season.[35] She then appeared in Nakaab in 2021. In 2022, she played Bobby Deol's image-maker in the third season of Indian Hindi-language crime drama web series Aashram. Hindustan Times wrote, "Esha Gupta looks good as Sonia but the show under-utilises her."[36] Gupta will next appear in Ameesha Patel's much delayed Desi Magic. She also has Hera Pheri 3 and File No. 323 in the pipeline.[37]

Activism

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Esha is seen participating in environmental initiatives[38] including “Beach Cleanup Drives”,[39] “Walk for saving the Mangroves”,[40] protecting the forests.[41] She is also associated with Surman Sansthan towards girl child upliftment and education.[42] She also supports Sealegacy[43][non-primary source needed] to raise awareness towards saving Shark species from extinction.

Personal life and public image

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Gupta in 2017

Gupta is dating Spain-based Manuel Campos Guallar.[44] She is a vegan. Gupta said at the time that "being vegetarian saved the lives of animals and she thought it was a healthy way for both humans and the planet to embrace vegetarianism. Nowadays she has a new boyfriend named Lakshay who is 12 years younger to her. "[45]

Gupta ranked 5th in 2017, 21st in 2018[46][47] and 32nd in 2019 in Times' 50 Most Desirable Women list.[48] Gupta is an endorser of brands such as Hazoorilal Legacy and gaming brand Khelraja.[49][50]

Filmography

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Films

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Key
† Denotes productions that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Jannat 2 Dr. Jhanvi Singh Tomar Debut film [51]
Raaz 3D Sanjana Krishna [52]
Chakravyuh Rhea Menon [53]
2013 Gori Tere Pyaar Mein Nisha Cameo appearance [54]
2014 Humshakals Dr. Shivani Gupta [55]
2015 Baby Herself Special appearance in the song "Beparwah" [56]
2016 Rustom Priti Makhija [57]
Tutak Tutak Tutiya Herself Special appearance in the song "Rail Gaddi" [58]
2017 Commando 2 Maria / Vicky Chaddha [59]
Baadshaho Sanjana [60]
Veedevadu Shruti Telugu film [61]
Yaar Ivan Tamil film [61]
2018 Paltan Lt. Col. Raj Singh's wife Special Appearance
2019 Vinaya Vidheya Rama Sharanya Telugu film; Special Appearance in the Song "Ek Baar Ek Baar"
Total Dhamaal Prachi Malrotkar Cameo appearance
One Day: Justice Delivered DCP Laxmi Rathi
2024 Murder 4† Sanjana Bhagawat Filming [citation needed]
Desi Magic† TBA Post production
Hera Pheri 3† TBA Delayed [62]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 NAT GEO Super Cars Host [63]
C.I.D Herself Episode: "Bhootiya Haveli"
2018 High Fever — Dance Ka Naya Tevar Judge [64]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 REJCTX Officer Renee Ray Season 2
2021 Nakaab Officer Aditi Amre
2022 Aashram Sonia Season 3 [65]

Music videos

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Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2015 Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon Armaan Malik [67]
2019 Get Dirty Ishika Bakshi, Gourov Das Gupta [68]
2021 Booha Shree Brar [69]

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Work Result Ref.
2012 ETC Bollywood Business Awards Most Profitable Debut (Female) Raaz 3 Nominated [70]
2013 Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Jannat 2 Nominated
Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut Nominated
Stardust Award Superstar of Tomorrow – Female Jannat 2 & Raaz 3 Nominated
Stardust Award Best Actress Chakravyuh Nominated
2014 Screen Awards Best Actress (Popular Choice) Humshakals Nominated
2017 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Female Rustom Nominated [71]

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