Esha Gupta

Esha Gupta was born on 28 November 1985 in New Delhi.{{cite web |title=Birthday special: Things you may not know about Esha Gupta |url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/birthday-special-things-you-may-not-know-about-esha-gupta/4218 |website=Mid Day |access-date=29 May 2016 |archive-date=10 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610135228/http://www.mid-day.com/photos/birthday-special-things-you-may-not-know-about-esha-gupta/4218 |url-status=live}} Her father is a retired Air Force officer and her mother is a homemaker.{{cite web |url=http://idiva.com/news-health/celeb-fitness-mantras-esha-gupta/12861 |title=Celeb Fitness Mantras: Esha Gupta |date=22 May 2012 |publisher=iDiva |access-date=14 December 2012 |archive-date=14 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014063216/http://idiva.com/news-health/celeb-fitness-mantras-esha-gupta/12861 |url-status=live}} She has a sister named Neha. She spent most of her childhood in Dehradun, Hyderabad and Delhi.{{cite web |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/delhi/Omega-Ladymatic-launch/articleshow/10882814.cms |title=Esha and Neha Gupta at the launch of Omega's 'Ladymatic' watch at Taj Palace, Delhi on November 23, 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=10 April 2013 |archive-date=19 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219074710/http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/delhi/Omega-Ladymatic-launch/articleshow/10882814.cms |url-status=live}} Gupta completed her graduation in mass communication from the School of Communication, Manipal University, Manipal.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/lesser-known-facts-about-esha-gupta/Acting-over-education/photostory/60361028.cms |title=Acting over education - Lesser known facts about Esha Gupta |website=The Times of India |date=29 August 2018 |access-date=18 November 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012020949/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/lesser-known-facts-about-esha-gupta/Acting-over-education/photostory/60361028.cms |url-status=live}}

Gupta participated in Femina Miss India in 2007, where she won Miss Photogenic{{cite web |url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/titleholder/articleshow/6260972.cms |title=Miss India Winners 2007 – Miss India – Title Holders – Femina Miss India – Indiatimes |work=The Times of India |date=16 July 2012 |access-date=13 August 2012 |archive-date=1 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201055338/http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/titleholder/articleshow/6260972.cms |url-status=live}} and came in 3rd to go on to compete in Miss India International.{{cite web |url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/photoshow/6251553.cms?curpg=4 |title=Esha Gupta - Femina Miss India 2007 Contestants |work=The Times of India |access-date=14 August 2012 |archive-date=16 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516032443/http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/photoshow/6251553.cms?curpg=4 |url-status=live}} She featured in the Kingfisher Calendar in 2010.{{cite web |author=ninjas |url=http://guylife.com/slideshow-babes/sexy-kingfisher-calendar-girls/8795/4 |title=Sexy Kingfisher Calendar Girls | guylife.com | Page 4 |publisher=guylife.com |access-date=13 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526132142/http://guylife.com/slideshow-babes/sexy-kingfisher-calendar-girls/8795/4 |archive-date=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead}} Later she pursued a career in Bollywood.{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bollywood-wasn-t-esha-gupta-s-first-choice/story-iMVBTECfWq22p0apVmeEQI.html |title=Bollywood wasn't Esha Gupta's first choice |work=Hindustan Times |date=15 January 2013 |access-date=10 April 2013 |archive-date=27 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427044735/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bollywood-wasn-t-esha-gupta-s-first-choice/story-iMVBTECfWq22p0apVmeEQI.html |url-status=live}}

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Gupta made her Bollywood debut with Mahesh Bhatt's Jannat 2 in 2012 opposite Emraan Hashmi in the lead role.

{{cite web |url=http://www.indiavision.com/news/article/entertainment/300018/emraan-is-usp-of-jannat-2-esha-gupta |title=/ Emraan is USP of Jannat 2: Esha Gupta |publisher=Indiavision.com |date=25 April 2012 |access-date=13 August 2012 |archive-date=15 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815073535/http://www.indiavision.com/news/article/entertainment/300018/emraan-is-usp-of-jannat-2-esha-gupta |url-status=dead}} 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."{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/547835 |title=Jannat 2 (2012) | Hindi Movie Critic Review By Taran Adarsh |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=13 August 2012 |archive-date=16 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716035905/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/547835 |url-status=dead}} 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."{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/jannat-2-movie-review-051205.asp |title=Jannat 2 movie review |publisher=glamsham.com |date=4 May 2012 |access-date=13 August 2012 |archive-date=5 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805032840/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/jannat-2-movie-review-051205.asp |url-status=live}} Gaurav Malani stated, "Esha Gupta, who looks a mix between Lara Dutta and Isha Koppikar, is merely there for the glam quotient."{{cite web |author=Gaurav Malani |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Jannat-2-Movie-Review/articleshow/12987504.cms |title=Jannat 2: Movie Review |date=4 May 2012 |access-date=13 August 2012 |archive-date=25 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025063733/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-04/news-interviews/31572233_1_sonu-dilli-emraan-hashmi-love-story |work=The Times of India |url-status=live}} The film was a success at the box office, earning {{INRConvert|430|m}} 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)".{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/raaz-3-review/ |title=Raaz 3 Movie Review | Emraan Hashmi, Bipasha Basu, Esha Gupta |publisher=Koimoi.com |date=27 October 2012 |access-date=2 November 2012 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023131421/http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/raaz-3-review/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Critics-report-Raaz-3-gets-mixed-reviews/Article1-925966.aspx |title=Critics report: Raaz 3 gets mixed reviews |work=Hindustan Times |date=7 September 2012 |access-date=2 November 2012 |archive-date=5 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105042513/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Critics-report-Raaz-3-gets-mixed-reviews/Article1-925966.aspx |url-status=live}} 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".{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-raaz-3/1/216481.html |title=Movie review: Raaz 3 : Reviews, News |work=India Today |date=7 September 2012 |access-date=2 November 2012 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102140529/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-raaz-3/1/216481.html |url-status=live}} Raaz 3D performed well at box office within first three days of its release with collections in the vicinity of 360 million.{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=7 September 2012 |title=Raaz 3 Box Office Collection {{!}} India {{!}} Day Wise {{!}} Box Office - Bollywood Hungama |website=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raaz-3-2/box-office/ |access-date=29 November 2023 |language=en}} Her third film of the year, Chakravyuh, was invited to premiere at London Film Festival.{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/prakash-jhas-chakravyuh-invited-to-premiere-at-london-film-fest-606355 |title=Prakash Jha's Chakravyuh invited to premiere at London Film Fest |date=27 July 2012 |publisher=ndtv.com}} Sukanya Verma noted, "Esha's character makes zero contribution to whatever scenes she has."{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-chakravyuh-is-just-your-average-action-flick/20121024.htm |title=Review: Chakravyuh is just your average action flick |date=24 October 2012 |work=Rediff |accessdate=1 April 2015}}

Gupta appeared in a cameo in Gori Tere Pyaar Mein.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131122182441/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gori-tere-pyaar-mein-review-the-film-struggles-to-hold-your-attention/435681-47-84.html 'Gori Tere Pyaar Mein' review: The film struggles to hold your attention:IBNLive Videos]. CNN-IBN. Retrieved 14 August 2015. 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".{{cite news |last=Lalwani |first=Vickey |title=Sajid Khan replaces Jacqueline with Esha |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Sajid-Khan-replaces-Jacqueline-with-Esha/articleshow/20404194.cms |access-date=4 June 2013 |date=3 June 2013 |archive-date=9 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609131751/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-03/news-interviews/39713919_1_jacqueline-fernandez-sajid-khan-sajid-and-jacqueline |newspaper=The Times of India |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/humshakals-box-office-collections-despite-criticism-sajid-khan-has-the-last-laugh/1267008/1 |title=Humshakals box office collections: Despite criticism, Sajid Khan has the last laugh |last=Geety Sahgal |date=7 July 2014 |work=The Financial Express |access-date=20 July 2014}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rustom-box-office-collection-day-7-akshay-kumar-happy-bhaag-jayegi-2984678/ |title=Rustom box office day 7 collection: Akshay Kumar film to cross Rs 100 crore this weekend |date=19 August 2016 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=25 August 2016}} Mumbai Mirror stated, "Gupta steals the show (unintentionally) with her OTT makeup and her misplaced expressions."{{cite web |url=https://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/rustom-reviews-critics/ |title=Rustom Reviews by Critics|date=12 August 2016 }} Gupta had three releases in 2017. She played the main antagonist in action film Commando 2, which was a moderate box-office success.{{cite news |url=http://m.mid-day.com/articles/commando-sequel-to-go-on-floors-today-in-mumbai/16961193 |title=Commando' sequel to go on floors on Wednesday in Mumbai |newspaper=Mid-Day |date=17 February 2016 |access-date=20 February 2016}} She then appeared in Baadshaho opposite Hashmi, in their third film together.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ajay-Devgn-announces-the-release-date-of-Baadshaho-with-a-philosophical-message/articleshow/55871887.cms |title=Ajay Devgn announces the release date of 'Baadshaho' with a philosophical message |newspaper=The Times of India}} She then made her Telugu and Tamil debut with the bilingual film Veedevadu.{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2017/sep/23/veedevadu-review-makes-you-ask-why-instead-of-who-1657847.html |title=Veedevadu review: Makes you ask 'why' instead of 'who' |website=The New Indian Express |date=23 September 2017 |access-date=29 January 2022 |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129023359/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2017/sep/23/veedevadu-review-makes-you-ask-why-instead-of-who-1657847.html |url-status=live}}

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Gupta played an officer' wife in J.P. Dutta's Paltan in 2018 opposite Arjun Rampal.{{cite web |title=JP Dutta's Paltan first poster out, film to release on September 7 |url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/jp-dutta-s-paltan-first-poster-out-film-to-release-on-september-7/story-8f1N7x1ktHGrJ2Ca6Cf2kL.html&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi41o_Z7ebZAhVHsI8KHddPDm4QFjAAegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw37ZXNuT4Dp-sv-RDgFhcy5 |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=6 March 2018 |language=en |date=6 March 2018}} Hindustan Times termed her "blissfully blank".{{Cite web |author=Bollywood |title=Paltan movie review: Hindi-Chini why-why? |work=Hindustan Times |date=7 September 2018 |access-date=20 September 2018 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/paltan-review-a-lifeless-war-film/story-i2VlP9kbvpp0ue1PBSyCBK_amp.html}} 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.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/total-dhamaal-box-office-collection-day-12-the-ajay-devgn-starrer-comedy-flick-holds-well-on-its-second-tuesday/articleshow/68283980.cms |title='Total Dhamaal' box office collection Day 12: The Ajay Devgn starrer comedy flick holds well on its second Tuesday |website=The Times of India |date=6 March 2019 |language=en |access-date=23 March 2019 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331110615/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/total-dhamaal-box-office-collection-day-12-the-ajay-devgn-starrer-comedy-flick-holds-well-on-its-second-tuesday/articleshow/68283980.cms |url-status=live}} The same year, she played DCP in One Day: Justice Delivered alongside Anupam Kher. 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."{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/one-day-justice-delivered-movie-review-rating-5816181/ |title=One Day Justice Delivered movie review: Case dismissed |first=Shubhra |last=Gupta |date=6 July 2019 |work=The Indian Express |accessdate=6 July 2019}}

Gupta expanded to web shows in 2020. She made her web debut with RejctX's second season.{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/goldie-behl-director-rejctx-zee5-original-digital-medium-5930861/ |title=Goldie Behl: Web medium has a cinema narrative but timeline is similar to TV |accessdate=23 August 2019 |work=The Indian Express}} 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."{{Cite web |title=Aashram season 3 review: Bobby Deol is the saving grace in this over-the-top 90s film disguised as a web series |access-date=20 July 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/aashram-season-3-review-bobby-deol-is-the-saving-grace-in-this-over-the-top-90s-film-disguised-as-a-web-series-101654198778391-amp.html}} 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.{{Cite news |title=Esha Gupta to play the lead in Suniel Shetty and Anurag Kashyap's File No 323 |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=16 November 2022 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/esha-gupta-to-play-the-lead-in-anurag-kashyaps-file-no-323-exclusive/articleshow/95555621.cms}}

Esha is seen participating in environmental initiatives{{cite web |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/protecting-nature-isn-t-about-a-nation-esha-gupta#read-more |title=Protecting nature isn't about a nation: Esha Gupta |date=3 September 2019 |publisher=thequint.com}} including “Beach Cleanup Drives”,{{cite web |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/bollywood/100-weeks-of-dadar-beach-cleanup-esha-gupta-participates-in-cleanliness-drive20190722014124/ |title=100 weeks of Dadar beach cleanup: Esha Gupta participates in cleanliness drive |publisher=aninews.in}} “Walk for saving the Mangroves”,{{cite web |url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/environment/walk-for-mangroves-a-bhamla-foundation-initiative-was-graced-by-aditya-thackeray-esha-gupta-zorawar-kalra-and-malhar-kalambe-37673 |title=Walk For Mangroves: A Bhamla Foundation Initiative Was Graced By Aditya Thackeray, Esha Gupta, Zorawar Kalra And Malhar Kalambe |date=16 July 2019 |publisher=mumbailive.com}} protecting the forests.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/economy-finance/bollywood-celebs-protest-order-to-cut-trees-in-aarey-for-metro |title=Mumbai Celebs Join Citizens To Protest Order To Cut Trees In Aarey For Metro |date=September 2019 |publisher=bloombergquint.com}} She is also associated with Surman Sansthan towards girl child upliftment and education.{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodtadka.in/entertainment/news/esha-gupta-visits-surman-institute-and-spends-time-with-kids-1467555 |title=Esha Gupta visits surman institute and spends time with kids |date=3 October 2021 |publisher=bollywoodtadka.in}} She also supports Sealegacy{{Cite web |title=twitter.com|url=https://twitter.com/Sea_Legacy/status/1588924739250262020 |access-date=29 November 2023 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}} to raise awareness towards saving Shark species from extinction.

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Gupta is dating Spain-based Manuel Campos Guallar.{{Cite web |title=Esha Gupta Opens Up On BF Manuel Campos Guallar: We Knew It Was Long Distance |work=Outlook India |date=31 March 2022 |access-date=31 August 2022 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/esha-gupta-opens-up-on-bf-manuel-campos-guallar-we-knew-it-was-long-distance-news-189379}} 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."[https://archive.today/20230123223024/https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/lifestyle/eight-vegans-in-bollywood-you-can-take-inspiration-from "Eight vegans in Bollywood you can take inspiration from!"]. nationalheraldindia.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

Gupta ranked 5th in 2017, 21st in 2018{{Cite news |title=Here are the other winners of The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2017 |work=The Times of India |access-date=21 November 2018 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/here-are-the-other-winners-of-the-times-50-most-desirable-women-2017/articleshow/64097758.cms}}{{Cite news |title=Meet India's 50 most desirable divas of 2018 |work=The Times of India |access-date=29 November 2019 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/meet-indias-most-desirable-divas/articleshow/69468095.cms}} and 32nd in 2019 in Times' 50 Most Desirable Women list.{{Cite news |title=MEET THE TIMES 50 MOST DESIRABLE WOMEN 2019 |work=The Times of India |access-date=25 November 2020 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/meet-indias-most-desirable-divas/articleshow/77805527.cms}} Gupta is an endorser of brands such as Hazoorilal Legacy and gaming brand Khelraja.{{Cite web |title=Esha Gupta to be an ambassador of jewellery brand |work=India TV News |date=30 June 2016 |access-date=11 December 2017 |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-esha-gupta-jewellary-brand-ambassador-337305}}{{Cite web |title=Online gaming platform Khelraja unveils Esha Gupta as its brand ambassador |work=The Financial Express |access-date=12 September 2019 |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/brandwagon-online-gaming-platform-khelraja-unveils-esha-gupta-as-its-brand-ambassador-2913169/lite/}}{{Cite web |last=Ansari |first=Sophia |date=2025-03-06 |title=Esha Gupta जिसने आश्रम 3 वेब सीरीज में मचाया तहलका |url=https://khabarhartaraf.in/photos/esha-gupta-hot-photos/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |language=en-US}}

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