Esha Deol (born 2 November 1981) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films.

Deol returned to acting with the streaming series Rudra: The Edge of Darkness (2022) and Hunter Tootega Nahi Todega (2023).

… Of course, she is nowhere close to being a washout and if you are her fan you can appreciate the other aspects of her performances without completely losing faith in her future projects.

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFm praised her acting and wrote "it is Esha Deol who surprises you with a mature performance.

[15] Deol's third and final release of the year was Sanjay Chhel's Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa opposite Tusshar Kapoor.

It was Deol's third consecutive flop but she earned critical acclaim and Taran Adarsh observed that it was her better performance as compared to her previous two films.

[18] Deol was one of the heroines of J.P. Dutta's multi starrer war epic LOC: Kargil and was paired with Abhishek Bachchan.

[21] In 2004, Deol made her debut in Tamil cinema by playing a French teacher in Mani Ratnam's political film Aayutha Ezhuthu opposite Suriya.

After completing Aaytha Ezhuthu, Deol started filming the Hindi version of the movie titled Yuva.

[25] After the success of Dhoom, Deol starred in Krishna Vamsi's war film Insan opposite Akshay Kumar.

"[27] In 2007, Deol's portrayal of a notorious and vengeful ghost for Ram Gopal Verma's Darling was reviewed positively.

She portrayed the lead role in the film opposite Arjan Bajwa, Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor and her father Dharmendra.

[29][30] Deol released her short film Ek Duaa in which she acted and also produced alongside her husband.

Deol reunited with Ajay Devgan in the 2022 web series Rudra: The Edge of Darkness which marked her comeback.

[39] On 29 June 2012, Esha Deol married Bharat Takhtani in a low-key wedding ceremony at the ISKCON temple in Mumbai.