Esha Gupta

Esha Gupta (/ˈiːʃə ˈɡʊptə/, born 28 November 1985)[1][2] is an Indian film actress, model and the winner of the Miss India International title of 2007. She has established a career in Bollywood films.[5]

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. 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).

Gupta was born in New Delhi. 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] She has completed Mass Communication from School of Communication, Manipal University, Manipal[8] prior to auditioning for Femina Miss India, and got a law scholarship at Newcastle University,[8] but she pursued a career in Bollywood instead.[9]