Esha Gupta
Gupta was born in Delhi. Her father is a retired air-force officer and her mother is a homemaker.[6] Gupta's sister is Neha Gupta.[7] She was studying Mass Communication from Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal University, Karnataka prior to auditioning for Femina Miss India, and got a law scholarship at Newcastle University, but she pursued a career in Bollywood instead.
Career
Modelling (2007-2011)
Gupta participated in Femina Miss India in 2007, where she won Miss Photogenic[4] and came 3rd to go on to compete in Miss India International.[9] She featured in the Kingfisher Calendar in 2010.
Film debut & breakthrough (2012-present)
Gupta with Emraan Hashmi at the promotional event of Jannat 2.
Gupta made her Bollywood debut with Mahesh Bhatt's Jannat 2 opposite Emraan Hashmi in the lead role.
[11][12] For her debut performance, Taran Adarsh of Boollywood Hungama said, "Debutante Esha Gupta enchants you with her captivating charm. She appears a tad unrefined at places, nonetheless she handles her part assertively."[13] 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."[14] Gaurav Malani stated, "Esha Gupta, who looks a mix between Lara Duttaand Eesha Koppikhar, is merely there for the glam quotient."[15] Asha Mahadevan of Bollywoodlife 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."[16]The film was a success at the box office, earning 
43 crore (US$6.6 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 Taran Adarsh commented, "Esha Gupta appears awkward and self-conscious in the initial portions, but holds a few sequences graciously in the subsequent hour. I'd like to single out a scene when she has delusions of cockroaches attacking her. Her act in that particular scene is super".[17] Film critic
Gupta at the premier of Raaz 3D inDubai.
Komal Nahta noted, "Esha Gupta is stiff as Sanjana but does much better towards the end (when she almost goes berserk)".[18][19]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".[20] ‘Raaz 3′ is doing fantastic at box office within first three days of its release with collections in the vicinity of 36 crores.[21]Raaz 3 was declared a blockbuster, earning 73 crore (US$11 million) domestically.
Mahesh Bhatt,Esha Gupta,Emraan Hashmi at The Premiere of 'Jannat 2' at Diera City Centre, Dubai
Gupta has also appeared in her third film, which is her first film outside of the Vishesh Filmsbanner, Chakravyuh alongside Arjun Rampal andAbhay Deol directed by Prakash Jha. She received positive reviews for her performance in the film which was acommercial failure. She ranked #13 at Times' 50 Most Desirable Women Of 2012.
Gupta has recently signed Sajid Khan's next film, in which she will star alongside Saif Ali Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Bipasha Basu and Tamannaah.[22]
Gupta will also be appearing in one more film under the Vishesh Films banner, as she has a three-film deal with them.
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