Interview With Esha Deol

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Posted: 19 years ago

ESHA HIKES HER REMUNERATION

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Esha Deol is proud that she has inherited beauty. She has thus blasted the myth spread by her critics that she has been overweight and not very attractive in the beginning of her career though she is the daughter of dream girl Hema Malini. This myth was created presumably because Esha began her career in the role of a married woman in her 'Koi Mere Dilse Pooche'. Since she played the role of a married woman, it was but natural for her to look slightly weighty and not like that of a fresh face. However, this role went against her image and this continued until she got 'Dhoom', a multistarrer.

That's why several of her other movies like 'Na Tum Jaano Naa Hum', 'Kya Dil Ne Kaha', 'Chura Liya Hai Tumne' and 'LoC' proved flop after flop. This created a sort of doubt in the minds of the producers about her performance, and they distanced from her. However, the year 2004 proved lucky for her. Her performance in Maniratnam's 'Yuva' brought her a wide appreciation. Then she got Yash Chopra's 'Dhoom' directed by Sanjay Gadvi, where Esha looked sexy as well as glamorous.

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This enchanted the viewers and the critics alike, and she became a star overnight. This changed Esha's status altogether. So, she has started dictating terms to her producers by hiking her fee. Yes, she is following in the footsteps of Kareena Kapoor, who increases her fee every time. Kareena is known for it and gets the increased fee from producers. Will Esha be able to get the same treatment from her filmmakers is yet to be seen? We had a chat with the actress in this regard.

Is your demand for higher fee just as you got a hit only recently?

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I am demanding it because I am getting it. If I don't demand it then how will I get it? My filmi career is on ascendancy these days. So, I am demanding high fee. If I don't demand now, I shall never get it. If I get a big banner movie, then I am ready to make a compromise. Moreover, a little more money as my fee hardly matters to a producer who spends a huge sum of Rs 500 million in making a movie.

Isn't it true that you have compromised with the bold and sexy trend since your 'Dhoom'?

This is wrong. Neither was I disheartened with my flops nor did I compromise. I have only tried to present myself in a better way unlike a carefree person in the past. Now, I shall not repeat the past. I have inherited beauty and I have learnt to use it. I am going to present myself as a challenge to other actresses.

What about your being linked first with Aftaab, then with Tusshar and now with Santino, brother of Dino Morea?

I have already wasted my valuable time in these things. One needs to devote a lot of time to one's boyfriend. And, I do not have that much of time. I have been able to build up my career after a long struggle. So, I can't afford to be careless now. For the time being, I am concentrating all my attention on my career.