Exclusive: Esha Deol Reveals Dharmendra Was Very Orthodox: “He Wanted Me To Get Married And Not…”
Esha Deol reveals Dharmendra didn't want her to enter the film industry!
Hema Malini and Dharmendra’s daughter Esha Deol made her debut back in the 90s with a big banner film, Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe. It was common for star kids to get a grand welcome into the industry. But it wasn’t as easy for Esha Deol as one might think. In an exclusive chat with Hauterrfly’s The Male Feminist with host Siddhaarth Aalambayan, the actor revealed that her father Dharmendra wasn’t game with the idea of her working in films and rather wanted her to get married at the age of 18.
Dharmendra Didn’t Want Esha Deol To Do Films
When asked about the rumours of her father being against her working in the film industry, Esha Deol agreed and said that it was true. She said, “He didn’t want me to enter films. He was rightfully orthodox because he was a Punjabi, so he wanted me to get married and settle down at 18 because that was his conditioning, he’s coming from there.” She further added, “The women in his family are brought up that way. But my upbringing was very different in my house, seeing my mom act in films and her dance gave me a direction. It was ingrained inside me that I wanted to do something.”
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Talking about further convincing his father, she revealed, “It took a long time to convince him, it was not easy, but today is a different story.” Wow, this is one story for the books! Esha Deol also talked about how she felt uncomfortable being compared to her mother Hema Malini. She said, “There was this high when I first started doing films. I was very involved in everything. But after that, the comparisons started coming up, mom had done 200 films, and it was just my first or second film. I wasn’t prepared for this.” To this, her mother Hema Malini had a hilarious but true reply. She said, “When I told her I was feeling uncomfortable with this, she said that you know what you want to do, if you think about all of these, then you are in the wrong profession.” This was a strong advice!
First Published: September 13, 2024 2:20 PM
