Esha Deol: I decided to cut down on films because I wanted to settle down

Actor Esha Deol gets candid about her decision to shift her focus from films post 2011, and her comeback plans.

Ever since her acting debut with Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe in 2002, Esha Deol had been very active i the 2000s.Every subsequent year saw multiple releases with her, but since 2011, the actor cut down on the number of projects she took up. Ask her why, and she admits it was to focus on her personal life.

Actor Esha Deol will be seen with Ajay Devgn in his web debut, Rudra.

“It was conscious on my part. I sort of wanted to settle down with Bharat (Takhtani, husband) and start a family. I just fell in love and was enjoying that so much, Then I went the family way, and when your babies are very small, everything has to be given the right focus. You have to do the right things at the right time,” the 39-year-old tells us.

The actor feels that for a woman, settling down and starting a family is “important”, however, she is quick to add that she believes in the sentiment of “Once an actor, always an actor.”

She is now back to her job, and will be seen with Ajay Devgn in his web debut, Rudra. Deol says she has seen the original show Luther, of which Rudra is an Indian adaptation. “I have enjoyed Luther as a viewer, and it is a fantastic setup. Working again with Ajay is something I totally look forward to,” she gushes.

The two have worked together in films such as Kaal (2005), Yuva (2004) and Main Aisa Hi Hoon (2005). “Ajay was very happy when he got to know about me coming on board, and told me he’s really glad I am back to work,” adds Deol.

Apart from bagging a meaty web project, she has also ventured into production with Ek Duaa, which released directly on an OTT platform recently. She says the step towards turning a producer happened naturally.

“I was offered the script to act in purely, but I was really moved with the story. I think being a mother and daughter, there was something that deeply touched me when I heard this script. I felt just acting in a film like this was not going to satisfy me. I wanted to do more, especially with a subject like this. I thought ‘what if I could produce it’, and that’s how it happened,” she says.