Deol decided to join the acting line of her parents and became a second-generation actress . She started her acting career in a lead role with Vinay Shukla 's '' Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe '' ( 2002 ) opposite Aftab Shivdasani , with Sanjay Kapoor , Jaya Bachchan and Anupam Kher playing supporting roles . This movie was a box office failure . Deol received mixed reactions from critics upon her performance . Savera R Someshwar of Rediff wrote " Esha , as a person , exudes a confidence that almost borders on arrogance . She 's athletic and seems perfectly capable of looking after herself in any situation . Esha , on screen , is required to convey three emotions : Love , sorrow and fear . Especially fear . No wonder she flounders . She is just unable to look terrorised . Even her alleged romance with costar Aftab has not helped her shed her stern demeanour in her romantic scenes . " Rakesh Budhu of Planet Bollywood wrote " She is n’t horrible , but given the hype , the demands and of course , comparisons , she surely is n’t up to the mark . Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe is just plain old mediocre in such a way that you end up noticing the flaws in Esha ’s performance more . Her facial expressions need work , her attitude is beautiful but she seems too stern when it is not required . Of course , she is nowhere close to being a washout and if you are her fan you can appreciate the other aspects of her performances without completely losing faith in her future projects . " Despite mixed reactions and box office failure , Deol won numerous awards for her performance including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut at the 48th Filmfare Awards
48th Filmfare Awards
48th Filmfare Awards
Esha Deol