Deol finally got her breakthrough with Yash Raj Films ' action film '' Dhoom '' opposite Abhishek Bachchan , John Abraham , Uday Chopra and Rimi Sen. It was Deol 's first action role and she was paired opposite Chopra . The film had a decent opening and became a hit at the box office , becoming the fourth-highest-grossing movie at the box office . Deol did not get much scope in the film but her performance earned her a nomination for the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 6th IIFA Awards . Critics considered Deol and Rimi Sen 's performances to be nothing more than beauties and their purpose was defined as providing sex appeal . Surjyakiran Das of Planet Bollywood wrote " It ’s most fitting to mention actresses Esha Deol and Rimi Sen while discussing the music and choreography ; they seem to turn up in the film only when the heroes feel like crooning a tune and shaking a leg with a loved one . Both actresses do convincing enough work in their roles , but their real purpose is to provide sex appeal . " Rajesh Karkera wrote " Esha Deol and Rimii Sen only need to look beautiful in their limited presence in this sweat 'n' leather flick . " After the success of '' Dhoom '' , Deol starred in Krishna Vamsi 's war film '' Insan '' opposite Akshay Kumar . It was Deol 's first release of 2005 . The film was a failure at the box office . Her next release was '' Main Aisa Hi Hoon '' opposite Ajay Devgn . The film was a remake of the critically acclaimed Hollywood movie '' I Am Sam '' ( 2001 ) . Deol played a supporting role and earned praise by Patcy N. Subhash K. Jha of '' IANS '' also praised Deol , writing " Esha Deol as the fey unstable nomadic and maladjusted Maya is a mix of Zeenat Aman in '' Hare Rama Hare Krishna '' and Anooradha Patel in '' Ijaazat '' . Playing this zonked-out character Esha Deol comes into her own as an actress . Her far-way looks of pain anger neglect and insecurity remain with you long after the film . Yup she too has matured along with Hindi cinema . " In 2007 , Deol 's portrayal of a notorious and vengeful ghost for Ram Gopal Verma 's '' Darling '' was reviewed positively . Taran Adarsh noted that , " Esha Deol is excellent in a role that ’s nothing short of a challenge . It would ’ve boomeranged had it been entrusted to any inferior actor , but Esha is in terrific form here . This should be the turning point in her career . " Her next release was '' Cash '' again opposite Ajay Devgn
6th IIFA Awards
6th IIFA Awards
Esha Deol