Eesha Enigmatic, Energetic & Expressive

BURSTING WITH LIFE, EESHA REBBA, A SUPREMELY TALENTED ACTOR, GETS CANDID IN AN EXCLUSIVE TÊTE-À-TÊTE WITH A SMILE THAT LIGHTS UP A ROOM

- ANAHITA AHUJA

She’s young, she’s bubbly and she sparkles in front of the camera. She shot to fame with her lead debut in Anthaka Mundu Aa Tarvatha, which made her a household name. Her character as Deepika in Ami Thumi made its mark at the box office bringing her a lot of fame too. Currently juggling between different projects, we caught up with this PYT for an exclusive interview. Here’s what she had to say about her career, love life and her journey.

First things first - how did movies happen to you?

To be honest, this was never the plan. During my college days, I started modelling with the sole intention of being financially independent. Then I tried my luck at anchoring and bulletin. I quite enjoyed modelling and thankfully was approached for a couple of auditions. That’s when it first occurred to me. As a girl with no other connections here as such, as much as I wanted to see myself on the big screen, the thought had never come to me. I did have my speed breaks until I cracked my first big role and then some more later. Thing changed all thanks to my first director for recognising me in the lot and giving me my first breakthrough.

How would you describe the past years of your career?

It would be difficult to summarise eight years of industry experience in just a few lines but I’ll tell you this - each person I met along the way, each actor I’ve worked with, each director I’ve worked for and each situation I’ve faced - I got to learn something new which made me the way I am today. It’s all thanks to this industry that I’ve become strong.

Let’s talk about the three industries…