Esha Kansara

Esha Kansara, who is the epitome of skill and perseverance, was born in the vibrant city of Ahmedabad on the 20th of August, 1992. Born to Ramesh Kansara, a businessman, and Harsha Kansara, a dedicated homemaker, her family foundation extends to her brother, Daivik Kansara, a businessman, and her sister-in-law, Kalindi Soni Kansara, also a homemaker.

At the age of 6 she commenced her training in the graceful dance form, Bharatnatyam and performed her Arangetram at the age of 14. Her innate passion for dance led her to the grand stage of 'Dance India Dance' during her 10th grade, where she shimmered among the top 100 contestants.

Esha's brush with stage performances did not stop at just that. In her 12^th standard she again got a chance to perform on the stage as the lead in the play Dikri Toh Devthi Vishesh which was then renamed as Ame toh Khush-Khushal. In that play she depicted the character of a blind girl. This performance in Ahmedabad was just the beginning of her journey into the world of theatre.

Esha took a leap of faith in 2010 and moved to Mumbai, there, she pursued her academic interests at Mithibai College of Commerce and Arts. But the city of dreams held more for her than just academic pursuits. And it's been 13 years that she has been acing in her field of acting. With 2 TEDx speeches, 6 Gujarati films,[2][3][4][5][6][7] 5 television shows, more than 25 tv commercials and various OTT sketches and music videos, she then decided to get married in 2022, to Siddharth Amit Bhavsar,[8] a renowned music composer and singer. The roots of creativity run deep in the Bhavsar family, with both her in-laws being talented documentary filmmakers. Esha's mother-in-law, Dinaz Kalwachwala, earned national recognition with her award-winning documentary on 'Charan atva,' while her father-in-law, Amit Bhavsar, is a celebrated music composer.

Esha Kansara for 3 Ekka city tour promotions at Anand

Esha Kansara's full-fledged acting career started in 2010 with a Hindi TV serial, Mukti Bandhan which was an adaptation of a famous novel 'Mukti Bandhan' by Shri Harkisan Mehta. Presented by Shobhana Desai's Production Pvt Ltd. Mukti Bandhan[9] revolved around the story of a self-made businessman, I.M Virani and his daughter in law Devki Shah Virani played by Esha as the female protagonist. Later on she went on with playing roles in other famous Hindi serials, like Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi...Meri Bhabhi,[10] Maddam Sir,[11] etc

Esha played the role of Kritika (Kittu) in the TV serial Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi, Meri Bhabhi which was a show about the lovely bond shared between a sister-in-law and daughter-in-law. Shraddha the nanad finds a friend in Kritika, her bhabhi.

Later on she did a cameo in Maddam sir which was aired on SAB TV. In Maddam sir, Esha portrayed the character of Misri Pandey, a bratty police officer. Through the character of Misri Pandey she explored the grey shade as an actor and became quite popular known as Misri Pandey.

Before that Esha played the role of 'Radha'[12] in a sitcom series named My name ijj Lakkhan opposite Shreyas Talpade. This sitcom was a 26-episode series which starred industry and acting stalwarts like Archana Puran Singh, Parmeet Sethi, etc. My Name Ijj Lakhan's plot revolved around Lakhan who is a small goon who does bad deeds, but his good nature brings him on the right path. He loves his parents, and decides to make money by doing work, as his father wanted (whom he thinks is dead)

In 2021, Esha starred in another Hindi TV serial named Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana[13] in which she played the role of Amrita.[14] The storyline of this serial revolved around Amrita and Pritam who are two contrasting personalities who encounter each other when he moves in as a tenant. While he is a pessimist, she is all about finding sunshine in mundane things.

Esha's versatility also landed her with roles in Gujarati films as well. She debuted in the Gujarati cinema in 2017 with Duniyadaari[7] opposite Malhar Thakar. Remake of the Marathi movie Duniyadari, the story of this film was about the love, friendship, relationship and destiny based in the period of mid 70s. The story conveys the emotions of the youth and their romantic journeys plus what that the destiny has in store for them.

Esha Kansara at '3 Ekka's' 'Tehunk' song launch

Later in 2018, she starred in another Gujarati film named 'Midnights with Menka[15]' opposite Malhar Thakar. In this film, Esha was the lead actress and played the role of Esha, a dumb character of a cable tv ads' top heroine and who was also Malhar Thakar's a.k.a Meet Mehta's biggest fangirl.

In the same year, Esha Kansara starred in another Gujarati film, Vandha Vilas[16] in which she played the role of Shivani. Later in 2018, she starred in Mijaaj[17] opposite Malhar Thakar in which she tried her hand at action for the first time. In 2022, she starred in Gujarati romantic film named Prem Prakaran[18]which was a coming of age cinema with a story of a love triangle starring Gaurav Paswala and Deeksha Joshi. She played the character of Riya in this movie which was about the story of a small town boy, Adi who becomes the heartthrob singer of Gujarat.

Her recent film, 3 Ekka has been a blockbuster hit generating over 20 crores in the first 2 weeks of its release.[19] In '3 Ekka' Esha plays the role of Jhanvi[20] ,a craft teacher at school who's morals and values doesn't allow her boyfriend (played by Yash Soni) to gamble for his friends, who are in big trouble.

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