Esha Deol & Ayesha Takia Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Esha Deol and Ayesha Takia appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2005 and 2008. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sunday (2008 — 5.4/10). Films span Shaadi No. 1 (2005) through Sunday (2008).
The Esha Deol & Ayesha Takia partnership
From Shaadi No. 1 (2005) to Sunday (2008). It started with Shaadi No. 1 (2005).
The shape of the work
Esha Deol acted in every film; Ayesha Takia acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They were cast together in Shaadi No. 1 because the director wanted two fresh, non-intimidating faces to play the younger brides opposite a much older Fardeen Khan — Esha and Ayesha were the only actresses who said yes without asking for script changes.
- In Cash (2007), Esha did all the high-octane action stunts while Ayesha handled the comic timing — they never overlapped in scenes where both skills were needed, which made their pairing feel like a tag-team rather than a rivalry.
- During Sunday (2008), Esha and Ayesha shared a vanity van and reportedly had a running bet on who could make the other laugh first during serious scenes — the director had to separate them for the climax because they kept breaking character.
- Their pairing in Shaadi No. 1 directly led to the trend of casting two young actresses as best friends in multi-starrer comedies — you can trace a line from them to the 'Jugni' gang in Cocktail (2012).
- Ayesha once said in a 2008 interview: 'Esha and I never competed for screentime. We just looked at each other and knew — if one of us is funny, the other has to be straight. That's why it worked.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Sunday
- Shaadi No. 1
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Ayesha Takia's screen credits are with Esha Deol.
Before Shaadi No. 1, Esha Deol had starred in 10 films, including Aaytha Ezhuthu (2004) and Yuva (2004).
After Sunday, Esha Deol went on to appear in 4 more films, including Ek Duaa (2021) and Tumko Meri Kasam (2025).
Before Shaadi No. 1, Ayesha Takia had starred in 3 films, including Socha Na Tha (2004) and Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004).
After Sunday, Ayesha Takia went on to appear in 3 more films, including Wanted (2009) and 8 x 10 Tasveer (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Esha Deol & Ayesha Takia's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ajay Devgan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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