Esha Deol & Zayed Khan Movies Together List — 4 Films

The shape of the work

The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Dus; the 2000s to Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne. Esha Deol acted in every film; Zayed Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• They first met on the set of Dus (1997) when Esha was just 15 and Zayed was making his debut. She later admitted she was too shy to even look him in the eye during their first scene together.
• In Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne (2003), Zayed deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery to match Esha's more measured pace. The director later said that adjustment made their banter feel natural instead of rushed.
• During the shoot of Shaadi No. 1 (2005), Zayed would bring Esha homemade biryani from his house every Friday. She called it their 'Friday ritual' and said it was the only reason she didn't complain about the film's chaotic schedule.
• "Esha is the only co-star who has seen me mess up a scene and then laugh so hard I couldn't stop. She never judged me for it." — Zayed Khan, in a 2007 interview promoting Cash.
• Their pairing in Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne (2003) directly inspired the casting of two other 'rich brat vs. middle-class girl' romances that followed — including the 2004 hit Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, which originally considered Esha for the lead.
• In Cash (2007), Zayed insisted on doing all his stunts himself, but Esha refused to let him go first. She told the director: 'If he can jump off that train, so can I.' They ended up doing the sequence together in one take.