Esha Deol recalls wearing salwar-kurta on Koffee with Karan as dad Dharmendra ‘may be watching’; Karan Johar was amused

 

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However, Esha remembered what she wore for the show. She shared how she ditched glamorous outfits and donned a salwar-kameez because she was aware that her father, Dharmendra, would be watching the episode when it airs, and for that, she wanted to be “well dressed.”

She reminisced, “I have to go back and watch that interview because I don’t really remember what I said. I remember it being a fun, spontaneous interview and the main thing I remember is also that I wore a salwar-kurta and Karan (Johar) was like (shows amused expression) and I was like, ‘Maybe dad watches this, I better be well dressed’. So I made Rocky (celebrity fashion designer Rocky S) make a salwar-kurta for me.”

In an earlier interview with indianexpress.com, Esha had shared how Dharmendra was against her becoming an actor even though his sons Bobby and Sunny Deol were already stars. She had explained how her father was “possessive and orthodox” when it came to her, and that according to him, “Girls should be kept away from the world in a protected way”.

She had said, “I wouldn’t say that they have it tough. Yes, there is a different level of challenge and boys too have their own set. As far as my father is concerned, he is possessive and orthodox, and for him, girls should be kept away from the world in a protected way. That was what he must have felt, also knowing how our industry functions. All said and done, we managed and how!”