Esha Deol’s Triumph: ‘No Entry’ Outperforms Sunny and Bobby Deol’s Films in 2005

The Deol brothers, Sunny and Bobby, are currently making headlines with their recent projects. Sunny Deol’s success with ‘Gadar 2′ and Bobby Deol’s versatile roles have captured attention. However, a significant moment occurred two decades ago when Esha Deol, their half-sister, surpassed them in the film industry. In 2005, Sunny and Bobby Deol had multiple film releases, but Esha Deol emerged victorious. Her film was a major success, while the brothers’ films did not fare well. Esha’s film generated ₹74.13 crore worldwide. Let’s understand how this transpired. In 2005, Sunny Deol starred in ‘Jo Bole So Nihal’, portraying a Punjab police officer. The film, with a budget of ₹15 crore, earned only ₹14 crore and failed. Bobby Deol had four films released that year: ‘Dosti: Friends Forever’, ‘Barsaat’, ‘Tango Charlie’, and ‘Jurm’. Only one film performed a little above average, and the remaining three flopped. Neither Sunny nor Bobby Deol experienced success. Esha Deol released six films in 2005. Except for one film, the others also underperformed. The list included ‘Shaadi No. 1’, ‘No Entry’, ‘Dus’, ‘Main Aisa Hi Hoon’, ‘Kaal’, and ‘Insan’. Esha was the busiest actor from the Deol family that year. The highest-grossing film of 2005 was ‘No Entry’, directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Boney Kapoor. The film, made with a budget of ₹20 crore, earned over ₹70 crore globally. Esha Deol played the role of Pooja Khanna in this film. The cast included Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, and Fardeen Khan, with Lara Dutta, Celina Jaitley, and Bipasha Basu also receiving acclaim for their performances. ‘No Entry’ was an official remake of the Tamil film ‘Charlie Chaplin’.