'Gossip does not affect me'
Ankahee is said to be based on Vikram Bhatt's then relationship with Sushmita Sen.
"I don't know Sushmita at all," says Esha, who says she has no knowledge if the film is based on that romantic liaision . "I just know she's hot! I didn't ask Vikram about this. I am not such a cheap person to ask whether these incidents happened to him. I was just told the story, and I played it like a normal character."
Bhatt's current girlfiend Amisha Patel plays a character in the film, and Esha is paired opposite Aftab, who she was reportedly seeing during the filming of her debut movie, Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche.
After that film bombed, the couple haven't been seen on screen since. Until Ankahee, that is.
"We are doing a film together after five years," Esha points out. "It was a nice experience. Gossip does not affect me and certainly does not make our relationship awkward. Aftab is a great actor and has done a great job."