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Esha Deol is not making her small screen debut with Jag Janani Maa Vaishno Devi

Esha Deol was last seen in the short film Cakewalk and her last big-screen outing was the multi-lingual film titled Care of Footpath 2 which released in 2015. Well, Esha is yet to make an official announcement about her next project.

However, a few days ago, there were reports that the actress will make her small screen debut with TV serial, Jag Janani Maa Vaishno Devi. It was said that the actress will play the role of Rani Samridhi Devi, the mother of Maa Vaishno Devi. But the reports have turned out to be false.


A statement from the actress’ team read, "On behalf of Esha Deol Takhtani, we would like to clarify that all reports floating around the media regarding her role in a serial is untrue. She is not playing any character in the serial. She is a devotee of Ma Vaishno Devi, and wishes everyone associated with the serial all the best. Currently Esha is busy reading scripts, for movies, web series and digital films and also excited with her new role as an author with her book Amma Mia published by Penguin Books. She will soon announce her film project, when the time is right."

Esha made her Bollywood debut with 2002 release Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe. She later starred in several hit films like Yuva, Dhoom, No Entry, and others. However, she failed to make a mark like her mother Hema Malini. A few months ago, the actress had launched her first book as an author titled Amma Mia.

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