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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1972)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ayesha Jhulka
| image = Ayesha-Jhulka (cropped).jpg
| caption = Jhulka in 2025
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1972|07|28}}
| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|entrepreneur}}
| years_active = 1990–2010<br/>2018–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Sameer Vashi|2003}}
}}

'''Ayesha Jhulka''' (born 28 July 1972) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films, in addition to [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films. In a career spanning over three decades, she has worked in over 60 films.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dubey |first1=Bharati |title=Catfight! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/catfight/articleshow/1420026.cms |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=18 February 2006 |language=en}}</ref>

Jhulka is best known for her portrayals in successful films such as, ''[[Kurbaan (1991 film)|Kurbaan]]'' (1991), ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]'' (1992), ''[[Khiladi (1992 film)|Khiladi]]'' (1992), ''[[Meherbaan]]'' (1993), ''[[Dalaal]]'' (1993), ''[[Balmaa]]'' (1993), ''[[Waqt Hamara Hai]]'' (1993), ''[[Rang (1993 film)|Rang]]'' (1993), ''[[Sangram (1993 film)|Sangram]]'' (1993), ''[[Jai Kishen]]'' (1994), ''[[Masoom (1996 film)|Masoom]]'' (1996) and ''[[Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya]]'' (1999). For ''Khiladi'' and ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'', Jhulka received a [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]] nomination.<ref name=ht/>

After a hiatus, she went onto work in films like - ''[[Socha Na Tha]]'' (2005), ''[[Umrao Jaan (2006 film)|Umrao Jaan]]'' (2006), ''[[Ada... A Way of Life]]'' (2010) and ''[[Genius (2018 Hindi film)|Genius]]'' (2018). Jhulka made her web debut with ''[[Hush Hush (TV series)|Hush Hush]]'' (2022) and has since appeared in ''[[Happy Family: Conditions Apply]]'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/juhi-chawla-ayesha-jhulka-s-amazon-prime-show-hush-hush-s-first-look-revealed-101662536524781.html |title=Juhi Chawla, Ayesha Jhulka's Amazon Prime show Hush Hush's first look, release date revealed |access-date=27 September 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=7 September 2022}}</ref>

==Early life==
Jhulka was born on 28 July 1972 in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite web |work=Daily Bhaskar |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-BOW-ayesha-jhulka-controversies-on-her-birthday-5066643-PHO.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731013411/http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-BOW-ayesha-jhulka-controversies-on-her-birthday-5066643-PHO.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 July 2015 |title=Remember Ayesha Jhulka? Here's what made her famous and infamous! |access-date=14 May 2017 |date=28 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |work=Iluvcinema |url=http://www.iluvcinema.in/hindi/happy-birthday-ayesha-jhulka/ |title=Happy Birthday Ayesha Jhulka!! |access-date=14 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306225710/http://www.iluvcinema.in/hindi/happy-birthday-ayesha-jhulka/ |archive-date=6 March 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Her father [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] Inder Kumar Jhulka, is a retired [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]] officer. Her mother Sneh Jhulka, is a costume designer who has worked in films such as ''Dalaal'' and ''Vishwavidhata''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ayesha Jhulka reveals the exact reason why she doesn't want kids even after 17 years of marriage |url=https://www.lokmattimes.com/photos/entertainment/ayesha-jhulka-reveals-the-exact-reason-why-she-doesnt-want-kids-even-after-17-years-of-marriage |access-date=23 June 2022 |work=Lokmat Times |date=26 March 2021}}</ref> Jhulka worked as a child artist in the 1983 film ''Kaise Kaise Log''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy Birthday Ayesha Jhulka: Why the Khiladi actress took a break from films |work=News18 India |date=28 July 2022 |accessdate=30 May 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/happy-birthday-ayesha-jhulka-why-the-khiladi-actress-took-a-break-from-films-5640721.html}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== Breakthrough and success (1990-1993) ===
After making her acting debut with the telugu film ''[[Neti Siddhartha]]'' in 1990, Jhulka made her Hindi film debut opposite [[Salman Khan]] with the 1991 film ''[[Kurbaan (1991 film)|Kurbaan]]'', a box office success.<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/ayesha-jhulka-recalls-how-salman-khan-wouldn-t-dance-in-movie-i-will-enter-the-frame-walking-i-wont-dance-101644219840910.html |title=Ayesha Jhulka recalls how Salman Khan wouldn't dance: 'I will enter the frame walking. I won't dance' |access-date=7 February 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=7 February 2022}}</ref> The same year, she appeared in ''Meet Mere Man Ke'', ''[[Hai Meri Jaan]]'' and the Bengali film ''[[Katha Dilam]]''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Jhulka had four films released in 1992. She first appeared in ''[[Mashooq (film)|Mashooq]]'' opposite [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ayub-khan-acting-debut-as-lead-mashooq-first-of-many-7231085/ | title=First of Many: Actor Ayub Khan revisits Mashooq | date=19 December 2021 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref> Jhulka's portrayal of a college prankster in ''[[Khiladi (1992 film)|Khiladi]]'' opposite [[Akshay Kumar]], marked a turning point in her career.<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{Cite web |date=5 June 2018 |title=What makes Akshay Kumar's Khiladi one of the best murder mysteries in Bollywood |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/khiladi-1992-film-akshay-kumar-5204520/ |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Further success came with ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]'' opposite [[Aamir Khan]], where she portrayed a college student.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/we-list-down-7-bollywood-films-inspired-from-hollywood-27295.amp |title=Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar |access-date=6 November 2022 |archive-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106072808/https://m.filmfare.com/features/we-list-down-7-bollywood-films-inspired-from-hollywood-27295.amp |url-status=live }}</ref> For both of these films, she received a nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]]. ''[[Anaam]]'' was her last release of the year.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920529&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Entertaining all the way |date=29 May 1992 |work=The Indian Express |page=7 |access-date=18 May 2018 |archive-date=8 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208162442/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920529&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

Jhulka established herself and went onto work in ten films in 1993. She appeared in films like ''[[Kohra (1993 film)|Kohra]]'', ''[[Kaise Kaise Rishte]]'', ''[[Balmaa]]'', ''[[Meherbaan]]'' and ''[[Aulad Ke Dushman]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/535122 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121043002/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/535122 | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 January 2012 | title=Aulad Ke Dushman | website=Bollywood Hungama | accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> She received praise for portraying a village belle in ''[[Sangram (1993 film)|Sangram]]'' opposite [[Ajay Devgn]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sangram Total Box Office Collection - 1993 |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3902|access-date=19 December 2021|website=Box Office India}}</ref> and for her portrayals in ''[[Waqt Hamara Hai]]'' and ''[[Dil Ki Baazi]]'' opposite Akshay Kumar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508659/Waqt%20Hamara%20Hai|title=Waqt Hamara Hai (1993)|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=13 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204907/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508659/Waqt%20Hamara%20Hai|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=16 June 2014}}</ref> Jhulka appeared in ''[[Dalaal]]'', one of the year's highest grossers opposite [[Mithun Chakraborty]].<ref name="A voice that cannot be silenced">{{cite news |last1=V |first1=R |title=A voice that cannot be silenced |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/4115/a-voice-cannot-silenced.html |access-date=26 November 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |date=23 May 2009}}</ref> She also won praise for ''[[Rang (1993 film)|Rang]]'' alongside [[Divya Bharti]] and [[Kamal Sadanah]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chintamani |first=Gautam |date=30 October 2016 |title=Triangle love, sheer balance |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/GChintamani/status/792604416062783488 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512183726/https://mobile.twitter.com/GChintamani/status/792604416062783488 |archive-date=12 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022 |website=Classic Corner, The Hans India |page=23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rang (1993) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3895 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509134935/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3895 |archive-date=9 May 2022 |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=Box Office India}}</ref>

=== Further work and setback (1994-2000) ===

In 1994, Jhulka appeared in ''[[Brahma (1994 film)|Brahma]]'' and ''[[Ekka Raja Rani]]'' opposite [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]], in ''[[Jai Kishen]]'' opposite Kumar and in ''[[Maha Shaktishaali]]''. She then played the lead in the 1995 film ''Aashique Mastaane''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jai Kishen (1994)
|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534810/Jai%20Kishan |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=13 August 2011 |access-date=17 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714141220/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534810/Jai%20Kishan |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref> In 1996, she appeared in ''[[Masoom (1996 film)|Masoom]]'' and ''[[Muqadar|Muqaddar]]'' opposite Mithun Chakraborty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muqadar (1996) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/muqadar-8051/cast-crew |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616112337/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/muqadar-8051/cast-crew |url-status=live |archive-date=16 June 2023 |access-date=16 November 2020 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref>

Jhulka had four releases in 1997, including ''Suraj'' and ''Ghoonghat''. The same year, she received praise for her portrayal in ''[[Chachi 420]]'' opposite [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref name="Chachi_420">{{cite news |last1=Bopatkar |first1=Tejashree |date=12 January 2021 |title=#BigInterview! Ayesha Jhulka: I had rejected 'Prem Qaidi' as I was supposed to be introduced in a bikini |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/biginterview-ayesha-jhulka-i-had-rejected-prem-qaidi-as-i-was-supposed-to-be-introduced-in-a-bikini/articleshow/80188285.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref> Her final film of the year was ''[[Vishwavidhaata]]'' opposite [[Jackie Shroff]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/sep/04forth.htm |title=Vishwavidhaata: Up and coming! |last=Verma |first=Suparn |date=4 September 1997 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=8 March 2018}}</ref> Her films in 1998 include - ''[[Dand Nayak]]'', Kannada film ''[[Kanasalu Neene Manasalu Neene]]'' and ''[[Himmatwala (1998 film)|Himmatwala]]'' opposite Chakraborty.<ref name="KNMN Review: Different climax">{{Cite web |date=3 January 1999 |title=KNMN Review: Different climax |url=https://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/1159B87A23BB865165256941001E4B73?OpenDocument |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Jhulka met construction tycoon Sameer Vashi through her mother.<ref name=ht>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Neha |title=Retiring at the peak of my career was a right choice: Ayesha Jhulka |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/retiring-at-the-peak-of-my-career-was-a-right-choice-ayesha-jhulka/story-eav08Ix164zfClY8S7tvoL.html%20Jhulka%2C%20best,career%20was%20at%20its%20peak. |access-date=29 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 December 2012}}</ref> Jhulka married Vashi in 2003. The couple decided not to have any children.<ref>{{cite news |title=Birthday Special: जानिए क्यों शादी के बाद कभी मां नहीं बनी आयशा जुल्का, एक्ट्रेस ने खुद बताई थी सच्चाई |url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/know-why-ayesha-jhulka-never-became-a-mother-after-marriage-with-sameer-vashi-the-actress-herself-told-the-truth-754831.html |access-date=3 June 2022 |work=TV9 Bharatvarsh |date=28 July 2021 |language=hi}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
! class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
| 1983
| ''Kaise Kaise Log''
| Pooja
| Child artist
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Neti Siddhartha]]''
| Basanthi
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1991
| ''[[Kurbaan (1991 film)|Kurbaan]]''
| Chanda Singh
|
|<ref name="Hindustan Times"/>
|-
| ''Meet Mere Man Ke''
|
|
|
|-
| ''[[Hai Meri Jaan]]''
| Neelam
|
|
|-
| ''[[Katha Dilam]]''
| Anita Chatterjee
| [[Bengali (language)|Bengali]] film
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1992
| ''[[Mashooq (film)|Mashooq]]''
| Nisha Rai
|
|
|-
| ''[[Khiladi (1992 film)|Khiladi]]''
| Neelam Choudhury
| Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]]
|<ref name="indianexpress.com"/>
|-
| ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]''
| Anjali
| Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920529&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Entertaining all the way |date=29 May 1992 |work=Indian Express |page=7 |access-date=18 May 2018 |archive-date=8 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208162442/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920529&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Anaam]]''
| Meghna
|
|
|-
| rowspan="10"| 1993
| ''[[Kohra (1993 film)|Kohra]]''
| Nisha
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kaise Kaise Rishte]]''
| Pooja
|
|
|-
| ''[[Balmaa]]''
| Madhu
|
|
|-
| ''[[Meherbaan]]''
| Chanda
|
|
|-
| ''[[Sangram (1993 film)|Sangram]]''
| Pallavi K. Singh
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sangram Total Box Office Collection - 1993 |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3902|access-date=19 December 2021|website=Box Office India}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Dalaal]]''
| Roopali
|
|<ref name="A voice that cannot be silenced"/>
|-
| ''[[Rang (1993 film)|Rang]]''
| Pooja Malhotra
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rang (1993) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3895 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509134935/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3895 |archive-date=9 May 2022 |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=Box Office India}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Waqt Hamara Hai]]''
| Ayesha
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508659/Waqt%20Hamara%20Hai|title=Waqt Hamara Hai (1993)|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=13 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204907/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508659/Waqt%20Hamara%20Hai|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=16 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Dil Ki Baazi]]''
| Aarti
|
|
|-
| ''[[Aulad Ke Dushman]]''
| Shalu Kumar
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1994
| ''[[Brahma (1994 film)|Brahma]]''
| Asha
|
|
|-
| ''[[Ekka Raja Rani]]''
| Barkha
|
|
|-
| ''[[Jai Kishen]]''
| Asha
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Jai Kishen (1994)
|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534810/Jai%20Kishan |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=13 August 2011 |access-date=17 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714141220/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534810/Jai%20Kishan |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Maha Shaktishaali]]''
| Poonam
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1995
| ''[[Akele Hum Akele Tum]]''
| Award presenter
| Cameo appearance
|
|-
| ''Aashique Mastaane''
| Malti
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|1996
| ''[[Masoom (1996 film)|Masoom]]''
| Chanda
|
|
|-
| ''[[Muqadar|Muqaddar]]''
| Meena
|
|
|-
| ''[[Apne Dam Par]]''
| Herself
| Special appearance in song
|
|-
| rowspan="5"|1997
| ''[[Chachi 420]]''
| Ratna
|
| <ref name="Chachi_420"/>
|-
| ''[[Vishwavidhaata]]''
| Radha Khanna
|
|
|-
| ''[[Judge Mujrim]]''
| Dancer
| Special appearance in song "Laila O Laila"
|
|-
| ''Suraj''
| Ramkali
| Hindi-[[Urdu]] film
|
|-
| ''Ghoonghat''
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1998
| ''[[Dand Nayak]]''
| Naina
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kanasalu Neene Manasalu Neene]]''
| Chandana
| [[Kannada]] film
|<ref name="KNMN Review: Different climax"/>
|-
|''[[Deewana Hoon Pagal Nahi]]''
| Devyani
|
|
|-
| ''[[Barood (1998 film)|Barood]]''
| Dancer
| Special appearance
|
|-
| ''[[Himmatwala (1998 film)|Himmatwala]]''
| Radha
|
|
|-
| rowspan="6"| 1999
| ''Purush''
| Herself
| Special appearance in song "Kahani Kismat Ki"
|
|-
| ''[[Phool Aur Aag]]''
| Herself
| Special appearance in song "Main Gaaon Dil Gaaye"
|
|-
| ''[[Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya]]''
| Shobha
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kohram]]''
| Sweety
|
| {{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
|-
| ''Kahani Kismat Ki''
|
|
|
|-
| ''Asha Amar Asha''
| Swapna
| Bengali film
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2000
| ''Khalsa Mero Roop Hai Khaas''
| Channi
|
|
|-
| ''Shikaar''
| Anju Gupta
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2001
| ''[[Hadh: Life on the Edge of Death]]''
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/hadh-life-on-the-edge-of-death/critic-review/hadh-life-on-the-edge-of-death-movie-review/ |title=Movie Review - Hadh: Life on the Edge of Death | website=Bollywood Hungama |date=2 March 2001 |accessdate=20 February 2013}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Censor (2001 film)|Censor]]''
| Shakeela
|
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Amma (2003 film)|Amma]]''
| Roopa
|
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Aanch]]''
| Devangi M. Thakur
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/6944/index.html|title=Aanch - Cast and Crew|date=28 November 2003|website=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=27 July 2009|archive-date=19 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519105011/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/6944/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| ''[[Run (2004 film)|Run]]''
| Esha Varma
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/may/06sld6.htm|title=Run Movie - Abhishek, Bhoomika: On the run!|website=Rediff.com|accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Jai (2004 Telugu film)|Jai]]''
| Jai's Mother
| Telugu film
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2005
| ''[[Socha Na Tha]]''
| Namita Oberoi
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=First of Many: Abhay Deol revisits Socha Na Tha |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/abhay-deol-acting-debut-film-socha-na-tha-first-of-many-6148769/ |date= 5 May 2020 |work=Indian Express|accessdate=30 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Double Cross (2005 film)|Double Cross]]''
| Sonia
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2006
| ''[[Jackpot (2006 film)|Jackpot]]''
|
| Kannada film
|
|-
| ''[[Umrao Jaan (2006 film)|Umrao Jaan]]''
| Khurshid Jaan
|
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/more-prints-bigger-bucks/182213/ |title=More prints, bigger bucks |work=The Financial Express |date=29 October 2006 |access-date=17 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Janani (2006 film)|Janani]]''
| Urmila
|
|
|-
| ''Rakate Lekhichi Naa''
| Ritu Mahapatra
| [[Odia language|Odia]] film
|
|-
| 2009
| ''Keshyog''
|
|
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Ada... A Way of Life]]''
| Amina A. Anand
|
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/releasedates/index_in.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512232353/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/releasedates/index_in.html|title=Ada... A Way of Life |accessdate=22 July 2020|work=Bollywood Hungama|archive-date=12 May 2009}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Genius (2018 Hindi film)|Genius]]''
| Nandini's mother
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/genius-teaser-utkarsh-sharma-introduced-as-archetypal-hindi-cinema-hero-in-father-anils-film-4550581.html|title=Genius teaser: Utkarsh Sharma introduced as archetypal Hindi cinema hero in father Anil's film|work=Firstpost|access-date=27 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
! class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Kabhie Kabhie (2003 TV series)|Kabhie Kabhie]]''
| Devpriya / Devjani
| Episode: "Vansh"
| {{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Celebrity MasterChef (Hindi TV series)|Celebrity MasterChef]]''
|Contestant
|10th place
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garima |date=21 January 2025 |title=Celebrity MasterChef: Rajiv Adatia vibes on Pehla Nasha with actress Ayesha Jhulka; has she joined show as a wildcard? |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news/celebrity-masterchef-rajiv-adatia-vibes-on-pehla-nasha-with-actress-ayesha-jhulka-has-she-joined-show-as-a-wildcard-1368575 |website=PINKVILLA |access-date=3 February 2025}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
! class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Hush Hush (TV series)|Hush Hush]]''
| Meera Yadav
| Debut series
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/hush-hush-juhi-chawla-ayesha-jhulka-to-make-digital-debut-with-amazon-prime-series-7219305/|title=Hush Hush: Juhi Chawla and Ayesha Jhulka to make digital debut with the Amazon Prime series|accessdate=28 March 2021|work=Indian Express|date=8 March 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Happy Family: Conditions Apply]]''
| Pallavi "Pallu" Dholakia
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/amazon-prime-video-to-stream-new-original-happy-family-conditions-apply-11678339767453.html|title=Amazon Prime Video to stream new original 'Happy Family Conditions Apply'|work=Live Mint|date=9 March 2023 |accessdate=19 March 2023}}</ref>
|}

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| 1993
| [[38th Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| ''[[Khiladi (1992 film)|Khiladi]]'' & ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=38th Filmfare Awards Winners |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/filmfare-awards-winners/bollywood/1993/101|url-status=live |work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205215817/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/filmfare-awards-winners/bollywood/1993/101|archive-date=5 February 2021|access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2023
| rowspan="2"|[[Indian Television Academy Awards|23rd Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| rowspan="2"|Popular Actress - OTT
| ''[[Hush Hush (TV series)|Hush Hush]]''
| rowspan="2" {{TBA}}
| rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=23rd Indian Television Academy Awards Nomination and Voting List |work=Indian Television Academy Awards |accessdate=28 July 2023 |url=https://ita2023.indiantelevisionacademy.com/}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Happy Family: Conditions Apply]]''
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Bollywood}}
*[[List of Indian film actresses]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Ayesha Jhulka}}
*{{IMDb name|nm0422586}}

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[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Srinagar]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Bengali cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Odia cinema]]

Ayesha Jhulka - Revision history

GuillermoFenster at 04:02, 6 January 2026