Should I or should I not? Esha Gupta asked Akshay Kumar before confirming 'Rustom'

Esha Gupta is playing a negative character in her upcoming thriller Rustom, but the actress says she was initially skeptical about saying yes to the role.
The 30-year-old actress, who was last seen in 2014 comedy Humshakals, said she was doing a movie after a long gap and consulted Rustom lead star Akshay Kumar before coming on board for the movie.

Akshay plays the lead character of navy officer Rustom Pavri in the movie. "Initially, I wasn't sure about playing a negative character. I was coming back on screen after a while and I was confused if this will be the right choice. That was the time I asked Akshay sir, 'Should I or should I not?'.

"Priyanka did Aitraaz, Aishwarya did Khakee and people really appreciated their work. I hope audience will like it as it was something different and exciting for me," Esha said during the film's press conference.

The film, based on the real life incident of Naval Officer KM Nanavati, is set in 1960s and the actress gives director Tinu Suresh Desai the credit for her look in the movie.
"Credit for my look goes to the director, the costume designer and my styling team. Tinu sir had a clear picture of what he wanted my character to look like and stylist got it bang on right," she said.

Produced by Neeraj Pandey, Rustom also stars Ileana D'Cruz. The film will hit the theatres this Friday.