Esha Gupta
Esha Gupta

It seems like after having a good year at the movies, Esha Gupta has now been signed on to play the desi version of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider! Apparently, the reason behind her bagging the role is her resemblance to Angelina Jolie, who essayed the character in the original film. But if you look at the picture above, something about it seems off – leading us to believe that it’s more a mock-up than an actual shot. We dug a little deeper and realized that, nope, this isn’t Esha at all! Here’s the original.

Esha Gupta and Karima Adebibe (photo courtesy | Rediff.com)
Esha Gupta and Karima Adebibe (photo courtesy | Rediff.com)

Rediff figured out that the body in the picture actually belongs to Karima Adebibe, who was chosen in 2006 to be the seventh model of the Lara Croft video game. Esha Gupta’s face just seems to be morphed onto it.

Regardless, though, I think Esha would make a kickass Lara Croft – she’s certainly got the looks and the body for it! Do you agree?

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