Esha Deol has opened up about life after her split from ex-husband Bharat Takhtani and revealed that she's missing something pretty specific: romance.

Talking to Curly Tales, the 44-year-old actress didn't hold back. "I think love and romance are the most important things in a person's life, which I am currently missing. I love to be romantic. I am a complete rom-com person. I love love songs and I love love stories," she said.

But according to her even after the breakup, her actual idea of love hasn't shifted.

The Dhoom actor explained, "These things don't change. Breakups happen. I have had boyfriends in the past whom I broke up with. These things happen, but that doesn't dilute my ultimate idea of love,"  adding that she grew up watching the kind of unconditional love her parents, Hema Malini and Dharmendra, shared.

However, talking about the reason for parting ways with Bharat, the No Entry actress kept it vague.

"That is something very personal. It's between two individuals... But at that moment, we were put there and it also involves kids. These are very sensitive places in life. One has to tread through very carefully," she said, adding her family stood by her through it all.

For the unversed, Esha and Bharat got married in 2012 and  called it quits in 2024 after 11 years together. The former couple shares two daughters, Radhya and Miraya.

Their split, they said in a joint statement, was "mutual and amicable."