Bollywood actress Esha Gupta who  is playing a negative character in her upcoming thriller "Rustom,"  says  that she was initially skeptical about saying yes to the role. The "Humshakals" actress  was doing a movie after a long gap and  therefore consulted "Rustom" lead star Akshay Kumar before  coming on board .Akshay plays the lead character of navy officer Rustom Pavri in the movie.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.Produced by Neeraj Pandey, "Rustom" also stars Ileana D`Cruz. The film will hit the theaters this Friday.