29 Facts About Riteish Deshmukh

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Riteish Vilasrao Deshmukh was born on 17 December 1978 and is an Indian actor, television presenter, producer, screenwriter and filmmaker who works in Hindi and Marathi cinema.

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Riteish Deshmukh received widespread critical acclaim for playing a serial killer in the romantic thriller Ek Villain.

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Riteish Deshmukh is the board member of Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image.

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Riteish Deshmukh's elder brother, Amit Deshmukh, is a MLA from Latur City and his younger brother, Dhiraj Deshmukh, is a MLA from Latur Rural.

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Riteish Deshmukh's elder sister-in-law Aditi Deshmukh is an actress and younger sister-in-law Deepshikha Deshmukh is a film producer.

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Riteish Deshmukh practiced for a year with an overseas architectural firm.

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Riteish Deshmukh maintains an ownership in Evolutions, an India-based architectural and interior designing firm.

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Riteish Deshmukh made his Hindi film debut with the 2003 romance, Tujhe Meri Kasam opposite Genelia D'Souza.

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Riteish Deshmukh gained fame after his performance in Masti, which earned him two minor awards.

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Riteish Deshmukh subsequently appeared Bardaasht and Naach, both of them being box-office duds.

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Riteish Deshmukh was seen in guest roles in Ram Gopal Varma's Darna Zaroori Hai, and then Namastey London, which was a box office hit.

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Riteish Deshmukh then played a supporting role in Ram Gopal Varma's Rann, again co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav.

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Riteish Deshmukh then starred in a sequel, Housefull 2, which released on 6 April 2012 and was a huge success like its predecessor.

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Riteish Deshmukh then starred in another sequel, this time to the 2004 hit Masti titled Grand Masti which released in September 2013 and became a box office success, despite receiving negative reviews.

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Riteish Deshmukh made his debut as a film producer with the Marathi film Balak Palak, directed by Ravi Jadhav, which released on 4 January 2013.

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Riteish Deshmukh has decided to make a Hindi remake of the film.

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In 2014, Riteish Deshmukh appeared in 2 completely different roles; first in the romance-comedy film Humshakals, which was a box office failure and then in the romance-thriller Ek Villain.

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Riteish Deshmukh did a small cameo in Entertainment, which was not entertaining at the box office.

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Riteish Deshmukh appeared in the comedy film Bank Chor which was released in 2017 and in the end of 2018, he did his second Marathi film MAULI which was a box office success.

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In 2022, Riteish Deshmukh made his directorial debut with Marathi language Romantic drama film Ved in which he co-starred his wife Genelia D'Souza.

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D'Souza later denied any rumors of a relationship with Riteish Deshmukh, and responds that she was just friends with him.

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Riteish Deshmukh launched his own production house, Mumbai Film Company, in 2013 with the production of the Marathi film Balak Palak, which won several awards.

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Riteish Deshmukh then produced another Marathi film Faster Fene, in 2017.

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Riteish Deshmukh turned director and screenwriter with the 2022 film Ved, which was produced by Genelia.

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Riteish Deshmukh has co-hosted the talk show Yaadon Ki Baaraat, the quiz show Vikta Ka Uttar.

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26.

Riteish Deshmukh made his web debut in 2021, co-hosting Ladies vs Gentlemen with Genelia D'souza.

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In 2013, he formed a cricket team with Dhiraj Riteish Deshmukh, later named Veer Marathi in the Celebrity Cricket League.

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Riteish Deshmukh played in this league as the captain of his team.

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Riteish Deshmukh was ranked third in The Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2018.