16 Facts About Riteish

Riteish Vilasrao Deshmukh was born on 17 December 1978 and is an Indian actor, comedian, television presenter, film producer and director.

Riteish is the son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh and has acted in over 60 films, in Hindi and Marathi cinema.

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

Riteish received critical acclaim for playing antagonist in the blockbuster thriller Ek Villain .

Riteish has an elder brother named Amit and a younger brother named Dhiraj, both of them politicians.

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Riteish practiced for a year with an overseas architectural firm.

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

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

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

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

Riteish appeared in the comedy Dhamaal which was a semi hit.

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

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

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

Riteish 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.

Riteish married Genelia D'Souza, his co-star from Tujhe Meri Kasam, Masti and Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya on 3 February 2012.