23 Facts About Ritesh Deshmukh

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

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Ritesh Deshmukh is the son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh.

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Ritesh Deshmukh has been acted in over 60 films, in Hindi and Marathi cinema.

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

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5.

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

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6.

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

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7.

Ritesh Deshmukh studied at G D Somani Memorial School and earned an architectural degree from Kamla Raheja College of Architecture, Mumbai.

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8.

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

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9.

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

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10.

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

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

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12.

Ritesh 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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13.

Ritesh Deshmukh appeared in the comedy Dhamaal which was a semi hit.

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Ritesh 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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Ritesh 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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16.

Ritesh 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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17.

Ritesh Deshmukh made his debut as a film producer with the Marathi film Balak Palak, directed by Ravi Jadhav.

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18.

In 2014, Ritesh 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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19.

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

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20.

Ritesh 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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21.

Ritesh Deshmukh married film actress Genelia D'Souza in traditional Marathi marriage ceremony on 3 February 2013.

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22.

Ritesh Deshmukh launched his own production house Mumbai Film Company in 2013 with producing a Marathi film Balak Palak, which won several awards.

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23.

In 2013, he brought a cricket team with Dhiraj Ritesh Deshmukh, later named as Veer Marathi in Celebrity Cricket League.

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