Riteish Deshmukh

Ritesh Deshmukh
Riteish Deshmukh with his wife Genelia Deshmukh
Born	Riteish Deshmukh 17 December 1978[1] Latur, Maharashtra, India[2]
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor Television Presenter Producer
Years active	2003–present
Religion	Hinduism
Spouse(s)	Genelia Deshmukh (2012–present)
Children	1 Riaan Riteish Deshmukh
Parent(s)	Vilasrao Deshmukh[3] Vaishali Deshmukh
Relatives	Amit Deshmukh (brother) Dheeraj Deshmukh (brother)

Riteish Deshmukh is an Indian film actor, producer and architect. He is known for his work in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He is the son of the late politician Vilasrao Deshmukh and Vaishali Deshmukh.^[3][4]

Deshmukh debuted with K. Vijaya Bhaskar's Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) opposite Genelia D'Souza, but it was not until 2004 that he achieved huge popularity, when he appeared in the commercially successful comedy Masti and the critically acclaimed Bardaasht. His work in Masti was nominated for several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor category.

Since then, Riteish Deshmukh has starred in many commercially successful films such as Kya Kool Hai Hum, Bluffmaster!, Malamaal Weekly, Heyy Babyy, Dhamaal, Housefull, Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya, Housefull 2, Grand Masti and Ek Villain.

In January 2013, Riteish made his debut as an film producer with the Marathi success Balak Palak, directed by Ravi Jadhav. The following year he made his acting debut in Marathi cinema with the action film Lai Bhaari.^[5]

Genelia Dsouza and Ritesh Deshmukh at CCL2 party, Vizag, India

Career

Deshmukh began his film career with the 2003 romance, Tujhe Meri Kasam opposite Genelia D'Souza. He later appeared in Out of Control, which earned a relatively moderate return. In his third film, Masti, a comic thriller, his role was widely disparaged. Regardless, the film performed well at the box office. He gained fame after his performance in Masti, which earned him two minor awards. He subsequently appeared Bardaasht and Naach, both of them being box-office duds. His first relatively successful lead role occurred in the widely panned sex-comedy Kyaa Kool Hai Hum with Tusshar Kapoor. While the film was reviled by critics, it was appreciated by audiences and declared a moderate success at the box office. Ritesh, by now had earned a strong foothold in the Bollywood film industry via his comic roles

He appeared in Malamaal Weekly and Apna Sapna Money Money apart from Bluffmaster! with Abhishek Bachchan in the lead.^[6] He was seen in guest roles in Ram Gopal Varma's Darna Zaroori Hai,^[7] and then Namastey London, which was a box office hit. In 2007, Cash followed.^[6] Later that year, he appeared in Sajid Khan's directorial debut Heyy Babyy, co-starring Akshay Kumar and Fardeen Khan, which was a huge hit.^[8] He appeared in the comedy Dhamaal which was a semi hit.

In 2008, he played a lead role in De Taali, in which his performance was praised, and later in Chamku, both of which were declared "flop" at the box office.^[7]

In 2009, his first release was Aladin, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Jacqueline Fernandez. He was in the multi-starcast, Aladin, which was a disaster worldwide. He then played a supporting role in Ram Gopal Varma's Rann, again co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav. His final film of 2009 was Do Knot Disturb with Govinda, Sushmita Sen, Sohail Khan and Lara Dutta.

In 2010, he worked with Sajid Khan on the comedy Housefull with Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Arjun Rampal and Jiah Khan. The film received negative response from critics, though it was a Blockbuster commercially. His first release of 2011 was F.A.L.T.U., in which he played the role of Bajirao, a fake college principal. His second release of the year was the comic sequel Double Dhamaal. Both were above-average grossers^[9] and very successful.

In 2012, he first appeared in Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya in which he is paired opposite his real wife Genelia D'Souza. It proved a commercial hit despite being a shoestring budget. He then starred in a sequel, Housefull 2, which released on 6 April 2012 and was a huge success like its predecessor. Housefull 2 has been marked as Ritesh's biggest success to date. His last release of the year and his latest film was sequel Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum, which released on 27 July 2012 and received positive to mixed reviews from critics who praised Riteish's performance. It proved to be a moderate success.

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. Deshmukh made his debut as a film producer with the Marathi film Balak Palak, directed by Ravi Jadhav. It released on 4 January 2013 and was a success. Deshmukh has decided to make a Hindi remake of the film.

In 2014, 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. With Ek Villain, Riteish made his debut as an antagonist (villain), acting a part like this for the first time. Ek Villain was a box office success. Besides this, he also made his acting debut in Marathi cinema the same year with the action film Lai Bhaari.

In 2015, he appeared in Bangistan along with Pulkit Samrat and Jacqueline Fernandez. The film was a comedy-satire, and received a mixed critical response. However, was a box office disaster.

He is currently filming for the third Housefull installment Housefull 3, which is expected to release in June 2016. He is also to appear in comedy film Bank Chor opposite Rhea Chakraborty and Vivek Oberoi, and has committed to star in his second Marathi film role, Maauli.

Riteish Deshmukh, Tusshar Kapoor at the Audio release of 'Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum'

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Personal life

Riteish Deshmukh is son of the ex-Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises India, the late Vilasrao Deshmukh. Deshmukh earned an architectural degree from Sir J J College of Architecture, Mumbai. He practised for a year with an overseas architectural firm. He continued designing since his return to India. Riteish maintains an ownership in Evolutions, an India-based architectural and interior designing firm.

Riteish launched his own production house Mumbai Film Company in 2013 with producing a Marathi Film Balak Palak, which was a huge success and won several awards. In 2013 he also launched his cricket team Veer Marathi in Celebrity Cricket League which he owned as well as mentored as the team captain co-owned by brother Dhiraj Deshmukh, while the brand ambassador is wife Genelia D'souza. In their very first season they entered the semi-finals.Deshmukh was always praised for his cricketing skills.

Deshmukh has also been recognised as a producer and singer.

He married Genelia D'Souza, his co-star from Tujhe Meri Kasam, Masti and Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya on February 3, 2012. Their son, Riaan Ritesh Deshmukh, was born on the 24 of November 2014.^[11][12]

Social Work

Actor donated Rs 25 lakhs to his home town latur for 'Jalyukta Latur', an initiative started by peoples' participation to make the parched district water sufficient.^[13]

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Tujhe Meri Kasam	Rishi	Bollywood Debut
2003	Out of Control	Jaswinder
2004	Masti	Amar
2004	Bardaasht	Anuj Shrivastav
2004	Naach	Veer
2005	Kyaa Kool Hai Hum	Karan Pandey
2005	Mr Ya Miss	Shekhar
2005	Bluffmaster!	Aditya Srivastav (Dittu)	Comic Role
2006	Fight Club - Members Only	Somil Sharma
2006	Malamaal Weekly	Kanhaiya
2006	Darna Zaroori Hai	Altaaf
2006	Apna Sapna Money Money	Kishen/Sania
2007	Cash	Lucky
2007	Heyy Babyy	Tanmay Joglekar / Eddy Teddy
2007	Dhamaal	Roy
2008	De Taali	Paglu / Paresh
2008	Chamku	Arjun
2009	Do Knot Disturb	Govardhan
2009	Aladin	Aladin Chatterjee
2010	Rann	Purab Shastri
2010	Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai	Rajesh Parekh
2010	Housefull	Babu Rao (Bob)	Comic Role
2011	F.A.L.T.U	Bajirao
2011	Double Dhamaal	Roy/Lee/Tukiya/Heera	Comic Role
2011	Koochie Koochie Hota Hai	Chicken Boy	Animated Movie Voice
2012	Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya	Viren Chaudhary/Chotu
2012	Housefull 2	Jwala / Jolly
2012	Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum	Sid
2013	Grand Masti	Amar Saxena
2014	Humshakals	Kumar
2014	Ek Villain	Rakesh Mahadkar / Manish Son
2014	Lai Bhaari	Maauli / Prince	Debut Marathi film Double Role
2015	Bangistan	Hafeez bin Ali / Ishwarchand Sharma
2016	Bank Chor	TBA	Post-production
2016	Great Grand Masti	Amar Saxena	Post Production [14]
2016	Housefull 3	TBA	Filming
2016	Mauli	TBA	Announced Marathi film

Special appearance

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Home Delivery	Party Time
2007	Namastey London	Bobby Bedi
2007	Om Shanti Om	Himself	Special Appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi"
2009	Kal Kisne Dekha	Kali Charan
2010	Jhootha Hi Sahi	Caller No 2 / Aman	Voice Over
2011	Love Breakups Zindagi	Kunal
2013	Himmatwala	Ravi
2014	Entertainment	Saral Mondal
2016	Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3	Shopkeeper
2016	Mastizaade	Beep/Orgasm Baba

Television

Host

Year	Show	Other notes
2008	IIFA Awards	Co Host Boman Irani -- Also Performed
2009	IIFA Awards	Co Host Boman Irani -- Also Performed
2010	IIFA Awards	Co Host Boman Irani
2011	IIFA Awards	Co Host Boman Irani
2011	Airtel Superstar Awards	Co Host Sonakshi Sinha
2013	Zee Cine Awards	Co Host Abhishek Bachan
2013	India's Dancing Superstar	Judge
2013	CCL Glam Night	Co Host Ayushman Khurana
2014	Zee Cine Awards	Co Host Abhishek Bachan
2015	Sansui Colors Stardust Awards	Co Host Karan Johar

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2004	Star Screen Awards	Most Promising Newcomer – Male	Tujhe Meri Kasam	Nominated
2004	Zee Cine Awards	Best Male Debut	Tujhe Meri Kasam and Out of Control	Nominated[15]
2005	Star Screen Awards	Best Comedian	Masti	Won[16]
2005	Zee Cine Awards	Best Comedian	Masti	Won[16]
2005	IIFA Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Masti	Nominated
2006	Stardust Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Kyaa Kool Hai Hum	Won[16]
2006	Zee Cine Awards	Best Comedian	Bluffmaster!	Won[16]
2006	IIFA Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Bluffmaster!	Nominated
2008	Zee Cine Awards	Entertainer of the Year		Won[17]
2011	IIFA Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Housefull	Won[18]
2012	IIFA Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Double Dhamaal	Won[19]
2013	Star Pariwar Awards	Star Pariwar Best Judge	India's Dancing Superstar	Won[20]
2014	National Awards	Special Jury Award	Yellow	Won[21]
2014	Zee Gaurav Awards	Best Actor	Lai Bhaari	Won
2014	IIFA Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Grand Masti	Nominated[22]
2014	BIG Star Entertainment Awards	BIG Star Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Male	Ek Villain	Won
2014	Star Box Office India Awards	Game Changer of The Year		Won
2014	ZeeTalkies Maharashtracha	Favourite Actor	Lai Bhaari	Won
2014	ZeeTalkies Maharashtracha	Favourite Style Icon		Won
2015	Star Guild Awards	Star Guild Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role	Ek Villain	Won
2015	Screen Awards	Screen Award for Best Villain	Ek Villain	Nominated
2015	Filmfare Awards	Best Actor In A Supporting Role	Ek Villain	Nominated
2015	Zee Gaurav	Best Actor	Lai Bhaari	Won
2015	Marathi International Cinema & Theatre Awards (MICTA)	Best Actor	Lai Bhaari	Won
2015	IIFA Awards	Best Actor In A Supporting Role	Ek Villain	Won
2015	IIFA Awards	Best Performance in a Negative Role	Ek Villain	Nominated
2015	IIFA Awards	Outstanding Performance By A Regional Language Film	Lai Bhaari	Won

References

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4. "The CM's son who wants to act". Rediff. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
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8. "HEYY BABYY: Akshay Kumar's biggest hit to date!". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
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10. Ganesan, Ranjita. "Has Riteish Deshmukh finally come of age?". Retrieved 19 July 2014.
11. "Riteish Deshmukh-Genelia blessed with son". The Times Group. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
12. "Genelia D'Souza announces their son's name: Riaan Riteish Deshmukh". CNN-IBN. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
13. "Riteish Deshmukh contributes Rs 25 lakh for drought-hit Latur". Times of India. 26 April 2016.
14. "Grand Masti 3 shoot begins with a selfie!".
15. Best Debut Male. Zee Cine Awards. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
16. "BIOGRAPHY OF RITESH DESHMUKH". Zee News. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
17. "Zee Cine Award Winners 2007–08". Indicine. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
18. "IIFA awards 2011 winners: 'Dabangg' bags six awards". The Economic Times. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
19. "IIFA Awards 2012: 'Zindagi Na..', 'Rockstar' steal the show". Zee News. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
20. "Star Pariwar Awards 2013". FilmiBeat. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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22. "IIFA Awards 2014: The list of nominees". CNN-IBN. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

External links

• Riteish Deshmukh on Facebook
• Riteish Deshmukh on Twitter
• Riteish Deshmukh at the Internet Movie Database