Riteish Deshmukh

Riteish Deshmukh

Born	Ritesh Deshmukh 17 December 1978 (age 35) Latur, Maharashtra, India[1]
Other names	Riteish
Occupation	Actor Television Presenter Producer Singer
Years active	2003–present
Religion	Hindu
Spouse(s)	Genelia Deshmukh (2012–present)
Parents	Vilasrao Deshmukh[2]

Ritesh Deshmukh (Marathi: रितेश देशमुख) (born 17 December 1978), or simply Riteish, is an Indian architect, film actor and producer active in Indian films. He is the son of the late politician Vilasrao Deshmukh and Vaishali Deshmukh.^[2][3]
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, Double Dhamaal, Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya, Housefull 2, Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum, Grand Masti, Humshakals and Ek Villain. He has thus has established a successful career in Hindi Cinema.
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.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Filmography
  • 3.1 Actor
  • 3.2 Special Appearance
• 4 Awards and nominations
• 5 References
• 6 External links

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. 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 tolerated by audiences and declared a moderate success at the box office.
He appeared in Malamaal Weekly and Apna Sapna Money Money apart from Bluffmaster! with Abhishek Bachchan in the lead.^[4] He was seen in guest roles in Ram Gopal Varma's Darna Zaroori Hai,^[5] and then Namastey London, which was a box office hit. In 2007, Cash followed.^[4] 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.^[6] He appeared in the comedy Dhamaal which was an 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.^[5]
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^[7] and very successful.^{[citation needed]}
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, 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. Besides this, he also made his acting debut in Marathi cinema the same year with the action film Lai Bhaari. As of July 2014, he has signed on to appear in a cameo in Sunny Leone starrer sex comedy Mastizaade. He has completed work on Bangistan along with Pulkit Samrat and Jacqueline Fernandez. He is currently filming for Bank Chor opposite Rhea Chakraborty and Vivek Oberoi and will start filming for Housefull 3 in the start of 2015 along with an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Genelia D'souza and Kriti Sanon.^[8]

Personal life

Riteish Deshmukh is son of the ex-chief minister of Maharashtra, the late Vilasrao Deshmukh. Deshmukh earned an architectural degree from Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies. 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, Husband Riteish Deshmukh has confirmed to a leading daily that his wife and actress Genelia D'Souza is pregnant with their first child.

Filmography

Actor

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2003	Tujhe Meri Kasam	Rishi
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)
2006	Apna Sapna Money Money	Kishan / Sania
2006	Darna Zaroori Hai	Altaaf
2006	Malamaal Weekly	Kanhayia
2006	Fight Club – Members Only	Somil
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)
2011	F.A.L.T.U	Bajirao
2011	Double Dhamaal	Roy/Lee/Tukiya/Heera
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
2014	Lai Bhaari	Maauli / Prince	Debut Marathi film
2015	Bangistan	Praveen	Post-production
2015	Bank Chor	TBA	Filming
2015	Mastizaade	TBA	Cameo Filming
2015	Housefull 3	TBA	Pre-production

Special Appearance

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2005	Home Delivery	Party Man
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	Jagtap Capsules

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[9]
2005	Star Screen Awards	Best Comedian	Masti	Won[10]
2005	Zee Cine Awards	Best Comedian	Masti	Won[10]
2005	IIFA Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Masti	Nominated
2006	Stardust Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Kyaa Kool Hai Hum	Won[10]
2006	Zee Cine Awards	Best Comedian	Bluffmaster!	Won[10]
2006	IIFA Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Bluffmaster!	Nominated
2008	Zee Cine Awards	Entertainer of the Year		Won[11]
2011	IIFA Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Housefull	Won[12]
2012	IIFA Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Double Dhamaal	Won[13]
2014	National Awards	Special Jury Award	Yellow	Won[14]
2014	IIFA Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Grand Masti	Nominated[15]