Riteish Deshmukh - Biography, Wife, Family, Career & Movies

Riteish Deshmukh is a famous Indian actor, producer and comedian who has gained immense popularity with his acting skills. Ritesh Deshmukh has acted in many superhit films like Dhamaal, Double Dhamaal, Ek Villain, Housefull 2, Grand Masti, Housefull 3, Total Dhamaal, Housefull 4 and Marjaavaan.

Ritesh Deshmukh

Full Name	Ritesh Vilasrao Deshmukh
nickname	navra
birth	17 December 1978
Place of birth	Latur, Maharashtra, India
Age/Age	43 years
birthday	17 December
profession	Actor, comedian and producer
Height (approximately)	1.80 m or 180 centimeters
Hair Color	black
Eye Color	dark brown
zodiac sign	bow weapon
nationality	Indian
duty	Hinduism
net worth	Not known

Ritesh Deshmukh’s family

Father	Vilasrao Deshmukh
small pox	Vaishali Deshmukh
Brother	Amit Deshmukh and Dheeraj Deshmukh
Wife	Genelia D’Souza {m. 2012}
Son	Riyan Deshmukh and Rahyl Deshmukh
marital status	married

Career

active year	2002–present
Debut	Bollywood: Tujhe Meri Kasam {2003} Marathi Film: Lai Bhaari {2014} as a Producer – Balak-Palak {2012} TV: India’s Dancing Superstar {2013, as Judge}
His famous films	Masti, Malamal Weekly, Dhamaal, Housefull, Housefull 2, Housefull 3, Housefull 4, Great Grand Masti, Grand Masti, Humshakals, Total Dhamaal and Marjawan

Ritesh Deshmukh Biography

Riteish Deshmukh was born on 17 December 1978 in Latur, Maharashtra, India. Ritesh Deshmukh belongs to a Marathi Hindu family. His father, the late Vilasrao Deshmukh, was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for two terms. His mother Vaishali Deshmukh is a housewife. Ritesh’s elder brother Amit Deshmukh and younger brother Dheeraj Deshmukh are both politicians and are associated with the Indian National Congress. Ritesh Deshmukh himself is a supporter of the Indian National Congress.

He completed his schooling from GD Somani Memorial School, Mumbai and later enrolled at Kamla Raheja School of Architecture in Mumbai to pursue a degree in architecture. He then went abroad for a year to practice architecture. Later, he enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, California, USA to study theatre.

personal life

Riteish Deshmukh first met Genelia during the test shoot of his debut film ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’. Genelia had ignored him at first because she felt that being the chief minister’s son, he could be a spoiled child. However, during the shooting of the film, the two came close to each other and Ritesh started dating Genelia since then.

Riteish Deshmukh dated Genelia D’Souza for more than eight years and on February 3, 2012, he married Genelia. Their first son Riaan was born on November 25, 2014. Their second son Rahyl was born on June 1, 2016.

Ritesh Deshmukh’s Career

Riteish Deshmukh started his acting career in the year 2003 with a romantic film “Tujhe Meri Kasam” with Genelia D’Souza. In the same year he also appeared in the film Out of Control.

In 2004, Riteish played the role of Amar Saxena in the comic thriller film “Masti”. His comedy role in the film “Masti” established him as a comedian.

Ritesh later appeared in the lead role in the film “Kyaa Kool Hai Hum” with Tusshar Kapoor. In addition, he is a must-fear and also made a guest appearance in Namastey London.

In 2008, she played the lead role in De Tali, in which her performance was praised, and later in Chamku. In 2009, he appeared in Aladdin alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Jacqueline Fernandez.

In 2010, she starred in the comedy film Housefull alongside Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Arjun Rampal and Jiah Khan. In 2012, he appeared in Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya alongside Genelia D’Souza.

He has acted in many superhit films like Bluffmaster!, Malamal Weekly, Hey Baby, Dhamaal, Double Dhamaal, Ek Villain, Housefull 2, Grand Masti, Housefull 3, Total Dhamaal, Housefull 4 and Marjaavaan.

In 2020, he appeared in Baaghi 3 alongside Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor.

Facts about Riteish Deshmukh {Some Interesting Facts about Riteish Deshmukh}

One day, while Riteish was holidaying in London with Subhash Ghai, Kabir Lal offered him a role in his debut film.

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Ritesh Deshmukh is the owner of Evolution Architectural Design Studio Private Limited (India-based architectural and interior designing firm).

In 2006, he changed the spelling of his name from ‘Ritesh’ to ‘Ritesh’.

Before marrying Genelia, Ritesh has dated Genelia for more than 8 years. Ritesh is 9 years older than Genelia.

Ritesh Deshmukh launched his own production house Mumbai Film Company in the year 2013.

Ritesh and Genelia had donated Rs 2019 lakh for flood relief in Maharashtra during the 25 floods.

In 2013, he also launched his cricket team Veer Marathi in the Celebrity Cricket League.

In 2018, he was ranked third in The Times of India’s list of Maharashtra’s top 20 most desirable men.

Controversy

Ritesh was criticized for taking Ram Gopal Varma to the Taj Hotel in Mumbai just after the Mumbai terror attacks. Later, the matter was politicised and it was said that Ritesh Deshmukh should be cast in Ram Gopal Varma’s upcoming film based on the 26/11 attacks, so this visit was facilitated by Vilasrao Deshmukh. The incident took place when Ritesh’s father Vilasrao Deshmukh was serving as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

During an award show in 2016, Riteish mocked John Abraham and said that Abraham can’t learn acting even in the next 10-15 years.

Riteish Deshmukh Movies List

Year – Film – Role

2003 – Tujhe Meri Kasam – Rishikesh “Rishi”
2003 – Out of Control – Jaswinder
2004 – Masti – Amar Saxena
2004 – Bardaasht – Anuj Srivastava
2004 – Dance – Diwakar
2005 – Kyaa Kool Hai Hum – Karan Pandey
2005 – Mr. Ya Miss – Shekhar
2005 – Bluffmaster! – Aditya Srivastava (Dittu) / Arjun Bajaj
2006 – Fight Club – Members Only – Somil Sharma
2006 – Malamal Weekly – Kanhaiya
2006 – Darna Zaroori Hai – Altaaf
2006 – Apna Sapna Money Money – Kishen/ Sanya
2007 – Cash – Lucky
2007 – Heyy Babyy – Tanmay Joglekar
2007 – Dhamaal – Deshbandhu Roy
2008 – De Taali – Paglu
2008 – Chamku – Arjun
2009 – Do Knot Disturb – Goverdhan/Pappu Plumber
2009 – Aladin – Aladin Chatterjee
2010 – Rann – Purab Shastri
2010 – Where did you come from – Rajesh Parekh
2010 – Housefull – Bob
2011 – F.A.L.T.U – Bajirao
2011 – Double Dhamaal – Deshbandhu Roy
2012 – Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya – Viren Chaudhary
2012 – Housefull 2 – Jolly
2012 – Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum – Sid
2013 – Grand Masti – Amar Saxena
2014 – Humshakals – Kumar, Ashok’s friend / Kumar 2, Ashok 2’s friend / Pinku, Dr. Khan’s assistant 2
2014 – Ek Villain – Rakesh Mahadkar
2014 – Lai Bhaari – Mauli Prince
2015 – Bangistan – Hafeez Bin Ali / Ishwar Chand Sharma
2016 – Housefull 3 – Teddy
2016 – Great Grand Masti – Amar Saxena
2016 – Banjo – Taraat
2017 – Bank Chor – Champak
2018 – Mauli – Inspector Mauli Sarjerao Deshmukh
2019 – Total Dhamaal – Lallan
2019 – Housefull 4 – Bangdu Maharaj/Roy
2019 – Marjawan – Vishnu Anna
2020 – Baaghi 3 – Vikram Chaturvedi
2022 – Plan A Plan B – !!!
2022 – Kakuda – !!!
2022 – Vedd – !!!
2022 – Explosion – !!!