Riteish Deshmukh
a.k.a. : Riteish Deshmukh, Ritiesh Deshmukh,...

RITEISH DESHMUKH is a son of former Chief Minister of Maharastra Shri.Vilasrao Deshmukh and Smt. Vaishali Deshmukh. He is from Bhabalgaon of Latur district in Mahrashtra. His younger brother Amit Deshmukh now MLA from latur. He completed his education from G.D. Somani High School and Kamala Raheja School of Architecture in Mumbai. He worked in New York City after graduation while studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

He made his debut in 2003 with Tujhe Meri Kasam in which he co-starred Genelia D'souza which was average at the box office. He then did the lead role in Out of Control. He became a known face after the 2004 comedy Masti, again co-starring Genelia, which established him as an actor. Later, he appeared in Bardaasht. After the release of Masti, he changed his known name Ritiesh Deshmukh for numerological reasons.

He has mainly taken on comic roles and a few serious roles. He has appeared in several comedy films including Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, Malamaal Weekly ...

RITEISH DESHMUKH is a son of former Chief Minister of Maharastra Shri.Vilasrao Deshmukh and Smt. Vaishali Deshmukh. He is from Bhabalgaon of Latur district in Mahrashtra. His younger brother Amit Deshmukh now MLA from latur. He completed his education from G.D. Somani High School and Kamala Raheja School of Architecture in Mumbai. He worked in New York City after graduation while studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

He made his debut in 2003 with Tujhe Meri Kasam in which he co-starred Genelia D'souza which was average at the box office. He then did the lead role in Out of Control. He became a known face after the 2004 comedy Masti, again co-starring Genelia, which established him as an actor. Later, he appeared in Bardaasht. After the release of Masti, he changed his known name Ritiesh Deshmukh for numerological reasons.

He has mainly taken on comic roles and a few serious roles. He has appeared in several comedy films including Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, Malamaal Weekly and Apna Sapna Money Money. He appeared in a supporting role in Bluffmaster! with Abhishek Bachchan in the lead. He acted in one of the stories in Darna Zaroori Hai alongside Amitabh Bachchan.

In 2007, he was first seen in a guest appearance in Namastey London and then the multi-starrer action film Cash which was a box office failure. Later that year, he appeared in Sajid Khan's directorial debut Heyy Babyy, co-starring Akshay Kumar and Fardeen Khan, which was a worldwide hit and his most commercially successful film to date. And he was last seen in 2007 as himself in Deewangi Deewangi, a track from Om Shanti Om featuring 30 other notable actors from Bollywood.

In 2008, Ritesh's first release was De Taali, in which Ritesh's performance was praised, and later release was Chamku, both the films failed at the box office.

He is currently working on Sajid Khan's Housefull along with co-stars Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Jiah Khan and Lara Dutta.

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