Riteish Deshmukh is a Bollywood actor, producer, and businessman. He was born on 17 December 1978 in Latur, Maharashtra. His sun sign is Sagittarius. He completed his schooling from GD Somani Memorial School, Mumbai. He earned a degree in architecture from Kamla Raheja of Architecture, Mumbai. He also attended Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, California, USA.

His father, Lt Vilasrao Deshmukh was a politician. His mother, Vaishali Deshmukh is a homemaker. 

He is married to Genelia D’Souza. They have two sons, Riaan and Rahyl. 

Riteish Deshmukh’s favourites

His hobby is travelling. 

He likes to eat mutton biryani, puran poli, kolhapuri fish, and srikhandi. 

His favourite actors are Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi. 

His favourite films are, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, The Notebook, and Jerry Maguire. 

His favourite song is ‘Tujhe Dekha Toh Yeh Jana Sanam.’

He loves to play cricket. 

His favourite travelling destination is Goa. 

Riteish owns cars, Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Mercedes Benz W221 S Class, Range Rover, Honda CRV, and Audi Q7.

Interesting facts about Riteish

In the year 2003, Riteish Deshmukh made his Bollywood debut with the film ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam.’ In his debut film, he played the lead role opposite his wife, Genelia. 

Riteish and Genelia started dating each other after the release of the film. 

Riteish was seen in an adult comedy film ‘Masti’ in the year 2004. His perfect comic timing established him as a talented actor. 

In 2006, he changed the spelling of his name from 'Ritesh' to 'Riteish.'

Riteish is the owner of a designing firm 'Evolution Architectural Design Studio Pvt. Ltd.'

Riteish’s marriage

Riteish and Genelia tied the knot on 3 February 2012. 

He calls his wife Genelia 'Baiko'.

The couple’s first son, Riaan was born on 25 November 2014. Their second son, Rahyl was born on 1 June 2016. 

Riteish Deshmukh’s fame

In 2010, he worked with Sajid Khan in the comedy film ‘Housefull.’ His co-actors were Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Arjun Rampal and Jiah Khan.

He loves playing cricket and owns the team 'Veer Marathi' in the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL).

Riteish received many awards for playing the role of villain in the 2014 film 'Ek Villain'.

The office complex of Shah Rukh Khan's production house 'Red Chillies Entertainment' and the interiors of Karan Johar's house in Union Park (Bandra) have been designed by Riteish.

In the year 2018, he was ranked third in The Times of India's Top 20 Most Influential Men.

Riteish’s filmography

Some of Riteish Deshmukh’s hit films are, Masti (2004), Kya Kool Hai Hum (2005), Bluffmaster! (2005), Malamaal Weekly (2006), Heyy Babyy (2007), Dhamaal (2007) and Double Dhamaal (2011), Housefull 2 (2012), Grand Masti (2013), Housefull 3 (2016), Total Dhamaal (2019), Housefull 4 (2019), and Marjaavaan (2019).

Awards

In 2011, Riteish received the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for the film ‘Housefull.’

In 2014, he was honoured with the prestigious National Film Award for the film ‘Yellow.’

In 2015, he was honoured with the IIFA Award for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film ‘Ek Villain.’