Riteish Deshmukh

Riteish Deshmukh
Deshmukh in 2012
Born	(1978-12-17) 17 December 1978 (age 45) Latur, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	Actor television presenter producer Director screenwriter filmmaker
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Genelia D'Souza ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	2
Parent	Vilasrao Deshmukh (father)
Family	Deshmukh
Awards	Full list

Riteish Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, television presenter, and filmmaker who works in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He is the son of the late politician Vilasrao Deshmukh.

Deshmukh began his acting career with the film Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) and since then he has worked in several successful films such as Masti (2004), Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005), Bluffmaster! (2005), Malamaal Weekly (2006), Heyy Babyy (2007), Dhamaal (2007), Housefull (2010), Double Dhamaal (2011), Housefull 2 (2012), Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum (2012), Grand Masti (2013), Housefull 3 (2016), Total Dhamaal (2019), Housefull 4 (2019) and Baaghi 3 (2020). He received widespread critical acclaim for playing a serial killer in the romantic thriller Ek Villain (2014).

In Marathi cinema, he debuted as a producer with Balak-Palak (2013), made his Marathi acting debut with action film Lai Bhaari (2014) and made his directorial debut with Ved (2022).

Deshmukh is the board member of Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image.^[1]