Riteish Deshmukh Indian Actor Born 1978 in Latur

Riteish Deshmukh (17 December 1978, Latur) is an Indian actor. Among the titles he is known for are Heyy Babyy (2007) and Housefull (2010).

Early life

He is the son of Vilasrao Deshmukh. He studied at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Career

Records list Kaante (2002) as his earliest screen credit. In the 2000s, he appeared in Namastey London (2007) and Aladin (2009). The 2010s brought Housefull 2 (2012) and Ek Villain (2014). His 2020s credits include Baaghi 3 (2020) and Ved (2022).

In all, 47 films appear in his credits from 2002 to 2025. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (8), followed by action (4) and buddy (3). The newest title on record is Raid 2, from 2025. He is also credited as director on Ved.

Akshay Kumar appears in six of his listed titles, including Housefull 3 (2016) and Housefull 4 (2019). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Sunil Shetty (five titles) and Jacqueline Fernandez (four titles). Indra Kumar directed five of his titles on record, among them Masti (2004) and Double Dhamaal (2011). Sajid Khan is credited as director on four of them, including Humshakals (2014).

Personal life

He has been married to Genelia D'Souza since 2012.