Ritesh Deshmukh

Ritesh Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor. He is son of Vilasrao Deshmukh Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government Of India.
Career
Deshmukh was born to a Marathi family. 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.
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.

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 huge hit and is his most commercially successful film to date.

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.

First of his upcoming films is Aladin, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Jacqueline Fernandez, which was released on 30 October 2009. Others are Ram Gopal Varma's Rann, again co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav and Do Knot Disturb along with Govinda, Sushmita Sen,Sohail Khan and Lara Dutta. His latest movie is Sajid Khan's Housefull along with co-stars Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Arjun Rampal and Jiah Khan

Filmography
Year Title Role Other notes
2003 Tujhe Meri Kasam Rishi
Out of Control Jaswinder
2004 Masti Amar Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Bardaasht Anuj Special Appearance
Naach Diwakar
2005 Kya Kool Hai Hum Karan
Mr Ya Miss Shekhar
Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak Party Man Special Appearance
Bluffmaster! Aditiya Shrivastav/Dittu/Arjun
2006 Apna Sapna Money Money Kishan / Kisna
Darna Zaroori Hai Student Story 2
Malamaal Weekly Kanhayia
Fight Club - Members Only Somil
2007 Namastey London Bobby Bedi Special Appearance
Cash Lucky
Heyy Babyy Tanmay Joglekar/Eddy Teddy
Dhamaal Roy
Om Shanti Om Himself Special Appearance in song Deewangi Deewangi
2008 De Taali Paglu/Paresh Gurudev
Chamku Arjun Cameo
2009 Do Knot Disturb Govardhan
Aladin Alaadin
Kal Kissne Dekha Kali Charan Cameo
2010 Rann Purab Shastri
Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai Rajesh Parekh
House Full Bob
Dostana 2 Filming
Koochie Koochie Hota Hai completed
Dhamaal 2 Roy Filming
Aladin 2 Aladin Filming
2011 Hangover Stil Pre-Production

Host
He hosted in Iffa Awards two times (2008–2009) with Boman Irani in 2008 and 2009 and Lara Dutta in 2009!!

Awards
Year Award Category Film Result
2004 Star Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer - Male Tujhe Meri Kasam Nominated
2004 Zee Cine Awards Best Male Debut Tujhe Meri Kasam & Out of Control Nominated
2005 Star Screen Awards Best Comedian Masti Won
2005 Zee Cine Awards Best Comedian Masti Won
2005 IIFA Awards Best Comedian Masti Nominated
2006 Stardust Awards Best Supporting Actor Award Kyaa Kool Hai Hum Won
2006 Zee Cine Awards Best Comedian Bluffmaster Won
2006 IIFA Awards Best Comedian Bluffmaster! Nominated
2008 Zee Cine Awards Entertainer of the Year - Won