Riteish Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, television presenter, producer, screenwriter and filmmaker who works in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He is the son of 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]
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2003 | Tujhe Meri Kasam | Rishikesh Bhosle | Hindi | |
Out of Control | Jaswinder Ramachandani | Hindi | ||
2004 | Masti | Amar Saxena | Hindi | |
Bardaasht | Anuj Shrivastava | Hindi | ||
Naach | Diwakar Singh | Hindi | ||
2005 | Home Delivery | Suresh Trivedi | Hindi | Cameo appearance |
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum | Karan Pandey | Hindi | ||
Mr Ya Miss | Shekhar | Hindi | ||
Bluffmaster! | Aditya "Dittu" Shrivastav / Arjun Bajaj | Hindi | ||
2006 | Fight Club | Somil Sharma | Hindi | |
Malamaal Weekly | Kanhaiya Kumar Chaddha | Hindi | ||
Darna Zaroori Hai | Altaaf Roozu | Hindi | Segment: "Imaginary Ghost" | |
Apna Sapna Money Money | Kishen and Shweta Tiwari | Hindi | ||
2007 | Namastey London | Bobby Bedi | Hindi | Special appearance |
Om Shanti Om | Himself | Hindi | Special appearance in the song "Deewangi Deewangi" | |
Cash | Lucky Bagchi | Hindi | ||
Heyy Babyy | Tanmay Joglekar | Hindi | ||
Dhamaal | Deshbandhu Roy | Hindi | ||
2008 | De Taali | Paglu | Hindi | |
Chamku | Arjun Tiwari | Hindi | ||
2009 | Do Knot Disturb | Goverdhan / Pappu Plumber | Hindi | |
Aladin | Aladin Chatterjee | Hindi | ||
Kal Kisne Dekha | Kalicharan | Hindi | Cameo appearance | |
Aao Wish Karein | Bonnie | Hindi | Cameo appearance [2] | |
2010 | Rann | Purab Shastri | Hindi | |
Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai | Rajesh Parekh | Hindi | ||
Housefull | Boman "Bob" Rao | Hindi | ||
Jhootha Hi Sahi | Caller No.2 / Aman | Hindi | Voiceover | |
2011 | F.A.L.T.U | Bajirao | Hindi | |
Love Breakups Zindagi | Kunal Ahuja | Hindi | Cameo appearance | |
Double Dhamaal | Deshbandhu Roy | Hindi | ||
2012 | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | Viren Chaudhary | Hindi | |
Housefull 2 | Jwala "Jolly" Kanojia | Hindi | ||
Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum | Sidharth Roy | Hindi | ||
2013 | Grand Masti | Amar Saxena | Hindi | |
Himmatwala | Ravi Singh Rana | Hindi | Cameo appearance | |
Balak-Palak | — | Marathi | Producer only | |
2014 | Humshakals | Pinku / Kumar / Sukhwinder | Hindi | |
Ek Villain | Rakesh Mahadkar | Hindi | ||
Lai Bhaari | Mauli/Prince | Marathi | ||
Entertainment | Saral Mondal | Hindi | Cameo appearance | |
2015 | Bangistan | Hafeez Bin Ali / Ishwar Sharma | Hindi | |
2016 | Housefull 3 | Tukaram "Teddy" Chaugule | Hindi | |
Great Grand Masti | Amar Saxena | Hindi | ||
Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 | Satya Nash | Hindi | Cameo appearances | |
Mastizaade | Beep/Orgasm Baba | Hindi | ||
Banjo | Taraat Chaudhary | Hindi | ||
2017 | Bank Chor | Champak Chiplunkar | Hindi | |
Faster Fene | — | Marathi | Producer | |
2018 | Welcome to New York | Himself | Hindi | |
Mauli | Inspector Mauli / Mauli Deshmukh | Marathi | ||
2019 | Total Dhamaal | Lallan | Hindi | |
Housefull 4 | Bangdu / Roy Sinha | Hindi | ||
Marjaavaan | Vishnu Shetty | Hindi | ||
Dream Girl | Himself | Hindi | special appearance in song "Dhagala Lagali" | |
2020 | Baaghi 3 | Inspector Vikram Chaturvedi | Hindi | |
2022 | Adrushya | Karthik Joshi | Marathi | Cameo appearances |
Ek Villain Returns | Rakesh Mahadkar | Hindi | ||
Plan A Plan B | Kosty | Hindi | ||
Mister Mummy | Amol Kote | Hindi | ||
Ved | Satya Jadhav | Marathi | Also director and screenwriter | |
2024 | Kakuda | Victor Jacobs | Hindi | [3] |
Visfot | Akash Shelar | Hindi | Completed [4] | |
2025 | Raid 2 † | Armaan Malik | Hindi | Completed [5] |
Housefull 5 † | Vishal Malhotra | Hindi | Filming [6] | |
2025 | Masti 4 † | Amar Saxena | Hindi | Filming [7] |
Raja Shivaji† | Chatrapati Shivaji | Marathi, Hindi | Also director [8] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | 9th IIFA Awards | Himself | Host |
2009 | 10th IIFA Awards | ||
2010 | 11th IIFA Awards | ||
2011 | 12th IIFA Awards | ||
Airtel Superstar Awards | |||
2013 | Zee Cine Awards | ||
India's Dancing Superstar | Judge | ||
CCL Glam Night | Host | ||
2014 | Zee Cine Awards | ||
2015 | Sansui Colors Stardust Awards | ||
2016 | Yaadon Ki Baaraat | Host | |
Vikta Ka Uttar | |||
2024 | Bigg Boss Marathi 5 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Ladies vs Gentlemen | Host | [9] |
2022 | Case Toh Banta Hai | ||
2024 | Pill | Prakash Chauhan | JioCinema series [10] |
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