Actor-producer
Riteish
Deshmukh
is
happy
to
have
completed
a
decade
in
Bollywood
as
he
never
thought
he
would
survive
in
the
industry
for
so
long.
The
34-year-old
actor
debuted
with
K
Vijaya
Bhaskar's
Tujhe
Meri
Kasam
in
2003
opposite
Genelia
D'Souza,
but
it
was
not
until
2004
that
he
achieved
success
when
he
appeared
in
Masti
and
Bardaasht.
"The
journey
has
been
great.
I
never
thought
I
would
last
in
this
industry
for
ten
years.
In
fact,
I
never
thought
I
would
last
beyond
my
first
film.
But
it
has
been
a
great
decade.
I
have
worked
with
new
filmmakers
and
superstars
be
it
Ajay
Devgn,
Akshay
Kumar,
Amitabh
Bachchan.
I
have
made
many
friends.
It
has
been
a
very
fulfilling
journey
as
a
whole," said
Riteish.
In
January
this
year,
Ritesh
also
made
a
successful
debut
as
a
film
producer
with
Marathi
film
Balak
Palak,
directed
by
Ravi
Jhadhav,
which
recently
completed
100
days
in
cinemas.
The
film
is
a
comedy-drama,
which
deals
with
the
topic
of
sex
education
of
adolescents.
"I
am
happy
with
the
success
of
'Balak',
but
I
am
not
planning
to
make
every
film
with
a
social
message.
My
aim
as
a
producer
is
to
make
films
that
appeal
to
me.
The
choices
I
make
as
a
producer
may
not
be
the
choices
I
make
as
an
actor,"
Riteish
said.
The
actor
is
set
to
make
his
Marathi
film
debut
with
Lai
Bhaari,
which
is
his
second
production.
"I
am
working
on
my
first
Marathi
film
Lai
Bhaari.
I
am
excited
to
work
with
Nishikant
Kamat.
It
took
me
10
years
to
act
in
a
Marathi
film.
Apart
from
that
we
are
also
looking
to
make
Balak
Palak
in
Hindi,"
he
said.
Riteish
is
also
making
his
debut
on
television
as
a
judge
on
Star
Plus
dance
reality
show,
India's
Dancing
Superstar
and
he
feels
it
is
the
right
time
for
him
to
venture
into
small
screen.
He
will
join
choreographers
Geeta
Kapur
and
Ashley
Lobo
as
a
judge.
"Ten
years
back
I
made
my
debut
in
films
and
now
I
think
it
is
the
right
time
for
me
to
step
into
the
world
of
television.
I
am
excited
and
also
nervous.
It
is
a
completely
new
experience
to
judge
a
show,"
he
said.
When
asked
on
what
criteria
he
will
judge
the
contestants,
Riteish
said,
"The
acts
should
be
entertaining.
It
should
be
creative
enough.
I
want
to
see
performances
that
will
make
the
audience
sit
up
because
I
am
representing
people
who
sit
at
home.
For
the
last
ten
years
I
have
worked
with
many
choreographers
and
have
learnt
my
bit.
I
am
going
to
use
all
that
experience
in
the
show
to
give
better
judgements."
PTI