Riteish
Deshmukh,
who
is
married
to
actress
Genelia
D'Souza,
talked
about
an
incident
when
he
was
referred
to
as
'Genelia's
husband'.
He
said
that
this
incident,
which
happened
in
Bengaluru,
hurt
his
ego.
When
he
objected
to
this
reference
by
saying
that
he
is
Genelia's
husband
here
but
she
is
'Riteish's
wife'
in
Maharashtra,
the
response
he
received
was
that
he
is
Genelia's
husband
in
Kerala,
Karnataka,
Tamil
Nadu
and
Andhra
Pradesh.
Riteish
shared
this
incident
during
his
recent
appearance
on
The
Kapil
Sharma
Show.
A
promo
for
the
upcoming
episode
shows
him
saying,
"We
were
playing
Celebrity
Cricket
League
in
Bengaluru.
There
was
a
South
team
from
which
two
players
were
whispering
'Genelia's
husband'.
My
ego
was
hurt
and
I
told
them,
'I
am
Genelia's
husband
here,
in
Maharashtra
it's
Riteish's
wife'.
You
know
what
he
told
me,
'Sir,
Riteish's
wife
in
one
state
but
Genelia's
husband
in
Kerala,
Karnataka,
Andhra
Pradesh,
Tamil
Nadu..."
Although
the
two
made
their
Bollywood
debut
with
the
2003
film
Tujhe
Meri
Kasam,
Riteish
continued
working
in
Hindi
and
Marathi
films
whereas
Genelia
worked
predominantly
in
South
films.
The
couple
tied
the
knot
in
2012,
and
has
two
children,
Riaan
and
Rahyl.
Genelia
has
not
been
seen
much
on
the
screen
after
their
wedding.
When
Riteish
was
asked
if
Genelia
would
return
to
acting
in
an
interview
with
Hindustan
Times,
he
said
that
he
hopes
she
does
a
film
soon.
He
also
expressed
his
desire
to
work
on
a
Marathi
film
with
her
because
she
knows
the
language,
and
added
that
he
would
take
every
opportunity
to
work
with
her.
Genelia
recently
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
and
recovered
from
the
virus.
She
had
shared
that
she
was
missing
her
family
during
her
isolation
period.