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Actor Riteish Deshmukh, who has seen success as well as failure in Bollywood, says he is a secure person, and that reflects in his work and his journey in the profession.
Riteish entered Bollywood in 2003 with a love story Tujhe Meri Kasam, where he also found love of his life, actor, and wife Genelia D’souza.
“I never thought I will get a film after my first film, and things kept coming. I kept getting offers, some films didn’t work and some worked well. Every actor has a journey of giving hits and flops,” Riteish told IANS while looking back at his career.
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The actor, son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister late Vilasrao Deshmukh, went on to explore his caliber by getting associated with projects such as Masti, Malamaal Weekly, Apna Sapna Money Money, Dhamaal franchise, Housefull films, Ek Villain and Heyy Babyy.
There were some misses with Naach, Cash, Do Knot Disturb, Aladin, Rann, Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai, Bangistan, Mastizaade, and Banjo turning out to be duds.
Riteish feels it is very important for an actor stay relevant.
“It is important to be relevant even if it is in the same genre. Like is there something new which I can attempt, be it in comedy or is my villain avatar in ‘Marjaavaan‘ different to the one in Ek Villain. I have done dramas like Run and horror films. I have been parts of various genres. Whenever you try a new genre, it is important for it to be successful for people to remember or relate to it. People tend to forget the unsuccessful films. So, (it is important) to stay relevant because audience choices are changing very fast. Thankfully, as actors, there are new roles that are coming to us and one is just happy to do it,” said the father of two.