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Vasai
—  village  —
Vasai Fort Entrance
Vasai
Coordinates: 19°28′N 72°48′E / 19.47°N 72.8°E / 19.47; 72.8Coordinates: 19°28′N 72°48′E / 19.47°N 72.8°E / 19.47; 72.8
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	49,337
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	(91)250

Vasai  pronunciation (help·info), historically known as Bassein or Baçaim is a historical village north of Mumbai in the Maharashtra state of India. Now, it is a part of the Vasai-Virar city.

Map of Bassein (c. 1539)

See also[link]

• Vasai Road
• Bassein Fort
• Treaty of Bassein (1534)
• Treaty of Bassein (1802)

Notes[link]

Ritesh Deshmukh
Born	Sanjay Deshmukh (1978-12-17) 17 December 1978 (age 33) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor, Television presenter, Architect
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Genelia D'Souza ( February 3, 2012– present)[1]

Ritesh Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978, in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian actor and architect who appears in Bollywood films. He is the son of Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Union Minister for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences, Government of India, and the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.^[2]

Deshmukh debuted with K. Vijaya Bhaskar's Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) with his later to be wife Genelia D'Souza, but it was not until 2004 that he achieved success, when he appeared in the commercially successful comedy, Masti and the critically acclaimed Bardaasht. His work in Masti was nominated for several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor category. He later starred in successful films such as Heyy Babyy, Dhamaal, House Full. Double Dhamaal, Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya and Housefull 2.

Career[link]

Deshmukh began his film career with the 2003 romance, Tujhe Meri Kasam opposite Genelia D'Souza. The film bombed at the box office, however the lead pair's performances were acclaimed. He later appeared in Out of Control in the same year, which didn't create magic financially either. His third film, Masti which was a comic thriller, managed to strike extremely well at the box office and critically worldwide. He gained to fame after his performance in Masti, the movie Masti made him win 2 awards, and then made friendly appearances in films such as Bardaasht and Naach. His first lead role to succeed him was his rebel character in the sex-comedy Kyaa Kool Hai Hum with Tusshar Kapoor. The film was panned by critics, though loved by public, and was a moderate success at the box office.

After that era, he appeared in mostly comic roles besides a few serious roles. Such as in Malamaal Weekly and Apna Sapna Money Money, he was the scene-stealer and was appreciated. In 2005, he appeared in a supporting role in Bluffmaster! with Abhishek Bachchan in the lead.^[3] He was also seen in Ram Gopal Varma's Darna Zaroori Hai.^[4]

In 2007, he was first seen in a guest appearance in Namastey London and then in the multi-starrer action film Cash which was a box office failure.^[3] 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.^[5] He also appeared in the comedy film Dhamaal which was also a semi hit.

In 2008, he played a lead role in De Taali, in which his performance was praised, and later in Chamku, both of which failed at the box office.^[4]

In 2009, his first release was Aladin, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Jacqueline Fernandez. Including the multi-starcast, Aladin still flopped worldwide. He then played a supporting role in Ram Gopal Varma's Rann, again co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav. His final film of 2009 was Do Knot Disturb along with Govinda, Sushmita Sen, Sohail Khan and Lara Dutta.

In 2010, he once again worked with Sajid Khan on the comedy Housefull along with Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Arjun Rampal and Jiah Khan. The film received negative response from critics, though striked as a Blockbuster commercially. His first release of 2011 was F.A.L.T.U, in which he played a fake principal, though real nursery teacher. His second release of the year was comic sequel Double Dhamaal.^[6] Both the films were moderately successful.^{[citation needed]}

His latest film is Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya in which he is paired opposite his real wife Genelia D'Souza. The film has managed to do fairly well at the box office. He has done another sequel, Housefull 2 which released on 6 April 2012 and was a superhit .

Personal life[link]

Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza on the day of their Maharashtrian style wedding

Son of the ex-Chief Minister of Maharastra, Vilasrao Deshmukh, Ritesh got his architectural degree from Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies. He later went abroad for a year to practice with a firm abroad, came back to India and has been designing since then. He owns a firm called Evolutions, which is an architectural and interior designing firm.

Deshmukh married Genelia D'Souza according to Marathi marriage traditions in a Hindu wedding ceremony on 3 February 2012 after dating each other for 8 years ^[7] and less publicized church wedding.^[8]

Filmography[link]

Television[link]

He hosted the IIFA Awards three times (2008–2010) with Boman Irani and Lara Dutta in 2009 and 2010, He also hosted the 2011 IIFA Awards once again in Toronto along with Boman Irani.

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Ritesh Deshmukh on Facebook
• Ritesh Deshmukh on Twitter
• Ritesh Deshmukh at the Internet Movie Database