Ritesh Deshmukh is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films He is the son of Vilasrao Deshmukh the Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Government of India and the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Deshmukh debuted with K Vijaya Bhaskars Tujhe Meri Kasam 2003 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 films such as Heyy Babyy Dhamaal Rann and House Full