Akshay Khanna played the role of Rahman dacoit in Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’ and grabbed all the limelight. More than Ranveer Singh who became the hero, Akshay Khanna became the villain in the film. Even before Dhurandhar, there have been many such films in which villains were talked about more than heroes. There are many Bollywood actors who became famous by playing more negative roles than positive ones. After Akshay Khanna, Ritesh Deshmukh’s name is definitely included in this list.
Ritesh Deshmukh has been active in the film industry for more than two decades and is counted as a good actor in solo and multi-starrer films. Ritesh has proved himself in every genre in his film career, from action to comedy. But whenever he came on screen as a villain, he made a lot of headlines.
Ritesh Deshmukh’s birthday
Bollywood’s best actor Ritesh Deshmukh is celebrating his 47th birthday on 17th December. On this occasion, let us tell you about his film released 11 years ago when Ritesh played the role of a dreaded villain on screen for the first time, which was highly appreciated by the audience. That film is none other than Mohit Suri’s ‘Ek Villain’.
When Ritesh Deshmukh became a villain for the first time
People often saw Ritesh Deshmukh in supporting roles. The actor, who leaves a smile on people’s faces with his normal roles, played the role of a villain for the first time in the year 2014 and left the rest of the villains in the industry in tatters. By playing the villain in this film released in 2014, Ritesh Deshmukh made big stars sweat. Before this perhaps no one had thought that Ritesh could play the role of a villain. In ‘Ek Villain’, directed by Mohit Suri, Ritesh played the role of an eccentric serial killer named ‘Rakesh’, who brutally kills girls. Ritesh Deshmukh had portrayed this role on screen with so much seriousness that people were surprised.
Superhit at the box office
For Ritesh Deshmukh’s fans, his becoming a villain was no less than a surprise. Not only the audience but also the critics were surprised to see his acting in the film. Siddharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor were also seen along with Ritesh in the film. This romantic thriller film proved to be a superhit at the box office.
Earned 4 times more than the budget
From the story of the film to the songs, everything was successful in impressing people. This film also did wonders in terms of earnings. Made for just Rs 39 crore, this film earned almost 4 times the budget at the box office. According to the data of Secnilk, Ek Villain earned Rs 142.77 crore at the Indian box office and did a worldwide business of Rs 169 crore.
Ritesh Deshmukh, who started his film career with the film ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’ in the year 2000, has made his own identity in comedy films apart from his serious characters. Apart from being a villain, Riteish Deshmukh was also seen in a negative role in the action thriller film ‘Raid 2’. He rules the hearts of the audience through his comedy in many films including ‘Masti’, ‘Kya Kool Hain Hum’, ‘Malamaal Weekly’, ‘Hey Baby’, ‘Dhamaal’, ‘Housefull’.
