for those who are madly in love and those who love madly." Mihir Bhanage reviewing the film for The Times of India rated it with 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Ved is a quintessential romantic drama" that "has been shot aesthetically." Bhanage praised the music, writing "The music by Ajay-Atul is good.". Personal life He married film actress Genelia D'Souza on February 3, 2012 in a traditional Marathi marriage ceremony. The couple has two children. Deshmukh launched his own production house, Mumbai Film Company, in 2013 with the production of the Marathi film Balak Palak, which won several awards. In 2013, he formed a cricket team with Dhiraj Deshmukh, later named Veer Marathi in the Celebrity Cricket League. He played in this league as the captain of his team. Veer Marathi's brand ambassador was Genelia D'Souza. He was ranked third in The Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2018. Philanthropy The actor donated Rs 2.5 million to his hometown Latur for Jalyukta Latur', an initiative to provide sufficient water to the parched district after the droughts that Latur faced in April 2016. Riteish and Genelia donated Rs 2.5 million towards flood relief in Maharashtra during the 2019 Indian floods. Filmography Films Television Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, he voiced Jay (Blue Ninja) in the Hindi dubbing of this show along with Nachiket Dighe as the voice of Kai (Red Ninja), Akshay Kumar as the voice of Cole (Black Ninja), and Salman Khan as the voice of Sensei Wu (Wise teacher of the Ninja). Awards and nominations References External links Mister Mummy at Bollywood Hungama Indian male film actors People from Latur People from Maharashtra Marathi people 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni Living people People from Marathwada 1977 births Screen Awards winners Zee Cine Awards winners International Indian Film Academy Awards winners