Genelia used to get annoyed by Riteish making Tiktok videos
Over the period actress Genelia Deshmukh started enjoying being on reels so much so that she feels that half of her auditions are given through reels
Actressgeneliadeshmukh,whoserecently released Marathi film “Ved,” directed by her husband Riteish Deshmukh, has been geting a lot of positive response, recently revealed that earlier she used to get annoyed by Riteish making videos on Tik Tok and reels. But, over the period she started enjoying being on reels so much so that she feels that half her auditions are given through reels. Talking about viral reels, Genelia said, “When we first started creating content it was for Tik Tok. When Riteish started making these during the pandemic it would really annoy me. Soon he started involving me in them as well and initially I only did it because he asked me to. But soon I found my space on it and started enjoying it. Today I feel half my auditions are given through this.”
Riteish on his part said that he was initially low on confidence and thought that people would make fun of him if he told them about his plans to direct the film.
He told Film Companion, “I thought people would laugh at me if I told them I wanted to direct — the only confidant I had was Genelia. So to decide I wanted to direct was actually the most terrifying part. I’m not born into the world of cinema to be able to understand the nuances of it. I remember I used to go on Karan Johara’s outdoor sets for films like ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’ where I stayed for 15 days and just watched Shah Rukh act and understood the crat.” “Ved,” which marks the directorial debut of Riteish, is the second biggest hit in the Marathi film industry ater “Sairaat.”
But, for Riteish, the film was a gamble because of the cost recovery, “More than happiness there is a huge sense of relief now. A few weeks before the release everything came on to us. We didn’t have studios or distributors backing us. “Ved” was made at a higher budget than your average Marathi film so our recoveries were different. So we were all in as a gamble. So the euphoria hasn’t set in yet but there’s a huge sense of relief.”
Ater gaining wide atention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, Genelia began her acting career with the box–office hit “Tujhe Meri Kasam” in 2003. She was recognised for her role in “Boys” the same year. Genelia received her first Filmfare Award in 2006 for her performance in the Telugu romantic comedy film “Bommarillu,” which earned her critical acclaim. In 2008, she gave critically acclaimed performances in Santosh Subramaniam, a Tamil remake of Bommarillu, and the Hindi film “Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na.” In addition to mainstream acting, she has hosted the television show Big Switch. Her notable films include “Satyam” (2003), “Sye” (2004), “Sachein” (2005), “Happy” (2006), “Dhee” (2007), “Ready” (2008), “Katha” (2009), “Urumi” (2011), and the Hindi films “Masti” (2004), “Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na” (2008) and “Force” (2011).
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