What Reitesh look for in a romantic partner?

Inder Jeet S. ‘Prince’

“I had no idea that I would become an actor. Architecture is my great passion. And though my movie career has stablised, I can’t think of giving up designing and building” said Reitesh in a recent interview. Reitesh has to his credit some hits like “Hey Baby”, “Dhamaal”, “Kya Cool Hain Hum”, “Masti” and Double Dhamaal”.

But films starring himself as solo hero have failed to turn box office afire. For example “Alladdin”, “Jaane Kha Se Aayee Hai !” did not fare well at the box office.

Reitesh was also part of Ram Gopal Verma’s “Darna Zaroori Hai”, “Naach” and “Rann” Reitesh is close to so many people in the industry thanks to his father’s political background. Reitesh himself has a good track-record. He is known as a hard-working and decent actor. There are so many directors who are his contemporaries in age and who he is friendly with.

Why would he not propose it and sit and work a project together with his friends? In his own words, “I’m friends with a lot of people. I sit with, chat, hang around, have dinners with, play together. But I’ve never once tried to confuse my friendship with them to have anything to do with work. I’ve never discuss things like this.

I can assure you, with any of my friends or anyone for that matter. I’ve never ever asked “why didn’t you take me in a film?” or said, “Let’s design a film together.” I will never do that because it is below my dignity to ask that question and not respect that friendship.
Some of Reitesh’s directors like Pryadarshan, Sajid Khan and Ram Gopal Verma tend to want to repeat him in their films. Did he feel the same about working with these directors irrespective of whether the films they’ve made with him were hits or flops? “That is why I work with them. If I don’t enjoy working with a particular director, then I really shouldn’t be. Take for example Indra Kumar. I really enjoyed working with him in films like “Masti” and “Dhamaal”. And both these films were successful. I enjoyed working with Sajid Khan during the making of “Hey Baby” so it helps to be a part of a successful film especially when you’ve also enjoyed working with that person,” says Reitesh.

Reitesh who recently tied with nuptial knot in Mumbai with actress and his girl friend for some years, Genila D’Souza was in the holy town of Katra on Feb 7, 2012 to offer prayers at the holy cave of Mata Vaishno Devi Ji.

Reteish’s marriage with Gelnia was the culmination of his romance with Gelnia. Both met during the shooting of a film some years ago and fell in love with each other.

Gelnia, the 24 years actress from south film industry stormed Bollywood successfully with Imran Khan starrer “Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na”. Down south, Genelia featured in hit movie like “Boys”, “Bommarillu” and Santosh Subramaniam” (all Telgu films).
In Bollywood, Gelnia has done “Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na”, “Life Partner”, “Chance Pe Dance” Force”. She is featuring with hubby Reitesh Deshmukh in “Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya” (slated for an early release).

We posted a last question to Reitesh. What he look for in a Romance and in a Romantic Partner? In his own words. “Romance is something in which you have to be happy, you have to be content. Happiness is the only one thing you should have. Like, if you are with a person, you can be with that person without saying a word for hours. That is the comfort zone you have to be in. If that silence bothers you then there is a problem.

I think it is being in the same room doing two different things, yet the presence should be felt and there is communication without words. Because someone is not talking to you doesn’t mean there is no communication. You can be in the same room without talking for hours but when the person leaves the room, you feel the absence. That is what ‘Romance’ is to me.”