Made for Each Other

The two came into the industry around the same time in 2003. Riteish,the son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh,was from a political background while Genelia hailed from a modelling background. The two,as they said,were quite naive during their first shoot and they helped each other get over the initial glitches. “We used to be so confused on the sets and depended on each other for support. And most of the time,we just followed the director’s vision,” added Riteish.

Their pairing,however,was liked by many and they went on to do another film together,Masti. “After Masti did well,we took a conscious decision to not do films together just because they were helping us spend more time together,” said Genelia.

So when the offer for Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya came after eight years,both of them signed it for the film’s content. “In fact,when the producer came to me with the script,I had no clue that Riteish had already been signed on. He did not tell me since he did not want my judgement to be influenced,” said Genelia. The film seems to have come at the right time for them and both are happy with the positive reviews that have come in so far.

The two,while constantly talking about each other’s good qualities,also threw in bits about their individual journeys.

“I am what I am because of my career in the South,” said Genelia.

Riteish,on the other hand,noted that working with directors such as Sajid Khan,Indra Kumar and Ram Gopal Varma made him a better actor over the years.

“I now want to try out something else. I would like to work with Anurag Kashyap and Vishal Bhardwaj since I haven’t explored their form of filmmaking yet,” said

the actor.