Seven Famous Comedy Capers starring Riteish Deshmukh

Riteish was the only solace alongwith Lara Dutta, who kept the momentum going in this otherwise dull film, despite the presence of Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone. Watch out for that outrageous scene in the climax where he speaks to the Queen of England in Marathi. Only he could've saved the film from turning into a total disaster.

Sajid Khan's directorial debut saw an outstanding collaboration between Akshay Kumar and Riteish. Even though the baby belonged to Kumar's character in the movie, it was Riteish who looked like a hands-on father. Even his cute exchanges with children as Eddy Teddy, was what made the film entertaining.

This is a laugh-a-minute marathon and Riteish's presence only added more value to the hilarity, the movie boasted of.

A mindless multi-starrer comedy had Riteish up his double-role act as the scheming thief and the effeminate Sanya with dignity.

If Abhishek Bachchan redefined suave and cool as the con-artist, Riteish largely contributed to his swagger by mining in laughs from the most unexpected places. He perfectly complimented Junior Bachchan in the film.

The first in the series -honestly, this film did not require a franchise, featured Riteish dabbling in some hilarious one liners.

His first hit in his filmography, 'Masti' is best remembered for Riteish's gags with his over-bearing mother-in-law and wife. His most outstanding scene from the film is his forgettable encounter with Rakhi Sawant.

Riteish Deshmukh may have started out as a romantic hero in 'Tujhe Meri Kasam' opposite Genelia Dsouza, but he proved his forte as an actor by dabbling into multi-starrer comedy films. Here's looking at seven of his best films that proved his mettle at tickling the funny bone.