Riteish Deshmukh plays midget-sized monster in Marjaavaan!

Ever since the first look of Marjaavaan came out, it has managed to pique the audiences. Riteish Deshmukh’s character is one of the most talked-about post-release of the trailer. After showing some negative traits in Ek Villain, Riteish is back to show some villainous avatar in Milap’s next directorial – Marjaavaan. It is after 5 years, Sidharth Malhotra and Riteish will be pitted against each other yet again after Ek Villain. In Marjaavaan, Riteish’s never-seen-before avatar has much more in the store to showcase that just his dwarfness. The dialogue from the film ‘Kamineypanki height teen foot’ fits his description to the T. Riteish who will be seen delivering many such dialogues on-screen also had a rigorous shooting process too. Speaking on it, Milap says, “Riteish’s villainous role had to be better than the last time. I decided to raise the bar by scaling him down in size. Even though he is a dwarf, his character is larger than life. The part is extremely wicked with dark humour, great punch lines and some crazy face-off scenes with Sid”.

Riteish quote on playing a different role says, “Vishnu is one of the most exciting characters that I have been offered to date. Despite being vertically challenged, he is larger than life. He has a certain attitude, is ruthless and a Kamina. At the same time, he has an emotional bond with his father and has insecurities with Raghu (Sidharth’s character). When this was offered to me by Milap, I instantly jumped on it. I liked Vishnu because it is an extremely layered character – a negative vertically challenged. After EkVillain, this is one of the most exciting characters that I was offered.”

Bhushan Kumar says, “The audiences are already in awe of Riteish’s acting caliber for years and in Marjaavaan you will see him offer something different. Milap has developed his character so well that he will add Riteish’s role as ‘Vishnu’ in the most popular grey characters in Hindi film.” Producer Monisha Advani adds, “While the love story of Marjaavaan won me over, the character of Vishnu, played by the inimitable Ritesh Deshmukh, convinced me that we had the responsibility to create an iconic villain for all times in Hindi cinema. Having watched the film, it is undoubtedly the seamless collaboration between Milap, Ritesh and technology that has delivered this promise.” Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Divya Khosla Kumar, Krishan Kumar (T-Series) and Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani, Nikkhil Advani (Emmay Entertainment), Marjaavaan directed by Milap Milan Zaveri, releases on 15th Nov 2019.