Riteish Deshmukh: Never a challenge to work with new actors

Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh, who has been a part of the Indian entertainment industry for over a decade, says he finds it “interesting” to work with the younger lot of actors.

“It is never a challenge working with new actors. When I share the screen with actors like Akshay Kumar, Abhishek [Bachchan], Ajay [Devgn] or Sanjay [Dutt], I know the space they come from.

“But with new actors, we are constantly discovering each other on sets, which probably results in something fresh and positive,” Deshmukh said in a statement.

The actor was last seen on screen in musical action drama Banjo alongside Nargis Fakhri and Dharmesh Yelande.

“It was great to work with all of them. Personally, I am good friends with Dharmesh, Aditiya [Kumar] and Ram [Menon]. They all come from different schools of acting which made things interesting,” he said.

Talking about Banjo, which will be aired on Zee Cinema on November 20, Deshmukh said: “The film is about a fading music or an art form — the banjo, which is finding its losing foothold in today’s world of DJing. The film is an attempt to get respect for street art including classical dancers, rock, hip-hop musicians and many more who do not have a platform to perform.”

Deshmukh, who is currently hosting TV show Yaaron ki Baaraat with filmmaker Sajid Khan, will next start working on two Marathi films.