{"id":294896,"date":"2025-05-01T10:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T10:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/riteish-deshmukh-says-actors-often-take-all-the-credit-says-aapko-lagta-hai-ki-agar-koi-actor-bohot-zyada-paisa-maang-raha-hai-toh-mat-do\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T10:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T10:39:10","slug":"riteish-deshmukh-says-actors-often-take-all-the-credit-says-aapko-lagta-hai-ki-agar-koi-actor-bohot-zyada-paisa-maang-raha-hai-toh-mat-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/riteish-deshmukh-says-actors-often-take-all-the-credit-says-aapko-lagta-hai-ki-agar-koi-actor-bohot-zyada-paisa-maang-raha-hai-toh-mat-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Riteish Deshmukh says actors often take all the credit, says \u2018Aapko lagta hai ki agar koi actor bohot zyada paisa maang raha hai toh mat do\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For years, Riteish Deshmukh found himself typecast in Bollywood as the go-to actor for comedy roles. But over the past decade, he\u2019s slowly but steadily broken out of that mould, taking on varied characters in films like Ek Villain, Lai Bhaari, the web series Pill, and more recently, Raid 2<\/a><\/strong>. In a conversation with Galatta India, Riteish opened up about this shift in his career, attributing it to writers and directors who chose to envision him differently.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said, \u201cHum actors jitna kaam karte hai\u2026 agar uss performance ke liye 100 rupees ka credit milta hai\u2026 we\u2019re worth only 20 rupees\u2026 kyunki woh 80 rupiya director aur writer ko jana chahiye kyunki unhone itna achha likha hai aur humara kaam bohot aasaan ho gaya hai\u2026 To do it on screen, it\u2019s very easy. (As actors, even if we put in work worth 100 rupees, we\u2019re only worth 20. The remaining 80 should go to the writers and directors because their writing makes our job easier. Acting becomes effortless when the material is strong.)\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Riteish Deshmukh further elaborated on how the quality of the script defines an actor\u2019s performance: \u201cHumara kaam tab mushkil ho jaata hai jab written material is not good. Agar koi scene inherently funny nahi hai on paper, toh usko funny banane ke liye you start overacting\u2026 you start doing over\u2026 toh kisi ka usme fayda nahi hai. Toh mujhe lagta hai ki agar koi bhi writer bohot achha karta hai, it becomes very easy for us. (Our job becomes difficult when the material isn\u2019t good. If a scene isn\u2019t funny on paper, we end up overacting to compensate, which helps no one. So when a writer does well, it makes everybody\u2019s job easy.)\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Citing the example of successful comedy films, he emphasized giving due credit to the scriptwriters: \u201cAap dekh lo jitni bhi comedy films aaj chali hai\u2026 it\u2019s because of the writing. Main yeh nahi keh raha ki performance doesn\u2019t matter, but we should give credit to the writers. <\/span>(Look at all the hit comedy films. It\u2019s the writing that works. I\u2019m not saying performances don\u2019t matter, but the writers deserve the credit.)\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Also Read | Riteish Deshmukh \u2018broke up\u2019 with Genelia D\u2019Souza at midnight, went off to sleep without telling her it\u2019s a prank: \u2018I was miserable\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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When asked whether he agrees with Karan Johar<\/a><\/strong> and Anurag Kashyap\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> frequently expressed concern that actors are overpaid, Riteish Desmukh gave a candid response: \u201cToh mat do\u2026 dakka thodi daal rahe hai\u2026 ghar par baithenge. I\u2019m not talking about actors\u2026 I\u2019m talking about directors, any department also. Aapko lagta hai ki agar koi bohot zyada paisa maang raha hai toh mat do\u2026 simple theory apnao. (Then don\u2019t pay\u2026 it\u2019s not like they\u2019re forcing you. Let them sit at home. I\u2019m not just talking about actors, this applies to directors or any department. If you think someone is asking for too much money, then don\u2019t pay. Just follow a simple rule.)\u201d He added, \u201cAs a producer, agar mujhe lagta hai ki woh bohot paise maang raha hai and he\u2019s not going to give you that much worth, then don\u2019t pay. (If I, as a producer, feel that someone is charging too much and won\u2019t deliver enough value, then I just won\u2019t pay.)\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Riteish is currently seen playing an antagonist in Raid 2, the sequel to the 2018 hit Raid. The film sees Ajay Devgn return as Income Tax officer Amay Patnaik and has opened with strong advance bookings at the box office<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n