New Delhi, June 19: Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh’s humorous streak has often been compared to comedy king Govinda, but the young actor says “there can only be one Govinda” in the industry.
“I have often been compared to Govinda. One needs to understand it’s one of the biggest compliments anyone can ever give me. But there can only be one Govinda,” Riteish told IANS in an interview.
“He is among the best talent we have (in Bollywood). And if everyone thinks that I am close to his style and look like I belong to the same kind of comedy, I am extremely happy,” he added.
The two actors have teamed up for the first time for David Dhawan’s comedy “Do Knot Disturb”, which also stars former beauty queens Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta.
Riteish says he has a lot to learn from Govinda.
“I learnt about good comic timing, how to go beyond a scene, how to lift a scene, voice modulation, body language and all such things. It was like we had active and reactive personalities. He would act and I would react,” quipped Riteish.
Until now, the 30-year-old actor had been typecast in comic roles after he featured in movies like “Masti”, “Bluffmaster”, “Heyy Babyy” and “Dhamaal”, among others.
But following the release of “Do Knot Disturb”, Riteish will be seen in different avatars in movies like “Rann” and “Aladdin”.
–Agencies