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On Father's 70th Birth Anniversary, Riteish Deshmukh Gets Nostalgic

Darpan News Desk IANS, 26 May, 2015 02:10 PM

Nostalgia engulfed Riteish Deshmukh on the 70th birth anniversary of his late father Vilasrao Deshmukh on Tuesday. The actor says he aspires to be as loving a dad to his son Riaan as his dad was to him.

Vilasrao Deshmukh, a two-time chief minister of Maharashtra, died in 2012 due to multi-organ failure. Riteish is one of his three sons.

The actor took to micro-blogging website Twitter, and posted: "Happy Birthday PAPPA : the father that you were to me, is what I aspire to be to my son. 70thBirthAnniversasry,” the 37-year-old tweeted.

Riteish, who is married to Genelia D'Souza, was blessed with a son in November 2014.

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