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B-Town stars laud Riteish as he makes eco-friendly Ganesha, dedicates it to farmers
Continuing with the annual tradition, the 38-year-old actor, made a unique planter pot statue of the tusked god, right from scratch.
Actor Riteish Deshmukh created an eco-friendly idol of Lord Ganpati on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi and dedicated it to the farmers of the country.
Continuing with the annual tradition, the 38-year-old actor, made a unique planter pot statue of the tusked god, right from scratch.
Deshmukh, who is currently in the US, took to Twitter where he posted almost two-minute-long video of him making the idol.
Celebrating #GaneshChaturthi in America, Made an idol, I humbly dedicate it to our Farmers. #ECO #Planter #Visarjan #SonOfAFarmer #Bappa pic.twitter.com/OnuU1S0D6a
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) August 27, 2017
"Celebrating #GaneshChaturthi in America, made an idol, I humbly dedicate it to our farmers. #ECO #Planter #Visarjan #SonOfAFarmer #Bappa," the 'Bank Chor' actor captioned the clip.In the video, the subtitles read that "the turban on the head of Lord Ganesh represents every farmer in India. As a son of a farmer, I dedicate this idol to them."
Deshmukh's father was former Maharashtra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh, who passed away in 2012.
The actor also thanked his wife actor, Genelia Deshmukh being a source of inspiration.
"I wanna thank Baiko @geneliad for inspiring me to do this and also for shooting this video. God bless you all with happiness prosperity and love," he wrote.
I wanna thank Baiko @geneliad for inspiring me to do this & also 4 shooting this video.
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) August 27, 2017
God bless you all with happiness prosperity & love.
Several Bollywood stars lauded the actor for his creative and noble initiative.
Genuinely one of the nicest simplest coolest people in our industry !!! https://t.co/xBZsv2XYRW
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) August 27, 2017
Amazing amazing amazing!! My fav one so far ❤️❤️ @Riteishd https://t.co/AKsUFc9WKT
— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) August 27, 2017
This is superb!!!! Eco friendly all the way ❤️❤️❤️❤️ such a lovely video https://t.co/nfqbuLdcuD
— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) August 27, 2017
This is so so amazing my dearest Riteish and Genelia! God bless you both!! Incredible.....❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/jiibZLLv0N
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 27, 2017
So proud of you ... https://t.co/5Ml0w2l03A
— Genelia Deshmukh (@geneliad) August 27, 2017
