Riteish Deshmukh says he was 'momentarily unemployed' after TikTok ban: "I thought, ‘Oh God, abhi kya karoon main?'"

Riteish Deshmukh is an actor par excellence and he has nailed every kind of role that has been offered to him., FRom playing comical characters to antagonists to romantic heroes, he has done it all. He has also made his mark in the Marathi film industry. However, with the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, he like everyone else was forced to sit back at home. That is when he began churning out TikTok videos regularly. Now, he has revealed that he felt temporarily jobless after the app was banned in India.

Talking to Mashable India, Riteish said, “It started during the lockdown and it was a time when everyone went through tough times and we thought, ‘Let’s give them a reason to smile,’ and we started cracking jokes at our own expense and people started enjoying it. So that one led to another and I think it’s fun to bring a smile to someone’s face, a happy moment in their life.”

He then added, “I started with TikTok and when they banned TikTok, I was momentarily unemployed. I thought, ‘Oh God, abhi kya karoon main? Jo kaam tha woh toh chala gaya.’ Reels aa gaya, maine kaha, ‘Chalo, Reels hi sahi’ (I thought, ‘Oh God, what do I do now? I have no work anymore.’ When Reels was introduced, I was glad).”

Riteish is now hosting a show with wife Genelia, and just yesterday, his upcoming film Visfot also went on the floors. The film will also mark Fardeen Khan's comeback in Bollywood.