{"id":441343,"date":"2026-05-10T06:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T06:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/441343\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T06:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T06:13:11","slug":"till-date-i-have-never-refused-a-pap-picture-riteish-deshmukh-speaks-about-mutual-respect-with-paparazzi-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/441343\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Till date I have NEVER REFUSED a pap picture&#8217;: Riteish Deshmukh speaks about mutual respect with paparazzi: | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778393591_666_4.jpg\" alt=\"'Till date I have NEVER REFUSED a pap picture': Riteish Deshmukh speaks about mutual respect with paparazzi:\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> In an industry where celebrity-paparazzi tensions frequently make headlines, actor <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/riteish-deshmukh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Riteish Deshmukh<\/a> stands out as a rare exception, and he has a deeply human reason for it. The &#8216;Raja Shivaji&#8217; actor recently opened up about the equation he shares with the photographers.Riteish Deshmukh on growing paparazzi cultureOn the chat show &#8216;The Right Angle&#8217; with Sonal Kalra, Riteish Deshmukh spoke about watching paparazzi culture evolve over his career. He said, &#8220;I have seen the pap culture grow. When we debuted, it was not there; whenever we would go to a function, we would get clicked. But we never got clicked coming out of a restaurant or going on a flight. Right from being one or two people, to now so many of them practically chasing to click pictures.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> Watch<\/p>\n<p> Riteish Deshmukh Reacts To Raja Shivaji\u2019s Rs 100 Crore Buzz; His Sharp Budget Reply Goes ViralRiteish Deshmukh&#8217;s refreshing take on paparazzi goes viralThe actor noted that his perspective shifted significantly after a particular conversation with a photographer that opened his eyes to the financial realities behind the lens.Riteish recalled asking a paparazzo directly about his earnings. &#8220;I remember asking one pap, &#8216;Ek photo ke tumhe kitne milte hain?&#8217; (How much do you earn for a single photo?) He said, &#8216;It depends; kisi ne agar exclusive pic liya toh Rs 1,000&#8217; (if someone has clicked an exclusive picture, then Rs 1,000),&#8221; the actor recalled.That exchange left a lasting impression. Riteish shared, &#8220;I realised that if his daily earnings depend on pictures, and if I am able to contribute, then I will do it. To date, I have never refused a pap picture. Wherever they have come, I have humbly respected them, and so have they. They have also given a certain amount of respect, which Genelia, I, and the kids value.&#8221;Deshmukh family&#8217;s relationship with the paparazziThe warmth is not limited to Riteish Deshmukh alone. His wife, actor <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/genelia-deshmukh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Genelia Deshmukh<\/a>, and their children, Riaan and Rahyl, are equally known for greeting photographers with folded hands and patiently posing for pictures.&#8217;Raja Shivaji&#8217; successOn the professional front, Riteish Deshmukh is currently riding high on the success of &#8216;Raja Shivaji&#8217;, a film he has directed, co-written, and acted in. The movie has crossed Rs 70 crore in gross collection at the box office. It was released in theatres on May 1, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In an industry where celebrity-paparazzi tensions frequently make headlines, actor Riteish Deshmukh stands out as a rare exception,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441344,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[4471,19424,192200,93,192201,104719,61,60,270,192199,26772,101945,179558,12006],"class_list":["post-441343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-bollywood-news","tag-box-office-success","tag-celebrity-paparazzi-relationship","tag-entertainment","tag-financial-realities-of-paparazzi","tag-genelia-deshmukh","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies","tag-mutual-respect-with-paparazzi","tag-paparazzi","tag-paparazzi-culture","tag-raja-shivaji","tag-riteish-deshmukh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}