Mumbai: Actor Riteish Deshmukh has joined the cast of the forthcoming action drama “Baaghi 3”, which features Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala, who backs the “Baaghi” franchise, said he was thrilled to have the actor on board. “Ritiesh has been a part of my ‘Housefull’ franchise and now he joins the ‘Baaghi’ clan too. This will be my sixth film with him after four installments of ‘Housefull’ and ‘Heyy Babyy’.
“We share a great relationship and it was a pleasure writing ‘Lai Bhaari’ (Marathi film, featuring Ritiesh) for him. Riteish has always aced his roles and we are happy to have him on board,” Nadiadwala said in a statement.
Tiger Shroff also took to Twitter to welcome Riteish on board, writing- “So excited to work with you sir! [red heart emojis] welcome to #Baaghi3! [fire emoji] @Riteishd”.
So excited to work with you sir! ❤❤❤welcome to #Baaghi3! 🔥 @Riteishd https://t.co/Kt3g0g56iH
— Tiger Shroff (@iTIGERSHROFF) June 12, 2019
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