Riteish Deshmukh Shares Heartfelt Birthday Wish for Wife Genelia Deshmukh Calling Her "My Crazy Baiko"

By Soumyajit Rey Published: Aug 05, Wednesday, 2026, 16:03 [IST]

Bollywood couple Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh remain the power couple, who have kept the audience’s curiosity with their chemistry and fun. On Genelia’s birthday today so that she would celebrate with him, he wrote in his birthday post (Riteish and Genelia’s name was known as Baiko in the Marathi language) a very sweet, humorous and affectionate tribute to her. They have been together for more than 20 years since their first movie in 2003 romantic drama Tujhe Meri Kasam and got married on February 3, 2012.

Riteish Deshmukh's Witty Birthday Wish for Genelia Deshmukh
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Riteish’s tribute began with a clever and funny comment of his own, a visually-realistic montage of cherished moments and memories from his life with her, and looked back on their journey and realized that he was not only the only one growing old and his wife was frozen in time. Never one to miss the chance to inject his signature wit into a romantic moment, Riteish gave a flirtatious compliment, saying she was obviously lucky to have such a wonderful husband. The banter was such a big part of the post that the post was instantly appreciated by the fans who appreciate the lighthearted mood of the couple.

Moving from light humor to heartfelt sincerity, Riteish reflected on the pillar of strength Genelia is in their family. He praised the various parts she does in her life, being a super mom, a wonderful daughter, a kind sister, and finishing with the Marathi phrase “my वेडी बायको” (my crazy wife). The kind words instantly brought up the warm feelings of fans and fraternity members. Genelia responded with a lot of heart-warming texts, Bhagyashree said she knew that anyone would fall in love with her with every day and she sent her happy birthday wishes to the cherished baiko in the comments section.

Riteish and Genelia have formed a good professional relationship to date with roles in five films: Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003), Masti (2004), Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (2012), Mister Mummy (2022) and the smash Marathi hit Ved (2022), which also marked Riteish's first movie as a director. And in the world of movies, their cinematic collaboration is still strong to the present day with the ambitious movie Raja Shivaji, in which Riteish plays the titular Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Genelia plays his wife Rani Saibai (Sai Bhonsale). And Riteish and Genelia are still one of the world's most loved and inspiring couples.

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