Riteish Deshmukh's Lai Bhaari bags best regional film award

Riteish Deshmukh's debut Marathi film as an actor, ' Lai Bhaari' has won an award for the best regional film at the 16th Indian International Film Academy Awards.

Unbelievable night - Two @IIFA Awards -Best Actor in a supporting role -Ek Villain & Best Regional film -Lai Bhaari- pic.twitter.com/LmJdqyUgAu

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) June 8, 2015

The elated actor-producer, who also bagged the best villain award for his Bollywood flick, 'Ek Villian' took to his micro blogging site to share his joy with his friends and followers. Soon after accepting the award, he said,

'Lai Bhaari' was a commercially successful film and had won numerous awards last year. The film is the third outing of Riteish Deshmukh as a producer after 'Balak Palak' and 'Yellow'. In this film, Riteish's wife Genelia D'Souza was also seen in a song appearance. She's also the co-producer of the movie.