Ritesh Sidhwani, Co-founder of Excel Entertainment alongside Farhan Akhtar is the name behind a brigade of successful films. An entrepreneur, a producer and a powerhouse of talent, Ritesh Sidhwani is one of the most powerful names in the Indian Film Industry. As the producer celebrates his birthday, his fans took to social media to wish their favorite creative icon and trend “#HBDRitesh”.

Wishes poured in from all quarters for Ritesh and saw a strong trend on twitter that the #HBDRitesh started trending. Here are the wises from the fans.

Ritesh Sidhwani is also the creative force behind films like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Rock On, Dil Chahta 1Hai, for which he has won IIFA, Filmfare and Silver Lotus Awards, respectively. Joining the list of superhits that he has produced, are also Gully Boy which rose to critical acclaim globally, Don 2, KGF and also a number of web series namely Mirzapur, Made In Heaven and Inside Edge, which have done extremely well on a leading OTT platform.

His upcoming productions are KGF 2 and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, both southern ventures, which are already generating national headlines owing to its strong storyline, powerful star cast and larger than life execution.