Shantanu Maheshwari

Shantanu Maheshwari
Born (1991-03-07) 7 March 1991
Kolkata, India
Nationality Indian
Education H.R. College of Commerce and Economics
Occupation Actor, Dancer, Choreographer
Years active 2011–present
Known for Dil Dosti Dance; World of Dance Championship 2015, LA – Winner ; Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 9)
Style Dances – Hip hop, Contemporary, Popping, Folk, Street dance

Shantanu Maheshwari (Hindi: शांतनु माहेश्वरी) (born 7 March 1991) is an Indian television actor, dancer and choreographer. He debuted in the show Dil Dosti Dance on Channel V in his breakout performance as the protagonist Swayam Shekhawat.[1] Maheshwari is a part of the 'Desi Hoppers' dance crew who emerged as winners in the World of Dance 2015 Championship in Los Angeles.[2][3][4][5][6] In 2015, he gave a special performance on America's Got Talent (season 11).[7]

Maheshwari has done episodics in Yeh Hai Aashiqui, Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya and Twistwala Love. In 2016, he played the protagonist in Girls on Top on MTV India.[8] He is currently seen in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 9) on Colors as a celebrity contestant.

Personal life

Maheshwari was born on 7 March 1991 in Kolkata, India. He attended St. Joseph's College, Kolkata.[9] He moved to Mumbai for his higher studies where he attended H.R. College of Commerce and Economics and was a part of the Street Soul Dance Crew [SSDC] from his college. Maheshwari is versatile as a dancer but specializes mainly in Popping and (Liquid) Waving.[10]

Career

Maheshwari began his acting career with Dil Dosti Dance[11] for Channel V. He rose to fame by essaying the role of the lead character, Swayam Shekhawat during the four year run of the show.[12][13] His chemistry with co-star Vrushika Mehta earned him widespread adulation as they went on to win the third spot as the Hottest Indian TV Jodi by the UK-based newspaper Eastern Eye.[14] According to the reports, "The big surprise was Vrushika Mehta and Shantanu Maheshwari from teen serial 'Dil Dosti Dance', who saw off competition from established names to come third in the list."[15] The pair also earned the Indian Television Academy Awards for Onscreen Couple of the Year in 2014.[16] [17]

Maheshwari appeared in Box Cricket League in 2013 and 2014 on Colors, as part of the team 'Chandigarh Cubs'.[18] In 2015, he appeared in Zing (TV channel)'s episodics show Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya where he played the role of a cancer patient.[19] He returned to the small screen with Dil Dosti Dance co-star Vrushika Mehta in an episodic of Bindass Yeh Hai Aashiqui, playing a verbally-challenged law student. [20][21] He has also dubbed for some episodes of Yeh Hai Aashiqui.[22] In the same year, he returned to Channel V with an episodic of Twistwala Love, playing the role of a dancer opposite Mohena Kumari Singh of Dance India Dance fame. Later that year, Maheshwari appeared in Bindass TV's Bindass Naach.[23][24] The finite series, which had appearances by the likes of Jaja Vaňková and Terence Lewis (choreographer), showcased the formation of his crew 'Desi Hoppers' and their subsequent victory at World of Dance 2015.[25][26][27][28] The crew was invited to give a special performance on America's Got Talent (season 11) and received praise from judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and Nick Cannon.[29]

In 2015, he appeared in a commercial for HP Pavilion (computer) for their #BendTheRules campaign. In the same year, he starred in a music video under T-Series alongside Sunny Leone, by Kanika Kapoor and Mika Singh.

In 2016, he played Sahir Bhasin, an aspiring musician, in MTV India Girls on Top (2016 TV series).[30] He also appeared in a promotional dance video for Fashion at Big Bazaar alongside Terence Lewis (choreographer).

He is seen as a contestant in the celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa on Colors.[31][32] He received praise from seasoned actor Ronit Roy who called him a "winner and my star".[33] Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan called Maheshwari a 'flying star'.[34]

Filmography

Television

Year Serial Role Channel
2002 boogie woogie Himself Sony TV
2002 Kya Masti Kya Dhoom Himself Star Plus
2011–2015 Dil Dosti Dance Swayam Shekhawat Channel V
2011 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai Special Performance as Swayam Shekhawat Star Plus
2013 Nach Baliye 5 Special Performance as Himself Star Plus
2013 Saath Hai Hum Uttarakhad - Relief for Uttarakhand Floods Special Performance as Himself Life OK
2015 Bindass Naach Himself Bindass
2015 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Shaan Bindass[35]
2015 Twistwala Love Vivaan Channel V[36]
2015 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Rahul Zing (TV channel)
2016-present Girls on Top Sahir Bhasin MTV India
2016 Day Day Up Special Performance Hunan Television
2016 America's Got Talent (season 11) Special Performance NBC[37]
2016-present Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 Celebrity Contestant Colors TV[38]

Non-fiction shows

Year Title Role Ref(s)
2013–14 Box Cricket League Contestant [39]
2014–15 Box Cricket League (season 2) Contestant [39]

Commercials

Year Title Brand Ref(s)
2015 "I like your Soch, but love my approach #BendTheRules" TVC for HP Pavilion (computer) HP Inc. [40]

[41]

2016 "FBB Denim Dance" featuring Terence Lewis Big Bazaar [42]

Music Videos

Year Title Role Artist Ref(s)
2015 Super Girl From China Male protagonist opposite Sunny Leone Kanika Kapoor & Mika Singh under T-Series [43]

[44]

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result
2014 Indian Television Academy Award GR8 On Screen Couple (Viewers Choice Awards) (along with Vrushika Mehta) Dil Dosti Dance Won[45]
2014 Indian Telly Awards Indian Telly Jury Award for Best Choreographer (along with Macedon D'Mello) Dil Dosti Dance Nominated
2015 World of Dance World of Dance,L.A. 2015 Championship (along with dance crew Desi Hoppers) Desi Hoppers Won[46]
2016 Asian Viewers Television Awards (AVTA) Male Actor of the Year Girls on Top Nominated

Reference

  1. ↑ "Dance with Shantanu – The Telegraph India". Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Indian Dance Crew 'Desi Hoppers' Win World Of Dance Title In Los Angeles – Huffington Post". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Indians win World of Dance trophy in US – Los Angeles Herald". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Indians win World of Dance trophy in US – Californian Telegraph". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Indian troupe Desihoppers win World of Dance trophy – The Statesman". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Real-life ABCD: Indian hip-hoppers relive World of Dance win – Hindustan Times". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Step up: Shantanu Maheshwari on his appearance at America's Got Talent – Hindustan Times". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Shantanu Maheshwari turns 5 on TV – The Telegraph". Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Shantanu Maheshwari on Calcutta memories, life after d3, and a haircut! – The Telegraph India". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Exclusive-interview with actor Shantanu Maheshwar – Urban Asia". Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "Two peas in a pod: Shantanu Maheshwari and Vrushika Mehta". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Exclusive Interview with Actor Shantanu Maheshwari". Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "A balanced move". Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Gurmeet Choudhary, Drashti Dhami voted TV's hottest couple". Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "Drashti Dhami and Gurmeet Choudhary: TV's hottest couple". Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Shantanu and Vrushika won viewers choice award at ITA Awards". Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "The ITA Viewer's Choice Awards 2014 - pg 56" (PDF). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Box Cricket League Teams". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya – Season 03 – Episode 14 – February 20, 2015 – Full Episode : OZEE Show – Zing". Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Shantanu Maheshwari And Vrushika Mehta To Romance Again". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "Shantanu Maheshwari: I am not dating Vrushika – Times of India". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  22. ↑ Team, Tellychakkar. "Yeh Hai Aashiqui goes the experimental way; Shantanu and Vrushika lend voices". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  23. ↑ "Shantanu to capture his dance journey on tv show – The Times of India". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Desi Hoppers: Our journey starts now – The Times of India". Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  25. ↑ WOD (22 August 2015). "DESI HOPPERS WODFINALS15". Retrieved 20 July 2016 – via worldofdance.
  26. ↑ "Desi Hoppers win the WOD championship in LA – Times of India". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  27. ↑ World of Dance (19 August 2015). "Desi Hoppers 1st Place Finals". Retrieved 19 August 2015 – via YouTube.
  28. ↑ "bindass Naach's 'Desi Hoppers' creates history at 'World of Dance' championship – The Indian Express". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  29. ↑ America's Got Talent (14 June 2015). "AGT Auditioners Show Off Their Edgy Dance Moves – America's Got Talent 2016 Auditions". Retrieved 14 June 2015 – via YouTube.
  30. ↑ "When Shantanu Maheshwari and Ayesha Adlakha took MTV Girls On Top by storm – The Times of India". Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  31. ↑ "Dwayne Bravo bonds over dance and cricket with Shantanu and Alisha – The Times of India". Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  32. ↑ "I am not doing Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa to impress anyone – The Times of India". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  33. ↑ "Read To Know Why Ronit Roy called Jhalak contestant Shantanu Maheshwari a star – The Times of India". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  34. ↑ "Shantanu Maheshwari is Hrithik Roshan's flying star – The Times of India". Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  35. ↑ bindass (15 March 2015). "I Love You R-r-r-uksaar – Yeh hai Aashiqui – Episode 93". Retrieved 20 July 2016 – via YouTube.
  36. ↑ "Shantanu and Mohena in Channel V's Twist Wala Love". Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  37. ↑ "Shantanu Maheshwari's 'Desi Hoppers' Perform on 'America's Got Talent' – IndiaWest". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  38. ↑ "Read To Know Why Ronit Roy called Jhalak contestant Shantanu Maheshwari a star – The Times of India". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  39. 1 2 "[] BOX Cricket League []". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  40. ↑ HP India (30 September 2015). "I like your Soch, but love my approach. #BendTheRules TVC". Retrieved 30 September 2015 – via YouTube.
  41. ↑ "Shantanu's new role- Shantanu Maheshwari grabs eyeballs in his first ad - The Telegraph". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  42. ↑ fbb (6 October 2016). "fbb Denim Dance ft Terence Lewis". Retrieved 6 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  43. ↑ T-Series (2 December 2015). "Super Girl From China Video Song- Kanika Kapoor Feat Sunny Leone Mika Singh- T-Series". Retrieved 2 December 2015 – via YouTube.
  44. ↑ "When Sunny Leone made TV actor Shantanu Maheshwari nervous - Mid-Day". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  45. ↑ "IndianTelevisionAcademy.com". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  46. ↑ "Desi Hoppers win the WOD championship in LA – The Times of India". Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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