Shantanu Maheshwari Biography / Wiki
Shantanu Maheshwari is a multi-talented personality. He is an Indian Actor, dancer, choreographer, and host.
He debuted in the industry with Channel V’s Dil Dosti Dance as Swayam Shekhawat.
Shantanu Maheshwari was born on 7th March 1991 in Kolkatta, West Bengal.
Shantanu Maheshwari age is 28 years.
He completed his initial schooling from St. Joseph’s, Kolkatta and later attended H R College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai.
Shantanu Maheshwari Girlfriend / Family
His father and mother name is not known. He has an elder brother and sister is not known.
Shantanu Maheshwari networth is not known but he enjoys a lavish lifestyle from his earning in acting, dancing and reality shows.
“Shantanu Maheshwari” not married but rumored to be Vrushika Mehta boyfriend.
During his college days, he was a part of the dance group named Street Soul Dance Crew [SSDC].
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Physical Stats
- Height:- 5’7’’ inches
- Weight :- 62 kg
- Body Measurements:- Chest:- 38 inches, Waist:- 30 inches, Biceps:- 13 inches
- Eye Color:- Black
- Hair Color:- Black
Career
‘Shantanu Maheshwari’ never wanted to be an actor, he always choose dance first. He is every youngster’s heart throb. He is a handsome young actor famous for his signature long hairstyle.
Shantanu is a part of Desi Hopper’s dance crew who were winners at World of Dance Championship in Los Angeles.
He also performed at America’s Got Talent Season 11 along with his crew. He helds worshop with the name Street Motion where they teach fusion of street dance with animation. Desi Hoppers is the first dance crew in history to represent India at World of Dance and also won it.
Shantanu Maheshwari started his acting career from Channel V’s Dil Dosti Dance as Swayam Shekhawat.
He shared good chemistry with co-star Vrushika Mehta. The show was a hit and lasted for four long years. He played for Chandigarh Cubs at Box Cricket League in 2013 and 2014.
As a versatile actor and multi-talented personality, he managed to strengthen his foothold in the industry by working in various domains. The domains are mentioned below along with his work contribution in it.
Shantanu Maheshwari TV SHOWS
- Dil Dosti Dance (debut) as Swayam Shekhawat in 2011.
- Ek Hazaaron mein meri behna hai with dance performance in 2011.
- Episodic shows like Yeh hai Aashiqui (2014 & 2015), Bindass Naach (2015), Twistwala Love (2015), Pyaar tune kya kiya (2015),etc.
- Girls on Top as lead role of Sahir Bhasin in 2016.
- Ra one ride based on the film Ra one as Prateek Subramanian in 2016.
- MTV Big F Season 2 as Terry for some episodes in 2017.
- MTV Love on the run as host in 2017-2018.
REALITY SHOWS
- Kya Masti Kya Dhoom in 2001.
- Boogie Woogie in 2002.
- Dance Bangla Dance in 2008.
- Nach Baliye 5 and Saath hai hum Uttarakhand – Relief for Uttarakhand floods in 2013 with a special performance.
- Box Cricket League Season 1 and 2 as a player of Chandigarh Cubs.
- Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 9 as a celebrity contestant where he stood to be the second runner up. He was Favorite of Judge Jacqueline Fernandes.
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- Fear Files: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8. Rohit Shetty host of this show called him ‘silent killer’. He won the show leaving behind Hina Khan and Ravi Dubey.
- Asian Battleground – Malaysia as a contestant.
- India’s Best Dramebaaz as a host.
Shantanu is always invited for various shows to perform because of his fabulous dancing skills. He did commercial advertisements for FBB Denim Dance and Santa is Real for HP Sprocklet Photo printer.
His music videos are Super Girl from China opposite to Sunny Leone and Aaja Mahi Ve opposite to Vrushika Mehta. He played a lead role in Something like love short film and XXX web series.
Shantanu Maheshwari Nominations and Awards are as follows
- ITA Best onscreen couple for Dil Dosti Dance.
- Indian Telly Award as Best Choreographer for Dil Dosti Dance.
- Asian viewers television award as a male actor of the year for Girls on Top.
- ITA award as favorite popular star (male) for Khatron Ke Khiladi.
- Zee Rishtey award as a favorite anchor (jury) and social swagger for India’s Best Dramebaaz.
- ITA award as popular star (male) for MTV love on the run.
- Won the third spot as Hottest Indian TV Jodi by UK based newspaper Eastern Eye.
Favorite Things
- He likes watching tennis and is a huge fan of Roger Federer.
- Favorite colors are Black, Blue, and Grey.
- Favorite Perfume:- Davidoff.
- His favorite song is Rooth ke humse kabhi from Jeeta wohi sikander.
- Favorite Destinations are Tirupati and Kashmir.
- Favorite food:- Mishti doi and street food.
- His favorite film is Jaane bhi do yaaro.
- Favorite Actor:- Aamir Khan and Karan Singh Grover.
- Favorite Actress:- Angelina Jolie.
- His Favorite Musician is Sonu Nigam.
Hobbies
- His hobbies include dancing, playing cricket, badminton and table tennis.
Facts
- Shantanu’s dancing inspirations are Govinda, Javed Jaffery and Prabhu Deva.
- He is eager to learn Tap Dance.
- He wanted to be a Chartered Accountant but his passion for dance brought him into this industry.
- As he is busy with shoots whenever he is free likes to spend time with family and helps a mother in cooking.
- He believes Parents should motivate their children in learning and not only to win Title.
- His mother identified his dancing skills and hence he started dancing at the age of 8.
- He loves to dance on Ishq tera tadpave by Sukhbir.
- He watches TV series Grey’s Anatomy.
- Does he Smoke? :- No
- Does he Drink? :- Not Known
