Biography

Shantanu Maheshwari is an Indian actor, dancer, choreographer and host. He debuted in the show Dil Dosti Dance (2011) on Channel V in his breakout performance as the protagonist Swayam Shekhawat. He is also the winner of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (2008) season 8 (2017). Maheshwari is a part of the Desi Hoppers dance crew who emerged as winners in the World of Dance 2015 Championship in Los Angeles. Along with his crew Desi Hoppers, he has given several special performances on America's Got Talent (2006) (season 11) in 2016 and World of Dance (2017) (2017) amongst others.

He is also the 2nd runner up of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (2006) (2016-17) and finalist on Nach Baliye (2005) season 9 (2019).
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Debut film was Gangubai Kathiawadi.

He is the winner of the reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 8).

He was a celebrity contestant on the Indian version of Dancing With The Stars: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 9) where he emerged as a top 3 finalist.

His crew Desi Hoppers became the first ever Indian dance crew to represent the country on a global level. They were the winners of World Of Dance in 2015.

He has a dance crew called Desi Hoppers who travel and perform all over the world. The crew has performed on America's Got Talent, NBC World of Dance, China's Day Day Up and more.