Sanjay Leela Bhansali to cast Shantanu Maheshwari in 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' alongside Alia?

Sanjay Leela Bhansali, according to reports, will cast Shantanu Maheshwari in his next movie, Gangubai Kathiawadi. movie already has Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgan in  lead roles and is written by Utkarshini Vashishtha. Read on to kw how Sanjay Leela Bhansali got to kw about Shantanu. 

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Shantanu Maheshwari casts new actor in Gangubai Kathiawadi

Reportedly, director saw 29-year-old dancer on a reality TV show and found potential in him. A while later actor was called into director's office and offered him a role in movie. Reports also indicate that Shantanu accepted offer as well. Bhansali plans to also introduce actor in a grand way. But official anuncement confirming this news has been made yet. 

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Who is Shantanu Maheshwari? 

Shantanu Maheshwari is an actor, dancer, choreographer, and host. He made his debut with show Dil Dosti Dance as protagonist named Swayam Shekhawat. He is also winner of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 and is part of dance crew, Desi Hoppers. Desi Hoppers won  World of Dance 2015 Championship in Los Angeles and was also featured in America's Got Talent Season 11. 

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Apart from this, Shantanu has been seen in many TV shows like Nach Baliye 9, India's Best Dramebaa, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 9), and many more. He will w make his big-screen debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's movie soon, reportedly. 

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Shantanu Maheshwari is also very active on social media and keeps posting regular updates for his followers. In a recent post, he was seen with actor Ravi Dubey. Shantanu talked about how Ravi had inspired him and he wrote, "...Sargun… Making sure that love of his life doesn’t have to go through any pain or discomfort was an eye opener for me… standing between pain and Sargun(@sargunmehta )was Ravi bhai, facing double discomfort... My respect and admiration for him doubled... he really inspired me about something which is so important in life yet so underrated. POWER of Love… element that can fight any and everything in world. Thank you @ravidubey2312 bhai for teaching me this lesson..." Take a look: 

Promo Pic Credit: Alia Bhatt, People & History YT, and Shantanu Maheshwari's Instagram