Shantanu Maheshwari, identified for his unbelievable dancing expertise, started his appearing profession in 2011 with the favored teen dance present D3 – Dil Dosti Dance. He gained recognition for his function because the protagonist Swayam Shekhawat. Apart from appearing, Shantanu can also be a member of the dance crew Desi Hoppers. He made his Bollywood debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi, starring alongside Alia Bhatt.
Now, Shantanu is again along with his appearing and dancing skills within the dance fiction thriller internet sequence Campus Beats. As the present not too long ago launched its second season, we bought on a candid dialog with Shantanu to study extra in regards to the sequence.
Did the D3-like vibes of Campus Beats affect your determination to tackle the function of Ishaan?
Not in any respect, really. I imply in relation to dancing exhibits, I’m very particular, very explicit and I in reality, be sure that as a result of D3 ran for therefore lengthy and other people nonetheless keep in mind me for that function. It’s my duty to do one thing totally different each time I’m doing a dance-based venture. So, I imply, aside from the maker being the identical, that is Palki Malhotra, I do not suppose something of Campus Beats is just like D3, I’d say. I imply the present may be very totally different, the friendship ingredient, school ingredient, you’ll be able to say, is analogous. But, it is very totally different. The storyline is totally totally different. My character Ishaan is so drastically totally different from Swayam. And, so I feel the rationale why I chosen Campus Beats is due to the beautiful script, and ensemble solid present being true to its requirement i.e. dancers. So we have now uncooked dancers who’re appearing for the primary time. So the present is true to its nature and the story is superb and my character may be very difficult. It took lots of time for me to get into the character. So these are the explanations really that I took and went forward with Campus Beats.
Season two delves into the world of dance competitions. How does this evaluate to real-life dance competitions, or are they related in some methods?
I imply, sure, if you end up in school if you end up dancing with a crew and every part, clearly there must be one competitors which is a prestigious one. So, you might be making ready for that and also you intention to win it, you intention to ace it. So it is just about in a really lifelike house and that is how dancers put together for upcoming competitions or exhibits that they are doing with particular performances, no matter it’s. I imply, clearly, it is coming from real-life situations the place you could have this sort of rivalry happening, you could have this sort of competitors taking place. Sometimes it is wholesome, typically it isn’t so however yeah, it comes from that house the place these situations do occur in a contest situation and that is the way you put together.
As a giant D3 fan, I discovered Campus Beats to be fairly nostalgic. Do you suppose this nostalgia contributes to the present’s reputation amongst followers?
Maybe indirectly or the opposite. But as I mentioned earlier, I feel the present may be very totally different. Apart from just a few issues, um, the general, I feel the appear and feel you’ll be able to say is analogous as a result of it is a breezy present. It’s a light-weight watch. D3 was a light-weight watch. I do not wish to do lots of comparability between D3 and Campus Beats to be trustworthy as a result of I do not wish to… I imply, D3 was D3, you recognize, and Campus Beats is one thing very totally different. It’s a decade-old present, D3, and that is the current situation. It’s a present situation. There are lots of facets when it comes to how social media is so related in at the moment’s instances and the way a lot affect it holds when it comes to at the moment’s era.
In phrases of nostalgia worth, I imply, sure, it is an ensemble present. Nowadays, no person makes an ensemble present. So possibly that half, that entire friendship side, and undoubtedly the romance a part of it, I can say, is a notch up than D3. So, yeah, there are lots of components which have been added in Campus Beats in response to the current situation. As I mentioned, I do not wish to evaluate it, however may occur that there is a nostalgia worth, however the present may be very totally different in comparison with D3 and even the characters are very totally different but when it is taking place then I do not know. It works for the present.
I’m blissful that extra individuals are watching it as a result of it is a good present and it deserves a sure sort of viewers and recognition and it ought to be appreciated. And I feel these are all actual subjects. I imply, these are one thing which can be recurring subjects if you end up an adolescent or if you end up rising up. So I feel no person tries to cowl it, however I feel it is stunning writing of Palki Malhotra and kudos to her potential to catch on to the youth and their mindset that she comes up together with her distinctive methods and quirks to the touch these factors and focus on these factors and mess around.
How do you personally join together with your character, Ishaan?
Ishaan and I are very totally different. In my life, I feel I’m very totally different from Ishaan. I really took lots of time to crack this character. It’s one among my hardest characters. Because of the truth that it has so many layers and he is not a typical character the place you’ll be able to simply play unhealthy boy or you’ll be able to play simply good boy. He has his personal thought course of. He has his personal judgments and way of life when it comes to how essential his friendship is. What does he really feel about Netra? How he talks about situationship, as a result of he is very clear in his head that it is crucial whoever he stays with is aware of about his lifestyle.
Can you share any entertaining behind-the-scenes tales from the making of Campus Beats?
Oh, there have been lots of them. They’re all very situational really, so it is very arduous for me to offer you one story as such. But I’ll strive. So there was one sequence the place we did not have the placement. The dance battle scene in Season 2, So we have been in a time crunch and we needed to end a significant chunk. Most of us have been injured and we needed to go all out. So as soon as we completed our dancing and every part, and we referred to as it a wrap, all of us simply hugged, hugged one another. We had a gaggle hug. All of us have been simply teary as a result of we have been simply so pleased with every of us for pulling this off as a result of it was all of us simply captivated with this venture and ensuring that we delivered all of us despite our accidents, overlook about that and simply give your greater than 100 per cent, in order that we are able to full the shoot. So that was a really emotional second.
Your on-screen chemistry with Shruti is adored by followers. How lengthy did it take for the 2 of you to develop this rapport?
I do not know the way What was the ice break second for us? I feel by default we have been doing lots of scenes collectively after which we used to get little free time. So we used to have these small chit-chat classes and I do not keep in mind which scene was it after which we simply began speaking when it comes to not simply in regards to the scene, however when it comes to life and previous experiences and no matter, and anyway, she loves to speak and I do not thoughts listening. She’s an excellent human being. So I feel we simply gelled alongside on regular stuff and the friendship simply grew stronger. I actually cannot pinpoint any explicit incident or any explicit scene. I like the sort of ardour that she has and the quantity of arduous work that she put in. And it simply occurred step by step. I feel that is the very best factor. And when it comes to scene-wise and every part, clearly, we had our workshops and every part. So, all these issues have been there, however once more, I’m not having the ability to pinpoint any such ice-break second or how the chemistry developed and this and that. I actually do not know. It simply occurred naturally, I feel.
What can viewers anticipate in season three of the sequence?
Triple of every part, I’d say. I imply there are going to be lots of ups and downs within the equation. There goes to be lots of dancing, tons and plenty of dancing in season three and full ower-packed leisure.