Karan Singh Grover converted his solo media interview into a group interview during Dil Dosti Dance days: Shantanu Maheshwari

Shantanu posts a heartfelt appreciation post for Karan Singh Grover.

Submitted by Aqsa Akbani Siddiqui on Sat, 06/06/2020 - 13:15

MUMBAI: The covid-19 pandemic has all of us under house arrest. It has been months since we have stepped out of our house, except for essentials shopping

(Read here: Shantanu Maheshwari fulfills his mother's desire of acting ).

Celebrities are trying their level best to keep themselves occupied during this time. They are engaging in all things productive such as cooking, cleaning, reading, and learning new things.

The handsome chap Shantanu Maheshwari has got an interesting way to kill the quarantine blues. The actor cum choreographer has decided to update appreciation posts for people who have inspired and motivated him in his journey. His first post was for the heartthrob Karan Singh Grover. KSG was also a part of Shantanu’s debut project Dil Dosti Dance from where he learned many things observing him.

He wrote: Taking this lock down as an opportunity to appreciate people who were never close to me but yet have inspired me.. Karan Singh Grover- I hadn’t seen any of his shows… never really interacted with him that much… but I was fortunate to get an opportunity to work with him for a brief time during Dil Dosti Dance … Working with Cinevistaas, I had heard a lot of stories about the stardom he enjoyed and how Big a Tv star he was/is… I honestly thought KSG - the star will have peculiar Starry ways but i was blown away by his humbleness, his modesty, his talent and his professionalism... Since I had no formal training in acting, I only learned through observing… So, when I got first hand experience of observing his performance and his preparations for those performances, my whole perspective about acting changed... it had a profound effect on me… my approach towards enacting MY own scenes changed…Karan bhai was like an institution within himself... and not just in acting but also in the way he conducted himself..."

Not only was I impressed by the actor KSG, but also the way he is off camera, the way he handles the fans, the journalists, that politeness with a blend of his charm is a sight to see… I still remember, during D3, media had walked in for the first time on our set, they were least interested in us or our show, they were only interested in Karan bhai’s solo… any celebrity would love that attention, but KSG was different... he converted that solo interview into a D3 team interview, made sure all of us - the new artists on the block - were included... he made sure WE answered all the questions addressed to him, just coz he didn’t want us to feel left out... and this was the gesture that taught me how to be a team player... it is because of Karan Singh Grover, I learnt that it is up to YOU how to conduct yourself, celebrities are expected to behave in a particular way but it’s okay if YOU are Different… it may be questionable to others, but it will yield a good night sleep.

Thank you for inspiring me.

Shantanu’s post also got a warm response from KSG. Have a look at the post: