Actor Shantanu Maheshwari who was last seen on the very popular youth oriented show Dil Dosti Dance as Swayam is the only tv actor to have the privilege to have his own merchandise. Everything from pillows to bookmarks, tshirts and mouse pads are available for Shantanu’s fans to purchase from www.yourgenie.in. Quotes which Shantanu believes in, his love for dance, candid photographs of Shantanu, etc have all been incorporated in creating interesting and appealing merchandise for Shantanu’s fans. Speaking about the merchandise Shantanu says, “It’s a great honor and I was very excited when I heard about Teen Sensation India. Such concepts have only existed in Hollywood as well as Bollywood but only for films and I had no idea that people have started treating me as a youth icon. It feels great and it’s a great honor to be the first Indian actor to be selected for merchandising.”

Megha Agarwala, the founder of Yourgenie.in, says “ Shantanu Maheshwari is the synonym of teen sensation. A very humble person, Shantanu is a rage amongst the youth. He is an inspiration to a lot of youngsters, not only for his awesome talent, but also for the person he is. When we thought of our TSI, Shantanu was the first name we came up with unanimously. I am personally very excited and it’s as awesome as it can get launching Shantanu’s official merchandise. This is our small step into getting him closer to his fans, for them to connect with inspirational messages and quotes Shantanu believes in, for them to have a goodie they can touch, feel and use with all the warmth they have for Shantanu.”

Teen Sensation India is a collaboration between Yourgenie and a party based in London and Chicago. Shantanu’s popularity was gauged worldwide before selecting him as the first face for merchandising.

-Jigna Shah