India, Aug. 31 -- The winner of Mr India 2025 season 2, Shiv Chordia also became the first recipient of the Mr India Rising Star title. Mention this achievement and he proudly says, "It feels very special, as it was a dream that started three years ago when I won my first teen pageant. That's when I dreamt of becoming Mister India. It's a great honour and privilege to have the first ever Mister India Rising Star title. It comes with a lot of responsibility to convert this influence into impact in the right way and I'm going to try my best to achieve that."

Being just 18 years of age, Shiva admits it was a challenge to compete with all the other guys at the Mr India pageant. "I started training at such a young age, and I had to show that ...