Want a birthday wish from your favourite celeb? These platforms can help

Shaan wishing your wife on her birthday; Saina Nehwal telling your exhausted team they’re doing a great job; a Donald Trump lookalike popping up at an engagement ceremony, to wish the couple the kind of happiness he and Melania enjoy — these are some of the moments that shoutout agencies are helping make happen, for a fee. Among the celebrities listed are singers Shaan, Shankar Mahadevan, Kailash Kher and Leslie Lewis; badminton pro Nehwal; TV personalities Kiku Sharda, Ronit Roy, Sudha Chandran, even Sima Taparia from the viral Netflix show Indian Matchmaking; writer Chetan Bhagat; veteran actors Shakti Kapoor and Prem Chopra; cricketers Robin Uthappa and Jhonty Rhodes; wrestlers Geeta and Babita Phogat; even chef Ranveer Brar. “He started the video by saying he was the greatest president the United States had ever had, then gave the couple his blessing and compared their union to his and Melania’s.” Abhinay Dubey is the one who got Shaan to wish his wife, Shipra, on September 15, her 30th birthday. “Shaan greeted everyone, wished her for her 30th, and even sang one of her favourite songs, Jab Se Tere Naina, in his velvety voice.” Dubey, 30, an IT executive from Delhi, paid ₹15,000 for the pre-recorded video via GoNuts.