Helly Shah (born 7 January 1996) is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in

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television. She made her acting debut in 2010 with ''Zindagi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal'' portraying Talli. She is best known for her portrayal of Swara Sanskaar Maheshwari in ''

Swaragini ''Swaragini — Jodein Rishton Ke Sur'' (''Swaragini — Join the Melody of Relationships'') is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 2 March 2015 on Colors TV. Produced by Rashmi Sharma under the Rashmi Sharma Tele ...

'' and Devanshi Pawan Bakshi in '' Devanshi''. Shah earned wider recognition with her dual portrayal of Saltanat Zaroon, Kaynaat Shah in ''

Sufiyana Pyaar Mera ''Sufiyana Pyaar Mera'' () was an Indian television series broadcast on Star Bharat. It starred Helly Shah and Rajveer Singh. Plot Zaroon Shah, an NRI reached India to meet Kaynaat Shah to fulfill his father's wish though he himself is unwill ...

'' and her portrayal of Riddhima Vansh Raisinghania in ''

Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 ''Ishq Mein Marjawan 2'' ( 2) is an Indian romantic thriller television series and spiritual sequel to Ishq Mein Marjawan produced by Yash A Patnaik. It starred Helly Shah, Rrahul Sudhir and Vishal Vashishtha. The show premiered on Colors TV ...

'' and its web series '' Ishq Mein Marjawan 2: Naya Safar''.

Early life

Shah was born on 7 January 1996. She is a

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from

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per ...

and a

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Career

Debut and early career (2010-2014)

Shah began her acting career when she was in 8th grade. Her career began with

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's show ''Gulaal''. In 2011 she appeared in ''

Diya Aur Baati Hum ''Diya Aur Baati Hum'' () is an Indian television soap opera that aired on Star Plus from 29 August 2011 to 10 September 2016 completing 1,487 episodes. Produced under Shashi Sumeet Productions. It starred Anas Rashid and Deepika Singh. Set on ...

'' playing Shruti. She then played Alaxmi in

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's '' Alaxmi - Hamari Super Bahu''. Later, she played Ami in ''

Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi ''Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi'' (International Title: Life Of Ami) is an Indian television drama show, which premiered on 9 September 2013, on Zee TV. It is produced by Essel Vision Productions and stars Ulka Gupta, Helly Shah , Shivang ...

''. She then appeared in

Sony Pal Sony Pal (stylised as Sony पल) (Hindi for Moment) is an Indian pay television channel that was launched on 1 September 2014. It was initially aimed at women with women-oriented Hindi-language programming, now focused on family-oriented progr ...

's ''

Khushiyon Kii Gullak Aashi ''Khushiyon kii Gullak Aashi'' is an Indian television series that aired Monday through Saturday nights on Sony Pal from 1 September 2014 and ended on 5 December 2014 due to low TRP. It starred Naman Shaw and Helly Shah in lead roles. The sh ...

''.

Breakthrough and success (2015-2019)

From March 2015 to December 2016, Shah portrayed Swara Maheshwari in ''

.'' In 2016, Shah participated in

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's '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 9)''. In 2017, she portrayed Devanshi Upadhyay/Bakshi in '' Devanshi'' for which she won the

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for Best Actress Popular. In 2019, she portrayed the double role of Saltanat Shah and Kaynaat Shah in

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's ''

'' opposite

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for which she won the Gold Award for Best Actress in Negative Role. Next, she appeared as Neha in

's ''

Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke ''Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke'' (), popularly known as YRHPK is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama television series that premiered on 18 March 2019 on Star Plus. It is digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Rajan Shahi under ...

''.

Further success and recent work (2020-present)

Helly Shah at Perfect Achievers Awards 2020

Shah portrayed Riddhima Vansh Raisinghania in ''

'' opposite

Rrahul Sudhir Rrahul Sudhir is an Indian television actor. He is best known for portraying Vansh Raisinghania in ''Ishq Mein Marjawan 2''. Personal life Rrahul hails from Kashmir. He was born on 2 October 1993. He has done Engineering in Electronics and Comm ...

and

Vishal Vashishtha Vishal Vashishtha is an Indian actor working in the Hindi television industry. Life Vishal Vashishtha was born on 13 February in Kolkata, India. While initially planning on a career as a Chartered Accountant, an interest in acting led him ...

, that aired from 13 July 2020 to 13 March 2021 on

. After the show went off air, the new season titled '' Ishq Mein Marjawan 2: Naya Safar'' started to stream in Voot Select since 15 March, with Shah reprising the character of Riddhima. She made her

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red carpet debut on 18 May 2022. She unveiled the poster of her debut film ''Kaya Palat'', at the Cannes Film Festival on 21 May. The actress also walked the red carpet for L’Oréal Paris at

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, the first Indian television actress to walk for the event sponsors L'Orèal Paris.

In the media

Shah ranked 47th in

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's Top 50 Asian celebrities of 2020. In 2021, she was ranked in

's Top 30 under 30 Global Asian Stars list.

Filmography

Films

Television

Special appearances

Web series

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Helly 1996 births Living people Actresses from Ahmedabad Female models from Gujarat Gujarati people Indian television actresses Indian web series actresses Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi television Actresses in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian actresses