Sakshi Shivanand is an Indian

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, who has appeared in

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and

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. Her most notable work is '' Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai'' which was directed by

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and co-starred

Priyanshu Chatterjee Priyanshu Chatterjee (born 20 February 1973) is an Indian Bengali actor and former model known for his works in Hindi and Bengali cinema. He made his Hindi film debut in '' Tum Bin'' in 2001. His other recognized works include '' Aapko Pehle Bh ...

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and

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. She has also lent her voice to Cinderella in ''

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'', an animation television series telecast in India on Just Kids! on

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Early life

Shivanand was born in

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in a

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family. She once claimed that her ancestors hailed from

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, though the veracity of this claim is disputed.

Career

Shivanand made her

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debut in 1996. During her early career, she starred in the

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-starrer '' Zanjeer'' (1998). She gained fame in

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. She debuted with a small role in a Telugu film named Anna Vadina in 1993 which has

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and

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in the lead. Her breakthrough role was in 1997 with ''

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''. She has acted with

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in ''Seetharamaraju'',

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in ''

Vamsoddharakudu ''Vamsoddharakudu'' () is a 2000 Telugu-language drama film directed by Sarath. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Ramya Krishna, Sakshi Shivanand, Krishnam Raju with music composed by Koti. It was produced by M. S. Reddy under the Gayatri Fil ...

'', Rajasekhar in ''

Simharasi '' Simharasi '' is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by V. Samudra and produced by R. B. Choudary. It stars Rajasekhar and Sakshi Shivanand. It is a remake of the Tamil film '' Maayi''. Plot Narasimharaju is a well-respecte ...

'',

Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list since 2012. He has appeared in more tha ...

in Yuvaraju,

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in ''

Rajahamsa ''Rajahamsa'' () is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Abbas and Sakshi Shivanand. Produced by Amitabh Bachchan Corporation the film features a story and screenpla ...

'' and opposite

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in ''Collector Garu'' and ''

Yamajathakudu ''Yamajathakudu'' is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language fantasy comedy film, produced by Mohan Babu under his Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures banner and directed by N. Shankar. It stars Mohan Babu, Rajendra Prasad, and Sakshi Shivanand with musi ...

''. She performed an item song in the 2008 film '' Homam'' which was directed by J.D. Chakravarthy. Her younger sister

Shilpa Anand Ohanna Shivanand (born Shilpa Shivanand, 10 December 1982) is an Indian model and actress, who is known for her two different television roles as Dr. Riddhima Gupta and Dr. Shilpa Malhotra in '' Dill Mill Gayye''. She has also starred in Indian ...

is also television actress.

Filmography

Music video

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