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

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like ''

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'', also appeared in Music videos and television commercials. She was last seen in

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film '' Yeh Hai Lollipop'' (2016).

Early life

Shivanand was born on 10 December 1982 in South Africa and did her schooling there. Her parents were from India, and later she moved there. In 2015, she changed her name to Ohanna Shivanand. In an Interview, she stated that: She is the younger sister of

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, who is also an actress. Shivanand obtaining a Masters in Computer Applications (MCA), from 2000 to 2003. She worked as a software developer for five years, with Java J2EE application development and E-Learning.

Career

Shivanand started her career as a model. She has done over 40 commercials, including for Coca-Cola with

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, Lux soap with

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, and Dabur Pudin Hara and Nerolac Paint with

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. She has also worked as a model advertising a variety of brands. Shivanand made her acting debut in South Indian film industry. Her first movie was '' Bezawada Police Station ''. In 2003, she starred in the telugu film ''

'' opposite

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, produced by

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. In 2006, she made her Bollywood debut with Ravi Shankar's film '' Iqraar by Chance'', as Rashmi Mehra. Shivanand is also a television actress. She began her television career with the 2007 medical youth show '' Dill Mill Gayye'', where she portrayed the role of Dr.Riddhima Gupta. It became no.1 show of

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and she became an "instant success". In May 2008, she quit ''Dill Mill Gayye'' and her exit caused a sizeable drop in the ratings of the show. In 2019, during her Interview with "''Spotboye''", she revealed that she had quit in 2008 because she had a fight with the executive producer during shoot of "''Zara Zara Touch Me Touch Me''" dance sequence. In April 2009, when Sukirti Kandpal had quit, the producer Siddharth Malhotra approached Shivanand for returning to '' Dill Mill Gayye'' but she asked for high amount of money which caused a conflict between her and the producer. In June 2010, she finally returned on fans' demands and portrayed a different character, Dr. Shilpa Malhotra. But her track was abruptly cut short. In October 2010, Shivanand made an early exit from the show as per script, also because of internal differences among actors and low TRP. In 2012, she was featured in BBC Production's telefilm ''

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'', where she portrayed the role of Meera. In 2015, she did a cameo role in channel BIG magic's show '' Mahisagar''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

Television advertisements

*Appeared in Tv commercial "Nerolac Paints" along with prominent Bollywood celebrity

Accolades

References

External links

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