Ohanna Shivanand

Ohanna Shivanand
Anand at location shoot of film Ye Hai Lollipop
Born Shilpa Anand
(1982-12-10) 10 December 1982[1]
South Africa
Nationality Indian
Other names Shona, Shilpu
Education Masters Degree in Computer Applications (MCA)
Occupation Model, actress
Years active 2002–present
Family Sakshi Shivanand

Ohanna Shivanand (Born Shilpa Anand)[2] is an Indian model, television and film actress who is known for her two different television roles as Dr. Riddhima Gupta[3] and Dr. Shilpa Malhotra[4] in Dill Mill Gayye.[5] She has also starred in films and music videos.[6]

Early life

Anand 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.[7] She is the younger sister of Sakshi Shivanand, who is an actress from Karnataka.[8] Anand studied at Panjab University, 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

Modeling career

Anand started her career as a model. She has done over 40 commercials, including for Coca-cola with Aamir Khan, Lux soap with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Dabur Pudin Hara and Nerolac Paint with Amitabh Bachchan. She has also worked as a model advertising a variety of brands.

She has also done music videos, starring in Kachichiyan (2014) with Paras Arora and Zuber, Khwaishein (2014) with Shael Oswal and Over Under (2016) with Tarsem Jassar. Her other music videos were Gol Gol Akh (2002) and Kuch Der Tak (2007).

Film career

Anand's acting debut was in the South Indian Film Bezawada Police Station (2000). She made her Bollywood debut with Ravi Shankar’s film Iqraar by Chance (2006), as Rashmi Mehra.[9]

Television career

Anand is also a television actress. She began her television career with the medical youth show Dill Mill Gayye on Star One, where she played the role of Dr. Riddhima Gupta. She left the show in 2008.[10]

In June 2010, Anand returned to Dill Mill Gayye as Dr. Shilpa Malhotra on fans demand.[4][11]

In 2012, she played the role of Meera in the anthology series Teri Meri Love Stories.[12]

Filmography

  • 2002 Bezawada Police Station (Telugu) as Shilpa
  • 2003 Vishnu (2003) as Vaishnavi/Vedika
  • 2004 Sarvabhouma (Kannada) as Anju
  • 2006 Iqraar by Chance as Rashmi Mehra
  • 2010 Deewane Ho Gaye as Ruchi
  • 2011 Alert 24x7 as Journalist
  • 2013 Bloody Isshq as Raadhika[13]
  • 2016 Ye Hai Lolipop (2016) as Namita

Television

Music videos

YearSongSingerCo-Starring
2002Gol Gol AkhHans Raj HansAshish Chaudhary
2007Kuch der takHariharan Ayaz Khan
2014KachichiyanSavvy SandhuParas Arora, Zuber Kamaal Khan
2014KhwaisheinShael OswalShael Oswal
2016Over UnderTarsem JassarTarsem Jassar

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Birthday Shilpa Anand". PINKVILLA.
  2. ↑ "Shilpa Anand changes her name to Ohanna Shivanand!".
  3. ↑ "Remember Dr. Riddhima from Dill Mill Gayye? This is what she looks like now-". The Times Of India.
  4. 1 2 "Small screen's heartthrobs who return on fans' demands". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ "Dill Mill Gayye completes 9 years: Where is the cast now". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "Shilpa Anand: Me, wearing a saree?". Times of India. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Shilpa Anand is Ohanna Shivanand now! Read on to know why!". PINKVILLA.
  8. ↑ "Southern starlet Sakshi Shivanand twin sister prank blows out of proportion 19032001". The Times Of India.
  9. ↑ "Techie-turned-model Shilpa Anand takes Bollywood route to stardom". Indiatoday.com. July 17, 2006.
  10. ↑ "The most heartbroken replacements for fans on Indian Television". PINKVILLA.
  11. ↑ "Shilpa Anand Back In DMG!". Thaindian News. 5 June 2010.
  12. ↑ "Shilpa Anand to romance Viraf Phiroz in Star Plus' telefilm". Times of India. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "I never expected Bloody Isshq to take off: Shilpa Anand". Telly Chakkar. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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