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 films like Vishnu, also appeared in Music videos and television commercials. She was last seen in Bollywood 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 Sakshi Shivanand, 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 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.
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 Vishnu opposite Vishnu Manchu, produced by Mohan Babu. 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 Star One 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 Teri Meri Love Stories, where she portrayed the role of Meera. In 2015, she did a cameo role in channel BIG magic's show Mahisagar.
Filmography Films +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Film Role Language 2002 Bezawada Police Station Shilpa Telugu 2003 Vishnu Vaishnavi / Vedika 2004 Sarvabhouma AnjuKannada 2006 Iqraar by Chance Rashmi Mehra Hindi 2013 Bloody Isshq Raadhika 2016 Yeh Hai Lollipop Namita
Television Year Show Role Notes 2007-2008 Dill Mill Gayye Dr. Riddhima Gupta 2010 Dr. Shilpa Malhotra 2012 Teri Meri Love Stories Meera Episode 2: A Love Triangle 2015 Mahisagar Herself (Celebrity Guest) Episode 328
Music videos Year Song Album Singer Language 2002 Gol Gol Akh Haaye Sohniye Hans Raj Hans Punjabi 2006 Kuch Der Tak Tanhai: Lonely Hearts Hariharan Hindi 2014 Kachichiyan Kachichiyan Savvy Sandhu Punjabi Khwaishein Khwaishein: An Endless Dream Shael Oswal and Ankita Mishra Hindi 2016 Over Under Illuminati Tarsem Jassar Punjabi
Television advertisements Appeared in Tv commercial "Nerolac Paints" along with prominent Bollywood celebrity Amitabh Bachchan
Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 2008The Global Indian Film & TV Honours Best Onscreen Couple (with Karan Singh Grover ) Dill Mill Gayye Indian Television Academy Awards
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