Ohanna Shivanand


Shilpa Anand professionally known as Ohanna Shivanand is a South African-Indian model, television and film 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 films and music videos. She was last seen in the movie Yeh Hai Lollipop.

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. She is the younger sister of Sakshi Shivanand, who is also an actress. Anand studied at Panjab University, obtaining a Masters in Computer Applications, 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.

Film career

Anand's acting debut was in the South Indian Film Bezawada Police Station. She made her Bollywood debut with Ravi Shankar's film Iqraar by Chance, as Rashmi Mehra.

Television career

Anand is also a television actress. She began her television career with the 2007 medical youth show Dill Mill Gayye on Star One, where she played Dr. Riddhima Gupta in season 1 of the show. She left Dill Mill Gayye in May 2008 but returned in 2010 as a different character, Dr. Shilpa Malhotra in season 2 of the show.
In 2012, she played Meera in the episodic series Teri Meri Love Stories.
In 2015, she did a cameo role in channel BIG magic's show Mahisagar .

Music videos

She appeared in the music videos Gol Gol Akh and Kuch Der Tak, and starred in Kachichiyan with Paras Arora and Zuber, Khwaishein with Shael Oswal and Over Under with Tarsem Jassar.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRole
2002Bezawada Police Station Shilpa
2003Vishnu Vaishnavi/Vedika
2004Sarvabhouma Anju
2006Iqraar by ChanceRashmi Mehra
2010Deewane Ho GayeRuchi
2011Alert 24x7 Journalist
2013Bloody IsshqRaadhika
2016Yeh Hai LollipopNamita

Television

Music videos