Ohanna Shivanand

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Template:Infobox actress

Ohanna Shivanand (born Shilpa Anand, 10 December 1982)[1] 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.[2] She has also starred in films and music videos.[3] She was last seen in the movie Yeh Hai Lollipop (2016).[4]

Early life[edit]

Ohanna 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.[5] She is the younger sister of Sakshi Shivanand, who is also an actress.[6] 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.[7]

Career[edit]

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.[8]

Anand's acting debut was in the South Indian Film Bezawada Police Station (2002). She made her Bollywood debut with Ravi Shankar's film Iqraar by Chance (2006), as Rashmi Mehra.[8]

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.[9] In May 2008, she quit the show owing to the differences between the production house.[10] But in June 2010, she returned due to fan demands and played different character, Dr. Shilpa Malhotra in season 2 of the show.[11]

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 .[12]

She appeared in the music videos Gol Gol Akh (2002) and Kuch Der Tak (2007), and starred in Kachichiyan (2014) with Paras Arora and Zuber, Khwaishein (2014) with Shael Oswal and Over Under (2016) with Tarsem Jassar.

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Ref(s)
2002 Bezawada Police Station Shilpa Telugu
2003 Vishnu Vaishnavi/Vedika Telugu [13]
2004 Sarvabhouma Anju Kannada [14]
2006 Iqraar by Chance Rashmi Mehra Hindi [15]
2010 Deewane Ho Gaye Ruchi Hindi [15]
2011 Alert 24x7 Journalist Hindi [16]
2013 Bloody Isshq Raadhika Hindi [17]
2016 Yeh Hai Lollipop Namita Hindi [4]

Television[edit]

Year Show Role Ref(s)
2007-2008 Dill Mill Gayye Dr. Riddhima Gupta [18]
2010 Dill Mill Gayye Dr. Shilpa Malhotra [19]
2012 Teri Meri Love Stories Meera
2015 Mahisagar Herself (Celebrity Guest)

Music videos[edit]

Year Song Singer Co-Starring
2002 Gol Gol Akh Hans Raj Hans Ashish Chaudhary
2007 Kuch der tak Hariharan Ayaz Khan
2014 Kachichiyan Savvy Sandhu Paras Arora, Zuber Kamaal Khan
2014 Khwaishein Shael Oswal Shael Oswal
2016 Over Under Tarsem Jassar Tarsem Jassar

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominee Result Reference
2008 Indian Television Academy Awards Best On-Screen Couple Award Shilpa Anand, along Karan Singh Grover Won [20]

References[edit]

  1. "Shilpa Anand changes her name to Ohanna Shivanand!". Bollywooddhamaka.com. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. "Dill Mill Gayye completes 9 years: Where is the cast now". The Times of India. 20 August 2016.
  3. "Shilpa Anand: Me, wearing a saree?". Times of India. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Anamika Singh is now looking forward to her next release Jugadu". Daily.Bhaskar.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. "Shilpa Anand is Ohanna Shivanand now! Read on to know why!". Pinkvilla.com. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. "Southern starlet Sakshi Shivanand twin sister prank blows out of proportion 19032001". IndiaToday. 19 March 2001.
  7. "Shilpa Anand is not a B-grade actress". The Times Of India. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Techie-turned-model Shilpa Anand takes Bollywood route to stardom". Indiatoday.com. 17 July 2006.
  9. "Remember Dr. Riddhima from Dill Mill Gayye? This is what she looks like now-". The Times Of India. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  10. "Ohanna Shivanand Aka Dr Ridhima Finally Breaks Her Silence On Why She Quit The Show". Spotboye. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  11. "Small screen's heartthrobs who return on fans' demands". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  12. "Shilpa Anand to romance Viraf Phiroz in Star Plus' telefilm". Times of India. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  13. "Actress 'slapped' for refusing to kiss". BBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  14. "Some jingoism, lots of yarns". The Hindu. 1 August 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2019.[dead link]
  15. 15.0 15.1 "Shilpa Anand to share screen space with Sanjay Dutt". Telly Chakkar. 8 September 2011.
  16. "Karan and Jennifer's relationship was too obvious, says Shilpa Anand". Telly Chakkar. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  17. "I never expected Bloody Isshq to take off: Shilpa Anand". Telly Chakkar. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  18. "Dill Mill Gayye is a closed chapter for me - Shilpa Anand". TopNews. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  19. "Shilpa Anand is sad for Dill Mill Gayye!". TopNews. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  20. "Indian Telly Awards Nominations 2013". Indiantelevision.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015.

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