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Shilpa Anand (Ohanna Shivanand) Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography

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Age: 41 Years
Hometown: Mumbai
Marital Status: Unmarried

Shilpa Anand

Bio/Wiki
Nickname(s)• Shilpu
• Shona
Profession(s)Former Model & Actress
Famous RoleDr. Riddhima Gupta in the Hindi TV serial Dill Mill Gayye (2007)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye ColourBrown
Hair ColourBlack
Career
DebutFilm (Telugu): Bezawada Police Station (2002) as Shilpa
Bezawada Police Station
Film (Kannada): Sarvabhouma (2004) as Anju
Sarvabhouma
Film (Hindi): Iqraar by Chance (2006) as Rashmi Mehra
Iqraar By Chance
TV (Hindi): Dill Mill Gayye (2007) as Dr. Riddhima Gupta; aired on Star One
Shilpa Anand in Dil Mill Gaye
Award 2008: Indian Television Academy Award for Best Onscreen Couple (with Karan Singh Grover) for Dill Mill Gayye
Personal Life
Date of Birth10 December 1982 (Friday)
Age (as of 2023) 41 Years
BirthplaceSouth Africa
Zodiac signSagittarius
AutographShilpa Anand's autograph
NationalityIndian
HometownMumbai
College/UniversityPanjab University, Chandigarh
Educational QualificationMasters in Computer Applications
ReligionHinduism
HobbiesTravelling, Dancing
Shilpa Anand during her vacation
Social MediaInstagram
Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsShilpa Anand with her ex-boyfriend
Family
ParentsFather- Shivanand (deceased)
An old picture of Shilpa Anand's parents
Mother- Parveen Shivanand (works as a teacher at Abroad Study in New York)
Shilpa Anand with her mother
SiblingsBrother- 1 (younger)
Shilpa Anand with her brother
Sister- Sakshi Shivanand (actor)
Shilpa Shivanand with her sister

Shilpa Anand

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shilpa Anand

  • Shilpa Anand spent her childhood in South Africa and completed her secondary education there. Then, she came to India to pursue her further studies.

    Shilpa Anand's childhood picture

    Shilpa Anand’s childhood picture

  • At the age of 14, she received her first salary which was Rs 5000 for anchoring a stage show.

    Shilpa Anand in her teens (on extreme right)

    Shilpa Anand in her teens (on the extreme right)

  • After completing her post-graduation, she worked as a software developer for around five years. She worked on Java J2EE application development and E-Learning there.
  • She started her career as a model.

    Shilpa Anand during her modelling days

    Shilpa Anand during her modelling days

  • Shilpa has been featured in various music videos like “Gol Gol Akh” (2002; Punjabi) from the album Haaye Sohniye, Kuch Der Tak (2006; Hindi) from the album Tanhai: Lonely Hearts, “Kachichiyan” (2014; Punjabi) from the album Kachichiyan, “Khwaishein” (2014; Hindi) from the album Khwaishein: An Endless Dream, and “Over Under” (2016; Punjabi) from the album Illuminati.

    Shilpa Anand in Gol Gol Ankh

    Shilpa Anand in Gol Gol Ankh

  • In 2003, she played the role of Vaishnavi/Vedika in the Telugu film ‘Vishnu.’
  • In 2003, she filed a police complaint against the Indian actor Mohan Babu for slapping her on the sets of a film. The incident happened on the sets of the Telugu film ‘Vishnu,’ when Shilpa and Mohan had to do a kissing scene. Reportedly, when the actors were asked to do a second take of the scene, Shilpa refused it after which Mohan slapped her and dragged her from her hair. [1]Rediff
  • She has also appeared in various Hindi films like ‘Deewane Ho Gaye’ (2010), ‘Alert 24×7’ (2011), ‘Bloody Isshq’ (2013), and ‘Yeh Hai Lollipop’ (2016).

    Yeh Hai Lollipop

    Yeh Hai Lollipop

  • In 2007, she gained immense popularity with her role as Dr. Riddhima Gupta in the Hindi TV serial ‘Dill Mill Gayye.’ However, in 2008, she left the show as she had a fight with the executive producer while shooting for a scene for the serial.

    Dill Mill Gayye

    Dill Mill Gayye

  • She was then replaced by Sukirti Kandpal in the show, In 2009, when Sukirti left the show, Shilpa was again approached for the serial. However, Shilpa was asking for high fees, so Jennifer Winget was cast as Dr Riddhima in the serial.
  • In 2010, Shilpa agreed to work in the serial, but she was offered a new character named Dr Shilpa Malhotra. She did not receive a good response from the audience, and her plot in the serial was limited. In the same year, she left the show.
  • Shilpa appeared in the Hindi telefilm ‘Teri Meri Love Stories’ in 2012 as Meera.

    Teri Meri Love Stories

    Teri Meri Love Stories

  • In 2015, she was invited as a celebrity guest in the Hindi TV series ‘Mahisagar.’
  • She decided to change her name to Ohanna Shivanand in 2016 as she used to find her name (Shilpa) very common.
  • In the same year, she left the entertainment industry.
  • She is an avid animal lover and has a pet dog named Orion.

    Shilpa Anand with her pet dog

    Shilpa Anand with her pet dog

  • She is a religious person and has a deep faith in god.

    Shilpa Anand with an idol of lord Ganesha

    Shilpa Anand with an idol of lord Ganesha

  • Shilpa is often spotted consuming wine at various parties and events.

    Shilpa Anand holding a glass of wine

    Shilpa Anand holding a glass of wine

  • She has shared various pictures of her on Instagram in which she looks completely different from what she used to look like earlier. On her Instagram posts, netizens have commented that her surgery had gone wrong whereas some others have commented that she was suffering from some disease.

    Shilpa Anand in 2023

    Shilpa Anand in 2023

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