Shilpa Anand

Shilpa Anand (born Shilpa Shivanand on 10 December 1983, Hindi:, Kannada :), is a Television and Movie actress. She is the younger sister of Sakshi Shivanand, a popular actress hailing from Karnataka.
Personal Life
Shilpa Anand was born in South Africa, and did her schooling there. After completing her education, she shifted to India along with her family and then she started her acting career in Mumbai. In terms of education, Shilpa Anand has five years of experience in all phases of the Software Development lifecycle. She has expertise in Java/J2EE application development and has been working in the E-Learning domain. She has worked for clients within the Healthcare, Travel, Learning Management, and Performance Management Systems field. She studied at the Punjab University MCA, obtaining a Masters in Computer Applications, from 2000 to 2003.

Career
Before her first movie, Shilpa did many adverts on television with many famous bollywood actors such as: Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan etc. [1].

She started her career with Bollywood movie Iqaar By Chance. She rose to stardom when she starred in the television the series Dill Mill Gaye, in which she used to play the lead protagonist of Dr. Riddhima Gupta which made her a popular face of the TV world. Her Role and acting was appreciated and she was nominated at several Awards ceremony in Best Actress category for her role in the show such as New Talent Awards in 2008. She won the award alongside Karan Singh Grover for the best onscreen couple in August 2008. Her contract with the production house ended in June 2008 and this consequenced her leaving the show and her role of Dr. Riddhima Gupta.[2]. Her good height,acting skills and pretty looks are really cherished.

In March 2010, Shilpa did interview with Star News where she directly replied to her fans on Facebook and talked about her future career. There were talks in March 2010 that Shilpa would be returning to Dill Mill Gayye,[3].

Shilpa Anand returned to Dill Mill Gayye in June 2010. After two years of absence and producer's insistence she signed a contract for her return in the show in May 2010.[4]

Television Career
Dill Mill Gaye ... Dr. Riddhima Gupta (2007-2008) / Dr. Shilpa Malhotra (2010-Present)
Filmography
Vishnu (2003)
Iqraar By Chance (2006) ... Rashmi Mehra
Sirf (2008) ... Gaurav's Girlfriend