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==