[15] In 2006, she made her Bollywood debut with Ravi Shankar's film Iqraar by Chance, as Rashmi Mehra.

She began her television career with the 2007 medical youth show Dill Mill Gayye, where she portrayed the role of Dr.Riddhima Gupta.

[18][19][20] In May 2008, she quit Dill Mill Gayye and her exit caused a sizeable drop in the ratings of the show.

[23] In June 2010, she finally returned on fans' demands and portrayed a different character, Dr. Shilpa Malhotra.

[27] In October 2010, Shivanand made an early exit from the show as per script, also because of internal differences among actors and low TRP.

[28][29] In 2012, she was featured in BBC Production's telefilm Teri Meri Love Stories, where she portrayed the role of Meera.