As long as you keep going and not give up, you will definitely be successful. This eternal piece of wisdom is the secret of all successful people. Actress Helly Shah is one of them. Her journey to becoming a successful actress in the entertainment industry is very inspirational. Her message to those who want to make a mark in the entertainment industry is to keep going and not lose hope. Only then will there be opportunities of growth and learning for improvements.
Early years and Education
Helly Shah was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 7th January 1996. Her father is an advocate. Her hobbies include watching movies and listening to songs. She likes to stay alone and she also wants to do solo travelling.
The beginning of her journey
When in school, Helly would do theatre in Ahmedabad along with her father’s friend. When she was in eighth grade she auditioned for the Gulal show on Star Plus. She got selected for the role and this is how her journey into acting began. In 2010, when she was in class X, she would go back to Ahmedabad to continue her studies of schooling after completing the shoot for her serials.
Before getting into the entertainment industry, Helly wanted to become a doctor. However, after her first show she got interested in the acting field and started pursuing this field by giving more auditions.
After 2012 she started working more in industry. She would be in Mumbai for shoot and then get back to Ahmedabad for studies and whenever she got a break from work.
Helly does not believe in following anyone, but she likes the work of Jennifer winget. She likes the Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt.
Moving on the Journey
Helly’s acting career began when she was in 8th grade. Her career began with a popular show on Star Plus Gulaal. In 2011 she appeared in Diya Aur Baati Hum playing the character Shruti. She then played the character of Alaxmi in Life OK‘s Alaxmi – Humari Super Bahu.
Later, she played the character of Ami in Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi. She then appeared in Sony Pal’s show Khushiyon Kii Gullak Aashi. From March 2015 to December 2016, she played the role of Swara Maheshwari in Swaragini – Jodein Rishton Ke Sur opposite Varun Kapoor. In 2016, she participated in Colors TV’s show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9.
In 2017, she played the role of Devanshi Upadhyay Bakshi in the show Devanshi for which she won the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actress Popular. In 2019, she played the double roles of Saltanat Shah and Kaynaat Shah in Star Bharat’s show Sufiyana Pyaar Mera opposite Rajveer Singh for which she won The Gold Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role.
After that, she played the role of Neha in Star Plus’s Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke. From 2020, she has been playing the role of Riddhima in Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 opposite Rrahul Sudhir and Vishal Vashishtha.
Helly does not believe in preplanning and likes to go with the flow. She likes to play different types of roles rather than being typecast for specific roles.
She also received several awards for her performances. In 2017, she received the Best Actress (Popular) award in the Indian Television Academics Awards. In 2019, she bagged the award for Best Actress in a Negative role (Jury) in the Gold Awards and the Indian Television Academics Awards.
Struggles and hindrances
Helly was very young when she started her career in the industry. She had to struggle by leaving far from family and managing studies with her acting projects.
Initially she worked continuously for 7 years. However after the wrap of Devanshi, she took a break for one and half years as she wanted time for herself. In between this time period, she got a lot of work offers. However as it was her personal choice she denied all the work offers. Many assumed her reason for taking a break wrongly. Her family wanted her to grab those work opportunities and not lose them.
In those times, Helly felt very irritated and angry towards her family and explained to them the reasons behind not taking any work. She always feels that her decision for taking a break helped her get back with more power and enthusiasm. Helly feels that taking breaks was necessary as it helped her to self-reflect and learn a lot about her acting in that break.
