Heli Daruwala

Some Lesser Known Facts About Heli Daruwala

• Does Heli Daruwala drink alcohol?: Yes

• Heli Daruwala is an Indian model, actor, dancer, dentist, and entrepreneur.

• She was born and brought up in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

  

• Heli started her career as a model. She has been featured in various TV commercials like Jivraj 9 and Reliance Jewels.

  

• In 2012, she played the character of Alisha Deewan in the Hindi TV series ‘Suvreen Guggal – Topper of The Year.’

• She has appeared in many Hindi TV serials including ‘Nisha Aur Uske Cousins’ (2014), ‘Naagin 3’ (2018), ‘Dastaan-E-Mohabbat: Salim Anarkali’ (2018), ‘Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke’ (2019), and ‘Shaadi Mubarak’ (2020).

  

• Heli has featured in various Punjabi and Hindi music videos like ‘Aameen’ (2020; by Karan Sehmbi), ‘Main Kisi Aur Ka’ (2021; by Darshan Raval), and ‘Vilayati Sharaab’ (2021; by Darshan Raval and Neeti Mohan).

  

• Heli Daruwala owns a restaurant in Mumbai.

• In an interview, while talking about her boyfriend Ankit Anand, she said,
  

  I would go to his restaurant almost every day with my friends, and he would join us. At that time, I didn’t know that he owned the restaurant. Later, he tried connecting with me on social media, and I found it awkward. In fact, I blocked him for a few days. However, I didn’t want to appear rude and later talked it out with him. We became friends and fell in love six months later. It happened naturally; there was no official proposal.”

She further said,

He is very hardworking and passionate. He keeps me grounded; he has always told me to be independent and pursue whatever I am passionate about. Ankit is very understanding. We make time for each other. I spend all my off days with him. While I shoot from 9 am to 9 pm, he usually works at night. So, we meet for dinner after my shoot. We are very secure about each other. So, there is no space for any trouble. We trust each other and I have not given him a chance to feel otherwise.”

• Heli is a long time best friend of the famous Indian actor Shivin Narang.

  

• She has walked the ramp in various fashion shows like Bombay Times Fashion Week.

  

• She has been featured on the cover page of many well-known magazines.

  

• During an interview, she talked about choosing acting over being a dentist. She said,
  

  Actually, since childhood, I’ve wanted to be both. I wanted to be a doctor and an actor. Of course, being a dentist was not on the agenda, but I couldn’t clear my MBBS and instead, I got through BDS. So I thought I’ll first finish my studies and then give acting a try.”

• She is a professional Kathak dancer and uploads her dance video on her self titled YouTube channel. She has 63.4K subscribers on her YouTube channel as of August 2021.