[1] Daughter of the actress Rukhsar Rehman,[2] she is best known for playing leading roles in several popular streaming series, including Adulting (2018) and Minus One (2019).

[6][7] In a positive review, Devesh Sharma of Filmfare praised Ahmed's chemistry with co-star Ankit Rathi.

[8] The same year, she appeared as Nikhat Rizvi in Jessica Sadana's series Adulting, alongside Yashaswini Dayama.

[14][15] Ahmed has also played leading roles in the MX Player series Balcony Buddies (2021; opposite Amol Parashar)[5][16][17] and Zoya Parvin's short film Clean (2021).

[20] In 2024, Ahmed starred in the music video "Nadaaniyan", alongside singer Akshath Acharya.