She got noticed for her work in the period drama film Guru in 2007 directed by Mani Ratnam, for which she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design and in the crime thriller film Rustom in 2016 directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, for which she was nominated for the Stardust Award for Best Costume Design.
She was further lauded for her work in the crime drama film(s) David in 2013 directed by Bejoy Nambiar, by a blog - 'The Lazy Critic' which gave her the TLC award for 'Best Costume'.
The two have maintained their friendship since, with Punvani being one of the few select guests[14] invited to attend the actor's wedding[15] to cricketer Virat Kohli in Tuscany,[16] Italy in 2017.
[17][18] Punvani was a guest[19] at ASmallWorld / ASW's winter weekend gala[20][21] held in Gstaad, Switzerland in 2013, along with actress Kangana Ranaut[22] from India.
The news of her wedding was shared by her close friends, Zoya Akhtar[24][25] & Anushka Sharma[26] via their respective Instagram handles.