[7] As a model, she represented her country in Miss Asia Pacific International beauty pageant held in Manila, Philippines in 1989.
Shahjahan made many changes and she couldn't accept it so she left it then Somy Ali was cast in the lead role instead she signed a film with Dev Anand.
[4] Later she worked with Dev Anand again in film Gangster in 1995 which was a box office success.
In 1989, she participated in the Miss Asia Pacific International beauty pageant, where she made a controversial remark on polygamy during the contest in Manila, Philippines.
A case was filed against her in Pakistan, terming her alleged statement "illegal and immoral".
[12] In 1995, producer Javed Siddique was allegedly shot dead by members of Dawood's gang after he refused to cast Anita in a Hindi film.