Ali made her film debut with a leading role in the 2007 thriller Khuda Kay Liye, for which she won a Lux Style Award for Best Actress.
[1] Ali first appeared in the serial Dil Dekay Jaien Gay followed by Arman, Kismat, Woh Tees Din, Pehla Pyar, and Kuch Log Roth Kar Bhi.
[2] In 2007, Ali made her film debut in Shoaib Mansoor's Khuda Kay Liye opposite Shaan, Fawad Khan, and Naseeruddin Shah for which she received the Lux Style Awards for 'Best Actress' in 2008.
[2] She appeared in a supporting role in Shoaib Mansoor's second film, Bol, opposite Humaima Malik, Atif Aslam, and Mahira Khan.
[2] In 2015, Ali appeared in the lead role in Anjum Shehzad's Mah e Mir opposite Fahad Mustafa and Sanam Saeed.