Her second breakthrough was released in 2000, with the song "Mehboob Mere" which resulted in receiving another Filmfare nomination.

2006 was one of the most successful years in her career, where she was bestowed with her first Filmfare award for her rendition of the song "Beedi" and further two nominations for "Soniye" and "Aashiqui Main".

The following year, she was prominently recognized for the title song of Aaja Nachle (2007) and "Sajnaaji Vaari".

Chauhan received her 12th Filmfare nomination with "Chor Bazaari" (2009) preceded by "Dance Pe Chance" (2008).

The BIG Star Entertainment Awards are presented annually by Reliance Broadcast Network Limited in association with Star India to honour personalities from the field of entertainment across movies, music, television, sports, theater and dance.

India's only accolade involved with the Executive Director and the Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Screen Awards honour excellence of cinematic achievements in the Hindi language film industry.

The awards were inaugurated in 1998 and include categories decided by public votes and an industry jury.

The awards were inaugurated in 2006 and include categories decided by public votes and an industry jury.