Shah's first play was the Punjabi-language Hari Bhari Chhaon, which was broadcast on Lahore Television.
[citation needed] In 1989, Shah performed in Rashid Dar's television play Sauraj Ke Sath Saath,[citation needed] in which she played the role of a physically disabled girl.
Her first role was in Altaf Hussain's film Nagina where she played opposite Shaan Shahid.
[citation needed] Shah married Javed Iqbal in 2006 but announced their marriage formally in November 2014.
Her father was in the army on lower rank and sayed by cast, he was against her career in industry but died in her 20’s.