She was young when her family encountered a period of financial hardship, and she and her sister, later a veteran actress Sarita Joshi, began performing on stage to help.
[3][6] She worked with Arvind Rathod, a well known Gujarati actor, in numerous plays, including Baa Retire Thai Chhe.
[1][6][5][4] Padmarani also acted in some Hindi films including her major debut Kanyadaan (1968) where she played the talkative but perceptive Gulabi, Parivar (1968), Veer Ghatotkach (1970), Jai Santoshi Maa (1975), Dil (1990) and Zaalim (1994).
[2][3] Her TV serial Naqaab starring Bengali actor Anil Chatterjee was appreciated by critics and viewers alike.
[4][dubious – discuss] Padmarani died on her 79th birthday, 25 January 2016 in Mumbai following complications in lungs due to viral infection.