She is known for her Hindi films like Haar Jeet (1972) and Ek Mutthi Aasmaan (1973).
In 1981, she appeared in Sazaye Maut by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, to whom her sister Renu was married.
This was the full-length remake of Chopra's own diploma film at FTII, Pune, Murder at Monkey Hill (1976).
[5] After a stint in films she moved to Los Angeles, where she married Shamim Zaidi, host of an ethnic radio programme.
While living in United States, she took on a job with federal law services working as special interpreter of Asian languages at a Los Angeles court.