[4] Reshma began working as a stunt double when she was 14 when the Fight Director S. Azim offered her to join the film industry.
She began her career by playing Laxmi Chaya’s double in the film Ek Khiladi Bawan Patte (1972).
Fulfilling the needs of my family was my priority"[5] Reshma has played the stunt double for Waheeda Rehman, Rekha, Hema Malini, Sridevi, Dimple Kapadia, and Meenakshi Sheshadri, among Bollywood actress.
He believed that the huge risk involved while performing a stunt could not be covered by any given amount of money.
She and her husband faced great financial challenges when a law banning stunts in films was passed in 1984.
She believes that stunt-masters have an uncertain future and ensured that her sister's sons (whom she raised) and her own complete their education and got stable jobs.
“One is an engineer, the second a manager in a car company, while my son is a doctor.”[5] She has actively spoken out against the sexism in the Indian film industry.