She played the role named Arya, for which she won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada.

She made her debut in Tamil language through Comali opposite Jayam Ravi and Kajal Agarwal.

She discontinued her degree course in BA psychology and journalism in Jain University, Bangalore to continue pursuing dancing and acting.

[citation needed] In 2016, Hegde was cast as a parallel female lead in Rakshit Shetty's comedy-drama Kirik Party.

In 2019, she made her debut in Tamil film through Comali opposite to Jayam Ravi and Kajal Agarwal.