[14][15][16][17] Khan made her acting debut in the 2005 low-budget adult Hindi film Yehi Hai High Society.

[22] In July 2007, Khan appeared in the film, Journey Bombay to Goa directed by Raj Pendurkar in a special item number, "Lawani" sung by Sonu Kakkar.

[23] In November 2007, Khan appeared in the film Goal in the hit item number "Billo Rani", which became a biggest claim to fame.

[2] She received praise for her portrayal of Janu, a talkative, tomboyish brahmin village girl,[7] and won the 2009 ITFA Best New Actress Award in Singapore.

Later that year, Khan ventured into the Telugu film industry, appearing in Nandamuri Kalyan Ram's Kalyanram Kathi, released in November 2010.

[34] Khan's next release was the February 2011 bilingual thriller Gaganam / Payanam – shot in Telugu and Tamil, respectively – which was based on an aircraft hijack theme.

[37][38][39] In October 2012, Khan was a celebrity contestant in the sixth season of the Indian version of the reality TV show Big Brother, Bigg Boss.

Khan played the daughter of main antagonist Danny Denzongpa in the Bollywood film Jai Ho,[42] released on 24 January 2014.

In July 2014, Khan participated in the celebrity dance reality series, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 as a contestant.

[47] In February 2015, she participated in the celebrity stunt reality show, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 as a contestant.

[51] In May 2015, Khan starred in a Punjabi music video song "Black Till" sung by Girik Aman and produced by Dr Zeus.

Khan did a special appearance in Toilet: Ek Prem Katha[57][58] in which she was seen portraying Akshay Kumar's girlfriend.