In order to contribute to her family's income, she started working as an actor at the age of nine.
For her performance in the play, she received the gold medial and a monetary reward of 5 Rupees.
She co-starred with notable contemporaries, for example Shishir Kumar Bhaduri and Durgadas Banerjee in plays such as Chandra Sekhar, Gairik Pataka, Mrgaya, Karagar, Mahuya and Shyamoli.
She also used to sing and trained under Krishan Chandra Roy and the future National Poet of Bangladesh, Kazi Nazrul Islam.
In 1970, she won an Indian Academy Award and the gold medal from the University of Calcutta.