[7] She graduated high school from Ardingly College and later attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in New York City.

[11] The following year, she made her acting debut with the short film The Grey Part of Blue.

[13][14] In the same year, she played the role of Veronica Lodge in Zoya Akhtar's teen film The Archies.

[15] She also sang the song "Jab Tum Na Theen" for the film's soundtrack.

[16] Critic Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com deemed her "ready-to-ship star material" but Sneha Bengani of CNBC TV18 dismissed her acting as "wooden" and "too plastic".