She debuted in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969.

She appeared in a lead role for the first time in Call Girl (1974), directed by Vijay Kapoor, a movie with a controversial theme at that time and was a hit at the box office.

One of her hit films was Gambler with Dev Anand, Shatrughna Sinha, Zahida and Jeevan.

Zaheera lived in the United Kingdom around the time of the shooting for On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and moved back to India to pursue a career in Bollywood.

[citation needed] Zaheera was credited under multiple names throughout her career including Zara, Zahira, Zahirra, and Zaherra.