She continued to rise to prominence in the 1970s, playing leading roles in films such as Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974), Ajanabee (1974), Warrant (1975), Chori Mera Kaam (1975), Dharam Veer (1977), Chhailla Babu (1977), Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977), and The Great Gambler (1979).

In the early 1980s, Aman had leading roles in Abdullah (1980), Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1980), Qurbani (1980), Dostana (1980), and Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980), the lattermost of which earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

After appearing in the courtroom drama film Gawaahi (1989), she took a hiatus to focus on her marriage which lasted until Khan's death in 1998.

She has since had roles in several independent films, including Ugly Aur Pagli (2008), Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon (2010), Chaurahen (2012), Strings of Passion (2014), Dunno Y2... Life Is a Moment (2015), Dil Toh Deewana Hai (2016), and Sallu Ki Shaadi (2017), and the war film Panipat (2019).

Amanullah Khan[4][6] was a screenwriter for movies such as Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Pakeezah (1972), often writing under the nom de plume "Aman", which she later adopted as her screen name.

Amanullah's mother Akhtar Jahan Begum was a first cousin to Hamidullah Khan, the last Nawab of Bhopal.

[citation needed] In 1970, she participated in the Femina Miss India pageant, where she came in second place and was titled the 'First Princess'.

[13] After winning these pageants Aman began acting, appearing first in the film The Evil Within (1970) alongside Dev Anand, which was commercially unsuccessful.

[22] In 1973, she starred in Heera Panna, yet again appearing alongside Anand, and in Nasir Hussain's Yaadon Ki Baaraat as Sunita, the love interest of Vijay Arora.

[23] Aman's performance in the song "Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko" garnered considerable attention, after which she became known as the "girl in white carrying a guitar".

[24] She also starred in Dhund (1973) alongside Sanjay Khan and Danny Denzongpa; its plot was inspired by the Agatha Christie novel The Unexpected Guest.

[27] In 1974, Aman starred in Manoj Kumar's action drama Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, where she portrayed Sheetal, an opportunist who deserts her jobless lover for a millionaire.

[30] Aman appeared in Deewaangee alongside Shashi Kapoor, and had an uncredited voice role in Balika Badhu.

[32] Aman next appeared in Hum Kisise Kum Naheen as Sunita, the lover of Rishi Kapoor, which was the third highest-grossing Hindi film of the year.

[33][34] Aman next attempted to enter Hollywood with Krishna Shah's film Shalimar, but it proved unsuccessful in both the United States and India.

[38][39] Aman's performance in the film garnered high praise and she received her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

[40] The producer of the film, Nariman Irani, had been losing money at the time, which led the actress to take the role to help him and refusing payment for her work.

[44] The film released to significant commercial success, while garnering positive reviews for Aman's performance.

[55] Aman next starred in the Feroz Khan-directed film Qurbani alongside Khan and Vinod Khanna; she was cast as Sheela, a singer and dancer.

[56][57] The song "Aap Jaisa Koi", which had been sung by Nazia Hassan and picturised on Aman, received high praise.

She was next cast as a rape victim seeking justice in B. R. Chopra's Insaf Ka Tarazu, which was one of few films at the time to focus on its storyline rather than its soundtrack.

In 1984, she starred in Jagir as the main heroine Sima, alongside Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty and Pran.

[66] In the film, Aman performed the songs Aap Jaisa Koi and Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo.

Aman had roles in the films Dil Toh Deewana Hai (2016) and Sallu Ki Shaadi (2017).

[77] In January 2021, it was announced that she would star in the upcoming murder-mystery film Margaon: The Closed File, her first leading role since the 1980s.

[78] In the film, which is a tribute to Agatha Christie, Aman portrayed the "head of an Anglo Indian family who is an independent woman, a mother as well as an entrepreneur.

[2] Aman initially met with controversy in her acting career for her sexualisation in a number of films, which some critics and fans believed overshadowed her performances.

[84] In March 2016, an exhibition created by artist Mina Siddique was launched in Dubai which featured various works and arts dedicated to Aman.

During the very first year of marriage I realised I had made a huge mistake, but I decided to live by it and make it work.