She made her debut with Chetan Anand’s 1946 film “Neecha Nagar” which won the Palm d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. She appeared in films like “Nadiya Ke Paar” (1948), “Ziddi” (1948), “Shabnam” (1949), “Biraj Bahu” (1954), “Jailor” (1958) and “Shaheed” (1965). She also played the role of Shahid Kapoor’s grandmother in the 2019 film “Kabir Singh”.