She made her Bollywood debut with the movie "Abudh" in 1984. Her first breakthrough performance came in 1988, with the movie "Tezaab". The movie also established her career in the industry. Since then she has appeared in movies like "Dil", "Beta", "Khalnayak", "Raja", "Dil To Pagal Hai", "Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam", "Devdas", "Aaja Nachle". 