Kapadia played a young widow in the military drama "" (1991), the first directorial venture of the actor Nana Patekar, with whom she would collaborate in several other films. The film, co-starring Patekar and Madhuri Dixit, had a good reception from critics. Kapadia and Dixit agreed to act without wearing makeup upon Patekar's insistence. While critics credited the female actors for their work, most of the praise went to Patekar. Further critical attention came her way when she played a principled office receptionist opposite Sunny Deol in the action film "Narsimha".