Critics believe her career's best performances were in "Bahurani" (1963), "Gumrah", "Gehra Daag", "Apne Huye Paraye", "Nayi Roshni" and "Jahan Ara". Apart from pairing with Pradeep Kumar, her pairings opposite Raaj Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Biswajit and Manoj Kumar in woman-oriented films were appreciated by audiences, with her work opposite Biswajit being the most popular. With Raaj Kumar, she gave box office hits like "Phool Bane Angaare", "Maryada" and "Karmayogi" and opposite Manoj Kumar, gave commercial successes like "Hariyali Aur Rasta", "Apne Huye Paraye" and "Himalaya Ki God Mein". The hits with Rajendra Kumar were "Devar Bhabhi", "Dhool Ka Phool", "Patang", "Geet" and "Lalkar".