She made her debut in Uttam Kumar starrer "Basu Paribar" (1952) under the direction of Nirmal Dey and successively appeared in "Prarthana" (1952) directed by Pranab Ray. She, then took a hiatus and returned to filmdom in "Marmabani" (1958) under Sushil Majumdar's direction. She rose to prominence after she had appeared in the Uttam Kumar blockbuster "Sonar Harin" (1959), directed by Mangal Chakraborty. At the beginning of the 1960s, she came to a bigger attention for her successive roles in films such as "Meghe Dhaka Tara" (1960), "Shuno Baranari" (1960), "Komal Gandhar" (1961), "Swaralipi" (1961), "Agnisanskar" (1961) and others. She made her Bollywood debut opposite Dharmendra in "Begaana" (1963) under Sadashiv Rao Kavi's direction.