 She was conferred with the BFJA Awards for the Best Supporting Actress for the second time in 2005, for her performance in Raja Sen's "Debipaksha".During her heyday, she was often compared to her contemporaries, such as Debashree Roy and Rituparna Sengupta.She made her directorial debut with "Abhinetri" (2006), which was an unequivocal reflection of the life and career of Bengali matinee idol Suchitra Sen.