 She made her big screen debut opposite Chiranjeet in Prabhat Roy's Bengali film "Prateek" (1988).In 1988, she achieved national recognition for her role in the Hindi TV series "Ganadevta" and shot to wider fame and popularity after she played "Draupadi" in B. R. Chopra's "Mahabharat" (1988-90).Her performance in this TV series earned her several awards including Smita Patil Memorial Award.