Career
She has also done small roles in movies.She is known for playing antagonistic roles in television serials. She is well known for her roles as Payal in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Jigyasa Bali in Kasamh Se and Sakku Bai in Jhansi Ki Rani (television series). She is of Bengali descent.
She played a small role in the 2002 Bollywood film Devdas and in the 2001 film Lajja.
She also comes on television shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Banoo Main Teri Dulhan. She gave a cameo appearance in the 2000 Hindi film Fiza.
She plays the antagonist and some part of the protagonist in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. She has also worked in the film Jigyaasa where she played a Film Maker who wants to film a Documentary on the Actress.
This character is similar to the Alice Patten role in the movie Rang De Basanti.
She has also acted in Kasamh Se as Jigyaasa in 2007, replacing the regular actor in the same role. She also acted in Jhansi Ki Rani in the historic television series from Zee television as sakku bhai which again has negative shades. She is currently acting in Maharana Pratap Serial from Sony Entertainment Television in the Role of "Mahamanga".