Career
Born in Mumbai, she did her schooling from Saint Anne"s High School and is a graduate of Mithibai College in Mumbai. Benaf started her career with various advertisements. In 1995, she appeared in Santosh Sivan directed Hindi film Halo as Shasha and then in the 1998 film China Gate as Lali.
The jury presented the certificate award for "her charming and natural performance".
She later started her career in Hindi television industry playing various roles in soaps like Baa Bahu aur Baby, Jhansi Ki Rani and Choti Bahu 2. Since May 2012 she appears as Paulomi in Byah Hamari Bahu Ka.