Emerging from a Rajput family in Dehradun, she pursued literature at Lady Shri Ram College before relocating to Mumbai, where a chance connection led to a debut in the 1982 film Nikaah at age twenty. Early roles in Jalwa opposite Naseeruddin Shah and supporting parts in Agneepath, Saudagar, Shola aur Shabnam, Aashiq Awara and Raja Hindustani established her as a versatile performer, while her comi…
