Emerging from Bombay's vibrant cinema scene, she entered the industry after winning the United Film Producers Talent Hunt in 1965, which led to her debut in Tarachand Barjatya's Taqdeer (1967). Early roles often cast her as the heroine's sister or the rejected fiancée, gaining notice in Aradhana (1969) and Paras (1971). Throughout the 1990s she became a household name, delivering memorable support…