She made her debut in the Malayalam film "Ottayal Pattalam" opposite Mukesh, and was later introduced to Tamil by renowned Tamil filmmaker K. Balachander in movie Azhagan (1991) which starred Mammooty, Bhanupriya and Geetha. She made her Hindi movie debut with another newcomer Ajay Devgan in Phool Aur Kaante (1991). The title role in Mani Ratnam's Roja (1992) made her very popular. She married Anand Shah on 19 February 1999. She has two daughters Ameyaa (16th November 2000) and Keia (9th November 2002).