Acted with Guru Dutt in the film "Picnic" which was left incomplete due to Dutt's untimely death in 1964.
Her hairstyle was a trend-setter during her time as a leading lady - called the "Sadhana cut". She is cousin of movie actress Babita (now Babita Kapoor).
She did several films with director Raj Khosla: "Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962), "Woh Kaun Thi" (1964), "Mera Saaya" (1966), "Anita" (1967), and an uncompleted film co-starring Dev Anand, titled "Sajan ki Galiyan."