Before entering films, Sherawat appeared in television commercials with Amitabh Bachchan for BPL and Shahrukh Khan for Santro. She additionally appeared in Nirmal Pandey's Maar Dala and Surjit Bindrakhia's Lak Tunoo music video. She debuted in films with a baby role in Jeena Sirf Merre Liye area she was accustomed as Reema Lamba. Sherawat admiring apprehension with her actualization in the 2003 film, Khwahish. In 2004, she starred in Murder, a blur aggressive by Hollywood's Unfaithful. She accustomed a choice for Best Actress at the Zee Cine Awards for her achievement in Murder. The blur went on to become one of the better hits of the year. Since then, Sherawat has been accepted for cogent her opinions in public, as able-bodied for the acknowledgment to some of her statements. In 2005, Sherawat acted in The Myth, a Chinese film, co-starring with Jackie Chan. She played the role of an Indian angel who avalanche in adulation and is rescued by Jackie. The Myth was her aboriginal International film. Her actualization at the Cannes Blur Festival to advance the blur affective a lot of absorption with Time Magazine's Richard Corliss calling her "the abutting big thing". Her achievement in the 2006 blur Pyaar Ke Side Effects, co-starring Rahul Bose, won her acclaim from about the industry, and the blur additionally did moderately able-bodied at the box office. Her aboriginal absolution in 2007 was Mani Ratnam's Guru, in which she appeared in a appropriate song, "Mayya Mayya". She additionally played a bedfellow role in Himesh Reshammiya's Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Adulation Story and reportedly answerable Rs. 15 actor for a 10-minute appearance. Her aftermost absolution of 2007 was Welcome, which additionally did able-bodied at the box appointment accepting blockbuster status. Her 2008 releases were Ugly Aur Pagli and Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam. Both films were bootless at the box office.