 However, fame came to her through the low-budget break-away hit "Rajnigandha" (1974), directed by Chatterjee.The movie, with none of the trappings of a typical blockbuster, was a major box office success.This was followed by another hit, "Choti Si Baat" (1975), paving the way for starring in mainstream productions with bigger budgets – "Karm" (1977) with Rajesh Khanna and Shabana Azmi, "Mukti" (1977) with Sanjeev Kumar and Shashi Kapoor, "Inkaar" (1977) with Vinod Khanna, "Pati Patni Aur Woh" (1978) with Sanjeev Kumar and Ranjeeta Kaur, Gulzar's "Kitaab" (1977) and "Meera" (1979).