 Soon she was acting in English plays directed by Janak Toprani.She acted in some television serials and subsequently acted in a French film "Black" (1987), playing a Brazilian girl in it.Gidwani made her television debut in 1984 on the TV soap "Trishna", and during the 1980s and '90s, gave some memorable performances in TV serials like "Swabhimaan", "Air Hostess" and "Junoon".