She was the semi-finalist at the Femina Miss India 2004 competition. She was the first Runner Up at the Gladrags Mega Model Contest and winner of the Miss Body Beautiful contest. Mugdha made her acting debut with Madhur Bhandarkar's film Fashion in 2008. She was also seen in a television stunt reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi season 5. She was last seen in reality show Power Couple.