Actress Ishita Chauhan began her Bollywood career as a child artist, debuting with the romantic thriller Aap Kaa Surroor in 2007. In the following year, she appeared in a supporting role in the thriller film Hijack (2008), which was based on the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814 in 1999. It was another six years before the young actress appeared in her next film - the Malayalam thriller Asha Black (2014), where she essayed the titular role.

In 2018, Ishita made her debut as a lead actress in Hindi cinema with the action thriller Genius, where she starred alongside Utkarsh Sharma.