Associated with movies like Sardari Begum (1996), Godmother (1999), Zubeidaa (2001), Tere Bin Laden (2010), Ferrari Ki Sawaari (2012), Ankhon Dekhi (2014), and Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), Seema Pahwa is a noted Indian theater, movie and television actress. For her portrayal in Rajat Kapoor`s Ankhon Dekhi, Seema Pahwa took home the Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 2015 Screen Awards. The actress rose to popularity by portraying Badki in the popular Doordarshan soap opera Hum Log. Her other releases include the romantic comedy film Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017), directed by R S Prasanna, Harsh Chhaya`s Hindi comedy Khajoor Pe Atke (2018), Arjun Patiala (2019), Chintu Ka Birthday (2019), Bala (2019) and Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2019).

Since 2021, she has reached new career heights, notably making her feature directorial debut with the family comedy-drama Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director. As an Actor, she appeared in the social drama Ye Mard Bechara (2021) and the horror-comedy Roohi (2021).

In 2022, she delivered a string of notable performances as an Actor in the comedy-drama Badhaai Do (2022), Sanjay Leela Bhansali's biographical crime drama Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022), the family drama Raksha Bandhan (2022), and the fantasy comedy Thank God (2022). Her 2023 work includes roles as an Actor in the comedy sequel Dream Girl 2 (2023) and the adventure-comedy Yaatris (2023). In 2025, she featured as an Actor in the romantic comedy Bhool Chuk Maaf (2025). Her work in 2026 includes her role as an Actor in the drama thriller Assi (2026).