Bhimani's long time collaboration with
Mary Zimmerman began in 1997 when she appeared as an Indian princess in
Mirror of the Invisible World, adapted from the 12th century Persian epic
Haft Peykar. She played Greek mythological character
Myrrha in Zimmerman-directed
Metamorphoses world premiere produced by
Lookingglass Theatre Company in 1998 and its
Off-Broadway opening at the
Second Stage Theatre in 2001. Drama critic Albert Williams, in his review for the
Chicago Reader, called Bhimani a "stunning dancer". She made her Broadway debut when
Metamorphoses opened at
Circle in the Square Theatre (2002). In 2004, Bhimani became an understudy for
Ayesha Dharker and
Madhur Jaffrey's characters in
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical
Bombay Dreams. During the play's
The Broadway Theatre production Dharker left the play and Bhimani took over her role. She appeared as The Sparrow in Czech opera
Brundibár (2006). Quake, a play Bhimani co-produced and co-directed opened at the
Open Fist Theatre Company's First Look Festival of New Plays in 2011. For
The Jungle Book she re-teamed with Zimmerman and played the role of mother wolf in its 2013
Goodman Theatre production. Bhimani has appeared in TV series including
All My Children,
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,
The Sopranos,
Journeyman,
Shark,
Flight of the Conchords, and
Modern Family. She voiced the character
Symmetra in the
first-person shooter video game
Overwatch, and shared the 2016 Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game with her co-voice actors for the game. In 2021, she guest starred on
Exandria Unlimited, a spinoff of the
actual play web series
Critical Role. In March 2025, she released her first
Dungeons & Dragons adventure module – titled
The Malady of Minarrh – on
D&D Beyond via her company Road to Ithaka Press. ==Books==