Pathak participated in singing talent show
Fame X on the suggestion of Sonia Rao, who was a judge on the show. She gained recognition from her performance in the show; and afterwards met
Anand Raj Anand and began singing scratches for presentations. In 2010, Pathak met
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy who selected her to sing the
Papa Jag Jaayega, for the film
Housefull. After that, she worked with composer
Pritam Chakraborty to sing the song
Razia Gundo Mein Phans Gayi from film
Thank You and other songs from
Hello Darling and
Action Replayy. She went on to work with
Anand Raj Anand to sing
Jalebi Bai for the film
Double Dhamaal, which is one of her most popular songs to date. Pathak has also worked with
Sajid–Wajid in many songs, such as
Radha Nachegi in
Tevar. Pathak has sung playback for the actress
Sonakshi Sinha on many occasions, such as in the song
Gandi Baat from
R. Rajkumar. Pathak has also sung
Lip to Lip (from
Katti Batti),
DJ Bajega To Pappu Nachega (from
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon)
Cinema Dekhe Mamma (from
Singh Is Bliing). Having worked with so many composers, she wishes to sing for the maestro
A. R. Rahman one day. In 2012, Pathak hosted the show ‘Retrospective Special’ which was broadcast on
DD1 which features interesting trivia about movies from the golden era. ==Discography==