Early work and critical recognition (2017–2022) promoting
Laila Majnu in 2018 After a role as an extra in
Mom (2017), Dimri had her first lead role in
Shreyas Talpade's directorial debut, the comedy
Poster Boys, starring
Sunny Deol,
Bobby Deol and Talpade in lead roles. An official remake of the
Marathi film
Poshter Boyz, it featured her as Talpade's love interest. A critic for
Bollywood Hungama noted that Dimri's performance was overshadowed by others in the ensemble cast, yet found her to be "decent". She next appeared in a leading role in the critically acclaimed romantic drama
Laila Majnu (2018), opposite
Avinash Tiwary. In her review for
Firstpost, Anna M. M. Vetticad noted that she "imbued her Laila with an edge that made the character's constant flirtations with danger believable". Following its release digitally, many outlets assigned the film
cult status despite its initial commercial failure. Dimri later admitted to struggling to cope with the films failure at the box-office. After a short hiatus, Dimri achieved her breakthrough as the protagonist in
Anvita Dutt's 2020 supernatural drama
Bulbbul, reuniting with Tiwari for a second time. Produced by
Anushka Sharma, the film was met with positive reviews from critics.
Namrata Joshi of
The Hindu wrote, "From the vulnerable and the innocent to the transformation into the mysterious tease, Dimri is a stunner who speaks volumes with her eyes. And the audience can do little but stay enraptured". Her performance earned her a
Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actress in a Web Original Film. In 2022, Dimri reunited with Dutt to star in the title role of her critically acclaimed drama
Qala. Dimri stated that she intentionally chose to star in
Qala to diversify her filmography and challenge herself by exploring genres she had not previously worked in. Her performance as an aspiring
playback singer struggling to maintain her position in the music industry received praise. Sanatanu Das of the
Hindustan Times found Dimri to be "in fine form" but added that "her character is frustratingly one-note and delivered mostly in the same anxious wavelength".
Commercial breakthrough (2023–present) Dimri appeared in a brief role in the top-grossing action drama
Animal (2023), starring
Ranbir Kapoor. Monika Rawal Kukreja of
Hindustan Times was appreciative of Dimri's short appearance in the film. The film proved to be a significant advancement in Dimri's career with her role gaining her wider recognition. She received a nomination for the
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She credited the success of
Animal with providing her access to a wider variety of roles.In the following year, Dimri had three releases. She starred alongside
Vicky Kaushal and
Ammy Virk in
Bad Newz, a comedy about
heteropaternal superfecundation. She admitted to finding the comedy genre challenging, having grown accustomed to working in dramatic pieces.
NDTV's
Saibal Chatterjee found her lacking in her portrayal of a "befuddled character". Rahul Desai of
Film Companion particularly lamented the diminished depth of Dimri's character, especially when compared to her more substantial roles in
Bulbbul and
Qala. In
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video, Dimri and
Rajkummar Rao played newlyweds in 1997 searching for their missing sex tape. Dimri faced criticism and social media trolling for her dancing abilities in a song from the film, "Mere Mehboob"; she acknowledged it as a learning experience while trying something new.
The Quint Pratikshya Mishra was appreciative of Rao and Dimri's abilities and chemistry in a poorly written film. Bhavna Agarwal of
India Today criticised her comic timing in both
Bad Newz and
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video. It underperformed commercially. The following month, Dimri starred alongside
Kartik Aaryan,
Vidya Balan and
Madhuri Dixit in the comedy horror sequel
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. Reviewers for
The Hindu and
Rediff.com dismissed her as ornamental.
Bad Newz and
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 ranked among the
highest-grossing Hindi films of 2024, with the latter earning worldwide. Saibal Chatterjee observed that Dimri "faces a very real risk of over-exposure" due to the number of films she has appeared in consecutively. In 2025, Dimri starred opposite
Siddhant Chaturvedi in the spiritual sequel
Dhadak 2, a remake of the Tamil film
Pariyerum Perumal (2018)
. She played Vidhi, a girl that becomes romantically involved with a boy from a lower caste at her college. Critics commended her performance for breaking away from the typecasting she faced following her role in
Animal. Despite its positive critical reception,
Dhadak 2 failed at the box-office. The following year, Dimri starred opposite
Shahid Kapoor in
Vishal Bhardwaj's romantic action film ''
O'Romeo'' (2026), an adaptation of Sapna Didi's segment of the novel
Mafia Queens of Mumbai by
Hussain Zaidi. In a mixed review for
NDTV,
Saibal Chatterjee praised Dimri's abilities as the
femme fatale, describing her performance as a woman seeking vengeance for her husband's murder as "strikingly convincing". However,
The Hollywood Reporter India's Rahul Desai analysed that the actress risks being typecast "as someone who can portray a mix of subservience and agency", given her repeated depiction of emotionally vulnerable yet strong-willed women. It was unsuccessful commercially. She will next feature opposite
Prabhas in
Sandeep Reddy Vanga's
Spirit, and with
Madhuri Dixit in the comedy film
Maa Behen for Netflix. == In the media ==