Vaishnavi started her acting career in 2007 with a cameo in
Kasautii Zindagii Kay. Taking note of her work in this show, the production house offered her the parallel lead in
Karam Apnaa Apnaa in the same year. After acting in these two shows with the name Vaishnavi Bhoyar, she replaced her surname with her father's first name, Dhanraj, due to numerological reasons. In June 2009, Vaishnavi joined
CID (Episode 570) as a gun-toting detective named Inspector Tasha. For this show, Vaishnavi refused stunt doubles and performed all her stunts herself.
CID launched her stardom and she became widely popular as Tasha. She was last seen in
CID in Episode 678 as her character Tasha was murdered on duty. Before acting as Tasha, she also acted as Natalya in Episode 538 of
CID Her feisty performance in
CID was instrumental in her winning the main protagonist's role in
Na Aana Is Des Laado when the show took a time leap of 18 years in December 2010. Vaishnavi played the character of Jhanvi, a feminist who fights for women's empowerment in rural India. In early 2012, Vaishnavi contemplated leaving
Na Aana Is Des Laado and rejoining
CID as she was dissatisfied with her role but the issue was settled amicably and she continued being a part of
Laado until it ended in July 2012.
Na Aana Is Des Laado was based on the issue of
female foeticide. After a brief hiatus following her marriage, Vaishnavi returned to television with
Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi on
Sony T.V in May 2013. She played the character of Meera Mathur, an immaculate and tranquil businesswoman, which was quite different from her previous roles. The show ended in August 2013, following which Vaishnavi was offered the main antagonist's role in
Colors TV's
Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon. Her dramatic entry scene in the show featured a stunt sequence in which Vaishnavi walked over a tightrope strung over a busy
Mumbai street. She played Riya Jaiswal/Devika, a self-obsessed, struggling
Bollywood actress. Shortly after her entry, the show took a time leap of a few years, as a result of which Vaishnavi decided to quit the show in January 2014. In 2015, she gained popularity From Playing Maya Mithlesh Thakur In
Begusarai (TV series). Within a week of her exiting
Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, Vaishnavi signed up for
Star Plus's epic
Mahabharat, her first television show in the mythological genre. Initially apprehensive about playing the mythical character of
Hidimbaa, she took up the challenge and pulled off a critically acclaimed performance. This character required Vaishnavi to play a double role of an ugly demoness and a stunning enchantress. She later said in an interview that the heavy makeup required for the demoness look took over seven hours to apply, and that the weighty costumes made this shooting schedule one of her most unusual assignments ever. Her stardom and popularity were furthered through this role. In March 2014, Vaishnavi was approached by Indian news channel
Aaj Tak to portray
Nirbhaya in the channel's new social awareness series
Satyagraha 2014. Aaj Tak's managing editor Supriya Prasad said that their motive was to create a pioneering show on television, and to trigger social change by bringing back
Mahatma Gandhi's values of non-violence and the pursuit of truth. Directed by
Sunil Manchanda, this series appealed to the nation's conscience. Vaishnavi later said that this role was the most challenging and humbling experience of her career. Over the years Vaishnavi has also acted in episodic shows including
Kitchen Champion 4, ''
India's Got Talent, Crime Patrol, Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath, and Fear Files''. She was last seen playing the role of Mahi Arora in
Colors TV's
Bepannaah. ==Personal life==