Najma was second heroine in the first ever released Pakistani film Teri Yaad in 1948.
She was first heroine in film Hichkolay (1949) and appeared in only seven films. Shararay (1955) was her last film. She married Bari Malik and left film industry.
Najma worked in prePartitions films as well. She was second heroine in famous Kundan Lal Saigal and Surayya's Indian film Parwana (1947).