Kammala wannan magana: Sabita ta fara aikinta a shekarar 1954 tare da Darwaza. A cikin fim din Aankh Ka Nasha na 1956, ta rera "Ae Dil Hum Toh Huye Ruswa", "Jayega Janewale Kaha", "Kuch Kareeb Jab Se Wah Begana", "Mehfil Me Aayi Haseena", "Nigahe Karam Kar De Shahe Madina", "Thi Aarzu Ki Chaman Me" a cikin fim din. Ta ci gaba da wasa a fina-finai kamar Masoom (1960), Usne Kaha Tha (1960), Kabuliwala, da sauransu. Ta rera taken taken Baaje Ghungroo (1962) tare da Mohammed Rafi. Ta rera waƙoƙi 66 a cikin fina-finai 42 na Hindi. Bayan aikin da bai yi nasara ba a Bollywood, ta koma waƙar Bengali a farkon shekarun 1970. Ta raira waƙa kamar "O Alor Pothojaatri", wanda aka sadaukar da shi ga
yakin neman 'yancin kai na Bangladesh a shekarar 1971. Daga baya ta auri mawaki Salil Chowdhury kuma ta haifi Antara Chowdhury, sanannen mawaƙa na yara da mawaƙa na zamani. Ta rera "Projapoti Projapoti" a ƙarƙashin Salil wanda daga baya aka canza shi zuwa Hindi a matsayin " Janeman janeman tere do nayan " wanda aka yi amfani da shi a cikin Chhoti Si Baat (1976) wanda Asha Bhosle da Yesudas suka rera.