Ayesha Jhulka was born on 28 July 1972 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. She is the daughter of Wing Commander Inder Kumar Jhulka, a retired Indian Air Force officer. Because of her father's frequent transfers, she spent part of her childhood in Delhi before moving to Mumbai to pursue a career in films.
She began her career as a child artist in Kaise Kaise Log (1983). As an adult actress, she became widely recognized in the early 1990s through films such as Kurbaan (1991), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), Khiladi (1992), Meherbaan (1993), Dalaal (1993), Balmaa (1993), Waqt Hamara Hai (1993), and Rang (1993).
Her performance as Anjali in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar remains one of her most remembered roles. She later took a break from mainstream films and returned with appearances in movies including Socha Na Tha (2005), Umrao Jaan (2006), Ada... A Way of Life (2010), and Genius (2018). She subsequently expanded into digital entertainment with Hush Hush (2022) and Happy Family: Conditions Apply (2023).
Ayesha Jhulka remains remembered as one of the popular actresses of 1990s Hindi cinema. Her roles in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Khiladi, Kurbaan, and Waqt Hamara Hai helped establish her as a familiar face among Bollywood audiences of that era.
After taking a break from films, she returned to acting with selected roles and later embraced web-based projects. Her career spanning several decades reflects her continuing association with Indian entertainment.