The most successful Punjabi film heroine of Pakistan during the 1980s, Anjuman came from Multan to Lahore. Her first appearance was, however, in the Urdu film, Waadey ki Zanjeer (1979). She had major roles in Sher Khan and Chan Varyam and played a side-role in Sala Sahib. All three films were diamond jubilee hits and were released on the same day, a unique record, which she shared with her partner hero Sultan Rahi, her playback voice (singer) Melody Queen Madam Noor Jehan, and musician Wajahat Attre. Anjuman was a darling of the relatively less educated class, which went to the cinema frequently. She could dance according to their taste and she had the figure of a traditional Punjabi Mutyaar, which suited Punjabis at the time.

Anjuman married an income tax officer by the name of Mubeen Malik, quit films, and moved to the United Kingdom. According to gossip, Malik soon grew fed up with her lifestyle; he was shocked at his wife's "fast" life, and slowly but surely bickering and fighting became the tone of their marriage. During this time, the one man industry Sultan Rahi was brought down by a murder on the National Highway. Lollywood was deprived of its most famous star, and the Punjabi film industry virtually ground to a halt, crushed by the loss of the great Rahi.

Anjuman and Malik meanwhile managed to tolerate each other; they had a couple of children, and life went on like this until they were old enough to manage without her constant care. Anjuman's craving to work in front of the camera returned gradually. Her comeback as herione in 1999 was not successful. However, she signed a couple of films, and her return vehicle was one with her in the title role in the film Chaudrani. The adoring masses welcomed their beloved Queen home and lifted Chaudrani to considerable success upon its release.

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