Her father was docter at Wai their native place district Satara. Savita started her career by portraying small roles in Marathi film & Hindi film industry in the early 90's.

She started her television career in the mid-1990s. Her biggest break came when she was approached by Ekta Kapoor to play the supporting actor in her soap opera Kkusum where she played the role of Aai (Kusum's Mother).The role fetched her critical acclaim for her portrayal.

In 2009, Savita was again approached by Ekta Kapoor to play the role of Sulochana Karanjkar, the mother of protagonist Archana in her indian soap opera Pavitra Rishta on Zee TV. The role fetched her critical acclaim and major awards. She went on to win Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Boroplus Gold Award for Best Actress in Supporting Role (Critics) (Twice) and other major awards.^[7]

• 1992 Phoolwanti
• 1998-2000 Saaya as Sudha's mother
• 2001-2005 - Kkusum as Aai
• 2005-2007 -(Kkavyanjali) as Aai
• 2005-2008 - Saarrthi as Kumud Goenka
• 2009-2014 - Pavitra Rishta as Sulochana Karanjkar
• 2014 - Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe as Veena Pradhan (Marathi show)^[8]
• 2015 - Stories by Rabindranath Tagore as Apporba's Mother
• 2016-2017 - Khulta Kali Khulena as Vikrant's Aai
  Mala Saasu Havi as Gayatri Ratnaparkhi (Lead role)

• 1992 - Current as Radha a neighbour
• 1998 - Do Numbri as Urmila devi
• 2000 - Fiza as policewoman
• 2003 - Tere Naam as Radhe's sister-in-law
• 2015 - Highway
• 2015 - Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2
• Kalat Nakalat