In 2008, she played Muna and Jasminka in David Edgar’s play Testing the Echo at Out of Joint and Tricycle Theatre. In 2009, she played the role of Aisha in Atiha Sen Gupta’s play What Fatima Did at the Hampstead Theatre. Her other stage performances include roles in Burn, Chatroom, Citizenship and Catch.

In 2009, Elahe played the role of Parveen Abbasi on four episodes of BBC soap opera EastEnders. Her television credits include Doctors, The Bill, The Omid Djalili Show, Holby City, Lewis, Silent Witness and Broadchurch.

In January 2010, Elahe played the role of Hosna Bint Mahmoud in BBC Radio 3’s radio adaptation of Tayeb Salih’s novel Season of Migration to the North. In 2011, she played a supporting role in Menhaj Huda’s feature film Everywhere and Nowhere. In 2014, she played the role of Mahira in the film adaptation of Richard C. Morais’ novel The Hundred-Foot Journey.

In late 2010, Elahe broke on to the UK club scene, gained gigs at clubs in London and later international gigs. At the start of 2012, she met Lauren Elle while djing at the same event and came together to form South East London-based DJ/producer duo Habit To Others.