She made her Hindi film debut with Wake Up India. In this film she plays the role of a fearless reporter that strives to expose the truth behind an alleged rape scandal involving the Chief Minister of the State. In 2013, she has appeared in the Hindi action movie Zanjeer, and the Telugu movie Toofan, also starring Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt and Ram Charan. In her NDTV Goodtimes adventure Sports, a documentary titled Kingfisher BlueMile released in 2014, Kriis explores the Himalayas along with five other adventure enthusiast in a road trip from Delhi to Chopta.

In 2014 Kriis started her own production company by the name of Tigress Pictures in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The company plans to focus on making inspirational films. Her first home production will be Barefoot Warriors, an original story and concept by Elisha Kriis, it is a feature film weaved around the passion and history of soccer (football) in India. Next in line is an action adventure film for which she has been undergoing intensive combat training under Gregory Hoffman. Her most recent work includes movies titled BorderCross, based on the subject of Human Trafficking., Body of Sin a drama thriller where she portrays the character of Erica Tate, an unapologetic con Artist who uses seduction to steal from straying men and Ink and Rain where she will be seen playing a Cyborg fight handler in a comic fantasy fight arena.

She started her career as a hostess for India’s first international travel channel Travelxp. Her shows went on air on February 2011; more than one hundred episodes have been released in a period of four years. Her show Xp-Guide has topped the charts of Television Audience Measurement (TAM) ratings which is a weekly report card for television channels across India. These shows were shot in more than thirty major cities around Europe, Middle East, Southeast Asia and India, and have been translated in multiple languages. In Travelxp, Elisha explores exotic destinations around the world and has five TV shows that feature her throughout several episodes. Shows titled XP Guide,Xplore, Best from the Rest, Divine Destinations and Hills Valleys.