Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Pakistan)
Died
30 April 2012(2012-04-30) (aged 91)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Other names
Mother of Bollywood
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1938–2012
Notable work
Footpath
Chandni Chowk (1954)
Pardesi (1957)
Miss Mary (1957)
Shagun (1964)
Sangam (1964)
Arzoo (1965)
Waqt (1965)
Mere Sanam (1965)
Hamraaz (1967)
Mera Naam Joker (1970)
Chandni (1989)
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001)
Spouses
Gyan Sachdev (Divorced)
Clifford Douglas Peters (marriage ended by death)
Children
Jyotin Sachdev (lives in USA)
Achala Sachdev (3 May 1920 – 30 April 2012) was an Indian actress who appeared in classic films of Hindi language film industry, who started her career as a child actor. She later became known for mother and grandmother roles in Hindi films. Her most memorable roles were as Balraj Sahni's wife in Waqt (1965) and Kajol's grandmother in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).
AchalaSachdev (3 May 1920 – 30 April 2012) was an Indian actress who appeared in classic films of Hindi language film industry, who started her career...
the surname include: AchalaSachdev (1920–2012), Indian film actress Asha Sachdev (born 1956), Indian film actress Avinash Sachdev (born 1986), Indian...
Anil Ganguly. The film stars Vijay Anand, Jaya Bhaduri, A.K. Hangal, AchalaSachdev and Deven Verma. The film's music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The famous...
Prem Dhawan. The cast of the film included Shyama, Mahipal, Sahira, AchalaSachdev, Manhar Desai, Muzaffar Adeeb and Krishna Kumari. The film was a costume...
Maya Nazir Hussain as Shahji Dhumal as Munim Manohar Deepak as Shame AchalaSachdev as Rukmani Rashid Khan as Bhagat Jagdish Raj as Bali Tun Tun as guest...
designer Rohit Bal and worked for choreographers Marc Robinson and AchalaSachdev. He also appeared in commercials for the Tata Indigo Marina car, VIP...
Adil. The cast included Shammi Kapoor, Jabeen Jalil, Nazir Hussain, AchalaSachdev, Anwar Hussain and Iftekhar. Naseem (Salamuddin) went on to direct the...
Malini as Rajni Jayshree T. as Meena Abhi Bhattacharya as Jwala Sahay AchalaSachdev as Mrs. Sahay Ajit as Heeralal Om Prakash as Gangaram The film was predominantly...
Shashi Kapoor, Sadhana, Balraj Sahni, Madan Puri, Sharmila Tagore, AchalaSachdev and Rehman. The film became a critical and commercial success. It is...
excursion trip to Kashmir, in the company of her mother Savitri Devi (AchalaSachdev), who is also the warden of their girls hostel in Lucknow and several...
Singh Farida Jalal as Lajwanti "Lajjo" Singh Satish Shah as Ajit Singh AchalaSachdev as Simran's grandmother Himani Shivpuri as Kammo Kaur Anupam Kher as...
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