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{{Infobox person
| name = Achala Sachdev
| image = File:Achala Sachdev.jpeg
| image_size =
| caption =Achala Sachdev in ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]'' (1965)
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1920|5|3}}
| birth_place = [[Peshawar]], [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–55)|North-West Frontier Province]], [[British India]]<br> (now in [[Pakistan]])
| height =
| death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|2012|4|30|1920|5|3}}
| death_place = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| years_active = 1938–2012
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| other_names = Mother of [[Bollywood]]
| notable_works = * ''[[Footpath (1953 film)|Footpath]]''
* ''[[Chandni Chowk (film)|Chandni Chowk]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Journey Beyond Three Seas|Pardesi]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Miss Mary (1957 film)|Miss Mary]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Shagun]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Sangam (1964 Hindi film)|Sangam]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Arzoo (1965 film)|Arzoo]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Mere Sanam]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Hamraaz]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham]]'' (2001)
| spouse = Clifford Douglas Peters
| children = 1
|
}}

'''Achala Sachdev''' (3 May 1920 – 30 April 2012) was an Indian actress who appeared in classic films of [[Hindi film|Hindi language film]] industry. She was from [[Peshawar]] and 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 film)|Waqt]]'' (1965) and [[Kajol]]'s grandmother in ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995).

==Early life==
Achala Sachdev was born on 3 May 1920 in Peshawar.

==Career==
Achala worked for [[All India Radio]], [[Lahore]] before the partition of India, and then at [[Delhi]] All India Radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pakistanlink.org/Commentary/2007/July07/20/02.HTM |title=Commentary |publisher=Pakistanlink.org |date=2 August 1947 |access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> Achala made her film debut with ''Fashionable Wife'' (1938), and acted in over 130 Hindi films. She has acted in many [[Yash Raj Films]], starting with [[Yash Chopra]]'s first production ''[[Daag: A Poem of Love]]'' (1973) and films such as ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989) and ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995). Her other noted films were ''Prem Pujari'', ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]'', ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' and ''Andaz'', apart from acting in English films such as the [[Mark Robson (film director)|Mark Robson]]'s ''[[Nine Hours to Rama]]'' (1963) and [[Merchant Ivory]]'s ''[[The Householder (film)|The Householder]]'' (1963).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.msn.com/celebs/celeb.aspx?c=327769 |title= Achla Sachdev at msn movies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202050809/http://movies.msn.com/celebs/celeb.aspx?c=327769 |archive-date=2 December 2007}}</ref> However, her most noted role remains as Balraj Sahani's wife in ''Waqt'' (1965), wherein the hit song ''Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen'' was picturised on her.<ref name=toi/><ref name=exp>{{cite news |title=Achala Sachdev, original Zohra Jabeen, is dead|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/achala-sachdev-original-zohra-jabeen-is-dead/943698/0 |newspaper=Indian Express |date= 1 May 2012 |access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Achala became a resident of [[Pune]] after marrying Clifford Douglas Peters, who had a factory in Pune's [[Bhosari]] industrial estate, named Morris Electronics, producing small electronics parts such as diodes. The factory was later sold to the Piramal Group.<ref name=exp/><ref>{{cite news|author=Umesh Isalkar|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-22/pune/30546414_1_film-industry-ward-boys-poona-hospital |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191931/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-22/pune/30546414_1_film-industry-ward-boys-poona-hospital |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 January 2014 |title=Bollywood forgets an ailing Achala Sachdev |date=22 December 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> In an almost filmy turn, Sachdev was introduced to Peters by Yash Chopra on the sets of a film in Mumbai. Peter's first wife had died by then and Sachdev herself was a divorcee. They married. Peters, a mechanical engineer, had a factory in Bhosari and the couple lived in a bungalow in the same area for some time before shifting to Hadapsar. After Peters died, Achala lived alone. Five years before her death, she gave away her flat in Pune to the Janseva Foundation, a charitable organization, on the condition that they should take care of her as long as she lived.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Achala-Sachdev-abandoned-by-Bamprsquowoodltbr-/ampnbsp/articleshow/11229396.cms Death report in Times of India]</ref>

In September 2011, Achala slipped and fell in her kitchen. She sustained a fracture in her leg. After that, she was diagnosed with multiple embolisms in her brain. This resulted in total paralysis and the loss of her vision. She was survived by son Jyotin.<ref name=toi>{{cite news |title=Bollywood actress Achala Sachdev passes away|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-30/news-interviews/31505883_1_legendary-song-pune-research-centre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517192817/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-30/news-interviews/31505883_1_legendary-song-pune-research-centre |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 May 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=30 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Na Tum Jaano Na Hum]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Dahek]]'' (1999)
* [[Dil Kya Kare]] (1999)
* [[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]] (1995) - Simran's grandmother
* [[Chandni (film)|Chandni]] (1989)
* [[Love & God]] (1986)
* Mangal Dada (1986)
* Tumhari Kasam (1978)
* Amaanat (1977)
* [[Chailla Babu]] (1977)
* Chandi Sona (1977)
* [[Karm]] (1977)
* [[Laila Majnu]] (1976)
* [[Julie (1975 film)|Julie]] (1975)
* [[Trimurti (1974 film)|Trimurti]] (1974)
* ''[[Geeta Mera Naam]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Kora Kagaz]]'' (1974) – Mrs. Gupta (as Achla Sachdev)
* [[Parinay]] (1974)
* [[Anamika (1973 film)|Anamika]] (1973)
* [[Daag: A Poem of Love]] (1973)
* [[Hanste Zakhm]] (1973)
* [[Kal Aaj Aur Kal]] (1971)
* [[Paraya Dhan]] (1971)
* [[Albela (1971 film)|Albela]] (1971)
* [[Andaz (1971 film)|Andaz]] (1971)
* Chahat (1971)
* [[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)|Hare Rama Hare Krishna]] (1971)
* [[Heer Raanjha]] (1970)
* [[Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar]] (1970)
* [[Mera Naam Joker]] (1970)
* [[Pavitra Paapi]] (1970) ... Maya
* [[Prem Pujari]] (1970)
* [[Bandhan (1969 film)|Bandhan]] (1969)
* Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969)
* Sambandh (1969)
* Juari (1968)
* [[Kanyadaan (1968 film)|Kanyadaan]] (1968)
* [[Mere Hamdam Mere Dost]] (1968)
* [[Sapno Ka Saudagar]] (1968)
* [[Hamraaz]] (1967)
* [[Shagird]] (1967)
* Dil Ne Pukara (1967)
* Aag (1967)
* Akashdeep (1965)
* Bahu Beti (1965)
* [[Himalaya Ki God Mein]] (1965)
* Janwar (1965)
* [[Mere Sanam]] (1965)
* [[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]] (1965) - Laxmi Kedarnath
* [[Arzoo (1965 film)|Arzoo]] (1965)
* [[Chitralekha (1964 film)|Chitralekha]] (1964)
* [[Haqeeqat (1964 film)|Haqeeqat]] (1964)
* Raaj Kumar (1964)
* ''[[Sangam (1964 Hindi film)|Sangam]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Shagun]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Dil Ek Mandir]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Meri Surat Teri Ankhen]]'' (1963)
* ''Manmauji'' (1962)
* ''Mehandi Lagi Mere Haath'' (1962)
* ''Jhoola'' (1962)
* ''Salam Memsaheb (1961)
* ''[[Sampoorna Ramayana]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Nazrana (1961 film)|Nazrana]]'' (1961)
* ''Chhote Nawab'' (1961)
* ''Shravan Kumar'' (1960)
* ''Zameen Ke Tare'' (1960)
* ''[[Manzil (1960 film)|Manzil]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Kalpana (1960 film)|Kalpana]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Angulimaal (film)|Angulimaal]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Char Dil Char Rahen (1959)|Char Dil Char Rahen]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Adalat (1958 film)|Adalat]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Miss Mary (1957 film)|Miss Mary]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Pardesi (1957 film)|Pardesi]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Bandhan (1956 film)|Bandhan]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Sabse Bada Rupaiya (1955 film)|Sabse Bada Rupaiya]]'' (1955)
* ''Naukri'' (1954)
* ''[[Munna (1954 film)|Munna]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Chandni Chowk (film)|Chandni Chowk]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Footpath (1953 film)|Footpath]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Rahi (film)|Rahi]]'' (1952)
* ''Anhonee'' (1952)
* ''Maa'' (1952)
* ''Resham'' (1952)
* ''Sheesha'' (1952)
* ''Kashmir'' (1951)
* ''Shokiyan'' (1951)
* ''Kashmir'' (1951)
* ''Dilruba'' (1950)
* ''Fashionable Wife'' (1938)

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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0755087}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016145609/http://indiafm.com/celebrities/filmography/6736/index.html Achla Sachdev Filmography]
* {{cite web |url= https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/62527/Achla-Sachdev |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141215201517/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/62527/Achla-Sachdev |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2014-12-15 |department= Movies & TV Dept. |work= [[The New York Times]] |publisher= [[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |date= 2014 |title= Achla Sachdev }}
* [http://hindi-movies-songs.com/actor-photos/actors2-big.html Photographs-Hindi Movie actors]



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