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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Asha Sachdev
| image = AshaSachdev (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sachdev in 2012
| birth_name = Nafeesa Sultan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|05|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1972–present
| relatives = [[Anwar (singer)|Anwar]] (brother)<br/>[[Arshad Warsi]] (half-brother)
}}

'''Nafeesa Sultan''' (born 27 May 1956), better known as '''Asha Sachdev''', is an Indian former actress who worked in Hindi films during 1970s and 1980s.<ref name="JhaBachchan2005">{{cite book |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash K. |last2=Bachchan |first2=Amitabh |title=The essential guide to Bollywood |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s1mVuJJPm3UC&pg=PA1999-IA1 |access-date=31 May 2011 |date=1 November 2005 |publisher=Roli Books Private Limited |isbn=978-81-7436-378-7 |pages=1999–}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Shake a leg with the golden era queens |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1399227/report-shake-a-leg-with-the-golden-era-queens |publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |date=21 June 2010 |access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> She acted in a few early films as a leading lady, including the spy film ''[[Agent Vinod (1977 film)|Agent Vinod]]'' (1977) and the thriller ''[[Woh Main Nahin]]'', and later shifted to supporting characters.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shriman Bond |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/M34zDFWH7IAEC6SOHUutjN/Shriman-Bond.html |publisher=Mint |date=19 January 2008 |access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> She has appeared in over 90 films in her career and is a recipient of a [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Filmfare]] award for her work in ''[[Priyatama]]'' (1978).<ref name=":0" />

Sachdev starred in a few successful films including ''[[Hifazat (1973 film)|Hifazat]]'' (1973) and ''[[Ek Hi Raasta (1977 film)|Ek Hi Raasta]]'' (1977). The latter featured the song "Jis Kaam Ko Dono Aye Hai", picturised on her and [[Jeetendra]]; it remains popular till date, along with the [[qawwali]] "Pal Do Pal Ka " from ''[[The Burning Train]]'' (1980).

==Personal life==
Sachdev was born as Nafeesa Sultan on May 27, 1956.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-02 |title=Who was Asha Sachdev? Some Lesser-known facts About former Bollywood actress |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/who-was-asha-sachdev-some-lesser-known-facts-about-former-bollywood-actress-8489113.html |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=[[News 18]] |language=en}}</ref> She is the daughter of actress Raziyah (who later changed her name to Ranjana)<ref name=":1" /> and musician Ahmed Ali Khan (Ashiq Hussain). After her parents divorced and her mother remarried, she adopted the stage name "Asha Sachdev", from the name of her stepfather. Singer [[Anwar (singer)|Anwar Hussain]] is her brother and through her father's second marriage she is the half-sister of actor [[Arshad Warsi]]. Later in her life, Sachdev converted from Islam to [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-meet-actress-asha-sachdev-follows-hinduism-born-in-muslim-family-still-unmarried-after-fiance-died-3098634/asha-sachdev-acting-career-3098636 | title=Meet actress, who follows Hinduism after being born in a Muslim family, is still unmarried after her fiance died in }}</ref>

In 2018, Sachdev revealed that she was engaged to a man named Kishen Lal in her youth, but he died shortly after, in an accident. She is unmarried till date.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ranjan |first=Sweta |date=2018-03-14 |title=The Lost Star: Asha Sachdev |url=https://www.nationalkhabar.com/the-lost-star-asha-sachdev/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=National Khabar |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Sachdev was an alumna of the [[Film and Television Institute of India]], Pune and joined Bollywood. She began her career in a low-budget film ''[[Double Cross (1972 film)|Double Cross]]'' in 1972, wherein she played a bold and dynamic role; the film was a flop. She subsequently played the leading lady in ''Hifazat'' (1973) and was appreciated for her good performance and the songs, especially "Yeh Mastaani Dagar" and "Hamrahi Mera Pyar", which became popular. Somehow the image stuck and thereafter she was offered only supporting and bold characters. Her bare dare appearance in red hot pants in the Navin Nishchol-[[Rekha]] star thriller ''[[Woh Main Nahin]]'' (1974), which was remake of ''Naan Avan Illai'', created a storm and she was flooded with item dance offers and vamp roles.

She occasionally received offers in the leading role, as in ''Agent Vinod'' and ''Ek Hi Raasta'' (both 1977), which became hits. She won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role as [[Neetu Singh]]'s best friend in ''[[Priyatama]]'' in 1978. In the role, she wore a simple saree and was bespectacled throughout the film. Some of her other notable films include ''Mama Bhanja'', ''Lafange'', ''Mehbooba'', ''[[Satte Pe Satta]]'', ''Duniya Meri Jeb Mein'', ''The Burning Train'', ''Judaai'', ''Prem Rog'' and ''Eeshwar''. In the late 1980s, she moved to television, acting in serials throughout the 90s.

She made a comeback to films later in the 2000s and was seen playing character roles in films like ''Fiza'' (2000), ''Aghaaz'', ''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' (2007) and ''Aaja Nachle'' (2008). In television, she worked in the early soap opera, ''[[Buniyaad]]'' (1986), and in 2008, she also appeared in the series, ''[[Jugni Chali Jalandhar]]'' on SAB TV, with actor [[Ranjeet]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ranjeet's little secret is out |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ranjeets-little-secret-is-out/articleshow/3874928.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103033605/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-23/tv/27911962_1_ranjeet-baba-sehgal-sets |url-status=live |archive-date=3 November 2013 |date=23 December 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1972 || ''[[Bindiya Aur Bandook]]'' || ||
|-
|1972 || ''[[Double Cross (1972 film)|Double Cross]]'' || Lily ||
|-
|1973 || ''[[Hifazat (1973 film)|Hifazat]]'' || Asha ||
|-
|1973 || ''[[Haathi Ke Daant]]'' || ||
|-
|1973 || ''[[Kashmakash (1973 film)|Kashmakash]]'' || Ritu ||
|-
|1973 || ''[[Ek Nari Do Roop]]'' || ||
|-
|1974 || ''[[Parinay]]'' || ||
|-
|1974 || ''[[Do Nambar Ke Amir]]'' || ||
|-
|1974 || ''[[Woh Main Nahin]]'' || ||
|-
|1974 || ''[[Do Chattane]]'' || ||
|-
|1974 || ''[[Vada Tera Vada]]'' || ||
|-
|1975 || ''[[Lafange]]'' || Leena ||
|-
|1976 || ''[[Mehbooba (1976 film)|Mehbooba]]'' || Rita Malhotra ||
|-
|1976 || ''[[Ladki Bholi Bhali]]'' || ||
|-
|1976 || ''[[Harfan Maulaa]]'' || ||
|-
|1977 || ''[[Mama Bhanja]]'' || ||
|-
|1977 || ''[[Agent Vinod (1977 film)|Agent Vinod]]'' || Anju Saxena ||
|-
|1977 || ''[[Priyatama]]'' || Renu ||
|-
|1977 || ''[[Ek Hi Raasta (1977 film)|Ek Hi Raasta]]'' || ||
|-
|1977 || ''[[Nana Ranger Dinguli]]'' || || Bengali Film
|-
|1978 || ''[[Anjane Mein]]'' || ||
|-
|1978 || ''[[Khoon Ka Badla Khoon]]'' || ||
|-
|1978 || ''[[Bhookh (1978 film)|Bhookh]]'' || ||
|-
|1978 || ''[[Nanna Prayaschittha]]'' || Dr Aasha ||Kannada Film
|-
|1978 ||''[[Assignment Bombay]]'' || ||
|-
|1978 || ''[[Aahuti (1978 film)|Aahuti]]'' || ||
|-
|1979 || ''[[Bebus]]'' || ||
|-
|1980 || ''[[The Burning Train]]'' || Ramkali ||
|-
|1980 || ''[[Judaai (1980 film)|Judaai]]'' || ||
|-
|1981 || ''[[Jwala Daku]]'' || Bijli ||
|-
|1981 || ''[[Nakhuda (film)|Nakhuda]]'' || Courtesan ||
|-
|1981 || ''[[Pyar Ki Manzil]]'' || ||
|-
|1981 || ''[[Roohi (1981 film)|Roohi]]'' || ||
|-
|1981 || ''[[Kanhaiyaa]]'' || ||
|-
|1982 || ''[[Satte Pe Satta]]'' || Guru's girlfriend ||
|-
|1982 || ''[[Suraag (1982 film)|Suraag]]'' || Renu Lamba||
|-
|1982 || ''[[Begunah Qaidi]]'' || ||
|-
|1982 || ''[[Prem Rog]]'' || ||
|-
|1982 || ''[[Raakh Aur Chingari]]'' || ||
|-
|1983 || ''[[Humse Na Jeeta Koi (1983 film)|Humse Na Jeeta Koi]]'' || ||
|-
|1983 || ''[[Kanku Ni Kimat]]'' || ||Gujrati Film
|-
|1983 || ''[[Pyaasi Aankhen]]'' || ||
|-
|1984
|''[[Sardaar (1984 film)|Sardaar]]''
|Dilshad Begum
|
|-
|1984 || ''[[Ek Nai Paheli]]'' || Jeet Kumari ||
|-
|1984 || ''[[Hanste Khelte (1984 film)|Hanste Khelte]]'' || ||
|-
|1984 || ''[[Maang Saja Do Meri]]'' || ||
|-
|1984 || ''[[कानून क्या करेगा (1984 फ़िल्म)|Kanoon Kya Karega]]'' || ||
|-
|1984 || ''[[Kunwari Bahu]]'' || ||
|-
|1985 || ''[[Mujhe Kasam Hai]]'' || ||
|-
|1985 || ''[[3D Saamri]]'' || Maria ||
|-
|1985 || ''[[Karm Yudh]]'' || ||
|-
|1985 || ''[[Patthar]]'' || ||
|-
|1985 || ''[[Jaago (1985 film)|Jaago]]'' || ||
|-
|1986 || ''[[Locket (film)|Locket]]'' || ||
|-
|1987 || ''[[Jaago Hua Savera]]'' || ||
|-
|1987 || ''[[Pyar Ke Kabil]]'' || ||
|-
|1988 || ''[[Padosi Ki Biwi]]'' || ||
|-
|1988 || ''[[Akhri Muqabla]]'' || ||
|-
|1988 || ''[[Do Waqt Ki Roti (1988 film)|Do Waqt Ki Roti]]'' || ||
|-
|1989 || ''[[Eeshwar (1989 film)|Eeshwar]]'' || Village Washerwoman ||
|-
|1989 || ''[[Shagun]]'' || ||
|-
|1990 || ''[[Baaghi: A Rebel for Love|Baaghi]]'' || Leelabai ||
|-
|1990 || ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]'' || Chanda Bai ||
|-
|1991 ||''[[Kohraam]]'' || ||
|-
|1992 || ''[[Deewana (1992 film)|Deewana]]'' || ||
|-
|1992|| ''[[Ishq Khuda Hai]]'' || ||
|-
|1993 || ''[[Chandra Mukhi]]'' || Kamini Rai ||
|-
|1995 || ''[[Barsaat (1995 film)|Barsaat]]'' || ||
|-
|1995 || ''[[Kartavya (1995 film)|Kartavya]]'' || Roop Sundari (Ugranarayan's wife) ||
|-
|1995 || ''[[Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary]]'' || || Malayalam Film
|-
|1997 || ''[[Kaun Rokega Mujhe]]'' || ||
|-
|2000 || ''[[Fiza]]'' || Ulfat ||
|-
|2000 || ''[[Aaghaaz]]'' || ||
|-
|2000 || ''[[Tune Mera Dil Le Liyaa]]'' || ||
|-
|2002 || ''[[Kabhie Tum Kabhie Hum]]'' || ||
|-
|2003 || ''[[Stumped (film)|Stumped]]'' || ||
|-
|2006 || ''[[Rafta Rafta – The Speed]]'' || ||
|-
|2007 || ''[[Jhoom Barabar Jhoom]]'' || ||
|-
|2007 || ''[[Aaja Nachle]]'' || ||
|-
|2008 || ''[[Tandoori Love]]'' || || English Film
|-
|2010 || ''[[Pankh]]'' || ||
|-
|2010 || ''[[Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon]]'' || ||
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Channel !! Notes
|-
| 1986-1987 || ''[[Buniyaad]]'' || Shanno || [[DD National]] ||
|-
| 2000 || ''Eena Meena Deeka''|| || [[DD Metro]]
|
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0755091}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|asha-sachdev}}
* [http://cineplot.com/asha-sachdev-memories/ Asha Sachdev – Memories, 1998 interview]

{{FilmfareBestSupportingActressAward}}

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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
[[Category:Converts to Hinduism from Sunni Islam]]
[[Category:Indian former Sunni Muslims]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
[[Category:1956 births]]

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