Achala Sachdev

Achala Sachdev was an Indian film actress 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 1965 film Waqt, and Kajol's grandmother in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Achala made her film debut with Fashionable Wife (1938), and acted in over 130 Hindi films. Achala became an resident of Pune after marrying to Clifford Douglas Peters who had a factory in Pune Bhosari industrial estate named Morris Electronics which was later sold to Piramal Group. Achala has one child, son Jyotin from her first marriage who live in US, two grandchildren and one great grandson. She gifted her own residence flat in Pune to Janseva Foundation in Pune. She has acted in many Yash Raj Films, apart from acting in English language films like the Mark Robson film Nine Hours to Rama (1963) and Merchant Ivory film, The Householder(1963). Achala Sachdev worked for All India Radio, Lahore prior to Indian partition and then at Delhi All India Radio. In September 2011, Achala slipped in her kitchen and suffered a fracture in her leg. Soon she was diagnosed with multiple emboli in her brain; this led to total paralysis and loss of vision. She passed away on April 30, 2012 in Poona Hospital near Lakadi Pul in Pune.

- We miss her..!!