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Veteran actress Achla Sachdev passes away

April 30, 2012 15:32 IST
Achla Sachdev in WaqtYesteryear actress Achla Sachdev, who appeared in films like Waqt opposite Balraj Sahni and later in the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol-starrer Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, passed away in a Pune hospital today.

She was 92 years old.

The veteran actress made her film debut in 1938 with Fashionable Wife and went on to work in 130 films.

Survived by two daughters, the actress had been in the hospital following paralysis.

Rediff Entertaiment Bureau