Achala Sachdev
Acting
Biography
Achala Sachdev was an Indian actress who appeared in classic films of Hindi language film industry. She later became known for mother and grandmother roles in Hindi films.
Born: May 3, 1920
Place of Birth: Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Known For
Mehbooba
Mehbooba, directed by K. Amarnath, is a Hindi-language costume drama set in a historical or mythological backdrop. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Nalini Jaywant, Gope, Achala Sachdev, and Hiralal. The music for the film was composed by Roshan, with lyrics penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
Karm
Retired Judge Shyamlal Kumar lives in a palatial home with his wife and only son, Arvind, who is now studying law and is on his way to become a lawyer, and after that a judge just like his dad. Arvind meets with beautiful Asha Shastri, both fall in love and would like to get married. Asha introduces Arvind to her astrologer dad, Chintamani, who instantly approves of Arvind; while both Shyamlal and his wife give their blessings and approval to Asha. But when Chintamani, whose predictions always prove to be accurate, sees a dark future for the young couple, withdraws his blessings and asks them not to marry each other. Spooked by this, Shyamlal and his wife also ask Arvind to marry someone else. But both Arvind and Asha believe that nothing bad will befall them, and they start living together without getting married. This raises ire in their conservative community and both are blacklisted.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.
Mere Hamdam Mere Dost
Sunil lives with his mom and sister in a middle-class dwelling in Delhi, India. He works for Chopra & Co., Chartered Accountants. He comes across a beautiful woman posing for a painting and instantly falls in love. The only problem, Sunil hates rich girls and this girl is very wealthy.
Mahabharat
A version of the epic Indian poem "The Mahabharata", telling the story of the war between the families of the Pandavas and the Kauravas, descending from the same ancestor.
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Years after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social standing, a young man goes on a mission to reunite his family.
Kal Aaj Aur Kal
Widower Ram Kapoor lives a very wealthy lifestyle in Bombay, but is very lonely, as his only child, a son named Rajesh, lives abroad, and his aged dad, Diwan Bahadur, lives in the village. Ram frequently throws lavish parties to overcome this loneliness. This changes when Rajesh returns home, and he is able to convince Diwan also to return so that the three could live together. Shortly thereafter differences crop up between Rajesh and Diwan - initially on love and marriage; then on Caste issues; then the marriage of Rajesh, which is arranged with Diwan's friend, Thakur Janak Singh's daughter, Rukmani, while Rajesh wants to marry Monica. Things come to such a pass that Ram decides to leave, takes to women and alcohol in a big way, and becomes the subject of a big scandal.
Mera Naam Joker
Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."
Sangam
An air force pilot, upon returning home from war after being assumed dead, weds the woman he had long loved, unaware that she had been planning to marry his best friend.
Dil Ne Pukara
Asha lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay with her widowed dad, who would like her to get married to Dr. Prakash. While vacationing in Kashmir, she meets with a young man, Rajan, and both fall in love with each other. When she returns home and attends Dr. Prakash's birthday party, she gets a pleasant surprise when she finds out that Rajan is Prakash's friend. Rajan introduces Asha to his mom, while Asha introduces Rajan to her dad, and both parents approve of their match. Before they can get engaged, Rajan had promised his late father that he would obtain a degree from Oxford University, and be back after one year. He decides to travel by boat, which meets with an accident and there are no survivors. A shocked and devastated Asha finds out that Rajan's death has killed her dad, and she throws herself in her work as a doctor, working side by side with Prakash.
Filmography
as Lajwanti “Daadi” Raichand
as Mrs. Bahkshi
as Rupa
as Simran's Grandmother
as Mrs. Shyamlal Kumar
as Mrs. Jojo
as Mrs. Ramesh Verma
as Shanti
as Laila's Mother
as Neeta's Mother
as Vishal's Mother
as Mrs. Devki Bhattacharya (Usha's mother)
as Vijay's mother
as Kalyani
as Rajan's mom
as Ganga's mom
as Mrs. Gupta
as Mrs. Saxena
as Archana's Mother
as Mrs. Malti Khanna
as Mrs. Sarita Devi Das
as Reena's Mother
as Shyam Mother
as Hamida
as Achala (Monica's Mother)
as Mrs. Sahni
as Shobha
as Maya
as Mrs. Mehra (Munish's mom)
as Sharda K. Gupta
as Rekha's Mom
as Shobha R. Sharma
as Sunil's Mother
as Rakesh's Mother
as Sharda (Thakur's sister)
as Matron
as Shanti
as Rajan's Mom
as Raj's mom
as Savitri Mehra (as Achla Sachdev)
as Laxmi Kedarnath
as Gopal's Mom
as Kunti
as Mrs. Srivastava (as Achla Sachdev)
as Radha's Mother
as Mrs. Saigal
as Dharmesh's Mother
as Gopal's Mother
as Mrs. Kamla Kumar
as Renuka's mother
as Deepak's Mother
as Arun's Older Sister
as Getha's and Vasanthi's mother.
as Nazir Hussain's wife
as Bindya's Mother
as Mrs. Ram Das
as Ganga
as Shyam's mother
as Jeema Kaur
as Mary
as Uma Chakravarty
as Prema Mehra
as Champa's Mother
as Rattan and Uma's mother
as Nawab Safdar Jung''s Wife
as Mishrani
as Mina
as Chanda
as Champa