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{{Short description|Indian child actress (1998–2012)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Taruni Sachdev
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|05|14|1998|05|14|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Jomsom]], Nepal
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1998|05|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Model|actress}}
| years_active = 2004–2012
}}
'''Taruni Sachdev''' (14 May 1998 – 14 May 2012) was an Indian child actress. She made her film debut in 2004 with ''[[Vellinakshatram (2004 film)|Vellinakshatram]]'', which endeared her to [[Malayalam]] audiences. The same year, she appeared in ''[[Sathyam (2004 film)|Sathyam]]'' and she act the lead role in 2009. She also appeared in over 50 advertisements for various companies. Her last film was a Tamil film ''[[Vetri Selvan]]'' (2014), which was released two years after her death. She died in the [[2012 Agni Air Dornier 228 crash]] near [[Jomsom Airport]] in Nepal. Her mother also died in the crash.

== Early life and education ==
Taruni Sachdev was born on 14 May 1998 in [[Mumbai]], India, to industrialist Haresh Sachdev and Geeta Sachdev.<ref name="indiatoday14">{{cite news |date=16 May 2012 |title=Taruni Sachdev died on her 14th birthday |newspaper=India Today |place=New Delhi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/taruni-sachdev-child-actor-death-plane-crash-102327-2012-05-15 |url-status=live |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517143534/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/taruni-sachdev-child-actor-death-plane-crash/1/188971.html |archive-date=17 May 2012 |issn=0254-8399}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Child Artist Among Victims |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2012/may/15/child-artist-among-victims-368127.html |date=15 May 2012 |website=The New Indian Express |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501143032/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2012/may/15/child-artist-among-victims-368127.html |archive-date=1 May 2020 |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Nepal plane crash: Rasna girl Taruni Sachdeva dreamt to become heroine |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Nepal-plane-crash-Rasna-girl-Taruni-Sachdeva-dreamt-to-become-heroine/articleshow/13157461.cms |last=Dubey |first=Bharati |date=16 May 2012 |website=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501141136/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Nepal-plane-crash-Rasna-girl-Taruni-Sachdeva-dreamt-to-become-heroine/articleshow/13157461.cms |archive-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> She studied to class nine at Bai Avabai Framji Petit Girls' High School.<ref name=":1" />

==Career==
In 2004, she made her debut in [[Vinayan]]'s comedy-horror ''[[Vellinakshatram (2004 film)|Vellinakshatram]]''.<ref name=":1" /> Vinayan said ''Vellinakshatram'' endeared Sachdev to Malayalam audiences.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=15 May 2012 |title=Film industry shocked at Taruni's death |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/film-industry-shocked-at-tarunis-death/article3420834.ece |url-status=live |access-date=1 May 2020 |issn=0971-751X |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501144935/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/film-industry-shocked-at-tarunis-death/article3420834.ece |archive-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> The same year, she appeared in the [[action thriller]] [[Sathyam (2004 film)|''Sathyam'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amitabh Bachchan's 'Paa' child co-star dies in Nepal air crash |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/amitabh-bachchans-paa-child-co-star-dies-in-nepal-air-crash-309485.html |date=15 May 2012 |website=Firstpost |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501144328/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/amitabh-bachchans-paa-child-co-star-dies-in-nepal-air-crash-309485.html |archive-date=1 May 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> He recalls: "We were all amazed by the manner in which she performed. She was just five then and could render Malayalam dialogues after listening to it for a couple of times. I still remember the intensity with which she performed in the climax of the film, where even senior actors found it difficult to work against high-speed propellers".<ref name=":2" />

In 2009, Sachdev appeared in [[R. Balki]]'s [[Comedy-drama film|comedy-drama]] [[Paa (film)|''Paa'']], where she starred as Somi, Amitabh Bachchan's classmate.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Rasna girl among victims |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/rasna-girl-among-victims/cid/419761 |date=16 May 2012 |website=The Telegraph |location=Kolkota |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501135727/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/rasna-girl-among-victims/cid/419761 |archive-date=1 May 2020 |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> ''[[India Today]]'' said she "shot to fame" after appearing in the film.<ref name="indiatoday14" />

Besides acting, Sachdev appeared in more than fifty commercials, including television advertisements for [[Colgate (toothpaste)|Colgate]], [[ICICI Bank]], Parachute, Saffola oil, and Kesar Badam Milk.<ref name="indiatoday14" /> She is best remembered for doing [[Rasna (drink)|Rasna]] commercials with the actress [[Karisma Kapoor]], and was nicknamed the "Rasna girl".<ref name="indiatoday14" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=15 May 2012 |title=Child actor Taruni Sachdev among victims of Dornier crash |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/child-actor-taruni-sachdev-among-victims-of-dornier-crash/article3423012.ece |access-date=1 May 2020 |issn=0971-751X |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501132351/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/child-actor-taruni-sachdev-among-victims-of-dornier-crash/article3423012.ece |archive-date=1 May 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also appeared on the television game show ''[[Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?]]''.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Child artiste Taruni Sachdev dies in Nepal plane crash - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/child-artiste-taruni-sachdev-dies-in-nepal-plane-crash/949572/ |date=15 May 2012 |website=The Indian Express |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501155438/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/child-artiste-taruni-sachdev-dies-in-nepal-plane-crash/949572/ |archive-date=1 May 2020 |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref>

Her last film was the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] drama-thriller ''[[Vetri Selvan]]'', which was released in 2014.<ref name=":0" /> Sachdev had completed most of her part; director Rudhran stated that her footage would be retained "as a remembrance of the prodigy" and that the rest of her role would be patched up during the [[post-production]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=We Will Keep Taruni's Scenes As Remembrance |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-12-03/taruni-sachdev-vetri-selvan-21-06-12.html |date=21 June 2012 |website=Behindwoods |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501182907/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-12-03/taruni-sachdev-vetri-selvan-21-06-12.html |archive-date=1 May 2020 |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref>

==Death==
Sachdev died in the Agni Air Dornier 228 crash near Jomsom Airport in Nepal on 14 May 2012, on her 14th birthday. Sachdev's mother Geetha Sachdev, who accompanied her on the flight, also died.<ref name="indiatoday14" /> Their bodies were brought to Mumbai and cremated on 16 May 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tears and chants mark Nepal crash victims' last rites |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Tears-and-chants-mark-Nepal-crash-victims-last-rites/articleshow/13182898.cms |last=Valthaty |first=Nathaniel |last2=Fleury |first2=Johan |date=17 May 2004
|website=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501154904/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Tears-and-chants-mark-Nepal-crash-victims-last-rites/articleshow/13182898.cms |archive-date=1 May 2020 |access-date=1 May 2020 |last3=Rakshit |first3=Pratik}}</ref> After losing both his wife and daughter, Haresh Sachdev switched totally into a spiritual life.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Title
! scope="col"|Role
! scope="col"|Language
! scope="col"|Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2004
!scope="row"|''[[Vellinakshatram (2004 film)|Vellinakshatram]]''
|Ammukutty
| rowspan="2" |Malayalam
|
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":5" />
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Sathyam (2004 film)|Sathyam]]''
|Chinnukutty
|
|-
|2009
!scope="row"|''[[Paa (film)|Paa]]''
|Soumini "Somi"
|Hindi
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 May 2012 |title=Bachchan co-star dies in crash |work=BBC News |issn=2421-3667 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-18068761 |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501133308/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-18068761 |archive-date=1 May 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2014
!scope="row"|''[[Vetri Selvan]]''
|Abhi
|Tamil
|Posthumous release
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Radhika Apte and Ajmal Ameer fights on sets |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140615/entertainment-kollywood/article/radhika-apte-and-ajmal-ameer-fights-sets |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |date=16 June 2014 |website=Deccan Chronicle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501133401/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140615/entertainment-kollywood/article/radhika-apte-and-ajmal-ameer-fights-sets |archive-date=1 May 2020 |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==

* {{IMDb name|4072464}}

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[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:2012 deaths]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Indian child actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Child models]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Indian voice actresses]]
[[Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Nepal]]
[[Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2012]]
[[Category:Accidental child deaths]]

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