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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Asha Sachdev | | name = Asha Sachdev | ||
| image = AshaSachdev.jpg | | image = AshaSachdev (cropped).jpg | ||
| caption = Sachdev in 2012 | | caption = Sachdev in 2012 | ||
| occupation = | | 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== | ==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 | 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, Aghaaz, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' and ''Aaja Nachle''. In television, she worked in the early soap opera, ''[[Buniyaad]]'' (1986), and in 2008, she also appeared in | 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== | ==Filmography== | ||
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|1973 || ''[[Hifazat (1973 film)|Hifazat]]'' || Asha || | |1973 || ''[[Hifazat (1973 film)|Hifazat]]'' || Asha || | ||
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|1973 || ''[[ | |1973 || ''[[Haathi Ke Daant]]'' || || | ||
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|1973 || ''[[Kashmakash (1973 film)|Kashmakash]]'' || Ritu || | |||
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|1973 || ''[[Ek Nari Do Roop]]'' || || | |||
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|1974 || ''[[Parinay]]'' || || | |1974 || ''[[Parinay]]'' || || | ||
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|1974 || ''[[Do Nambar Ke Amir]]'' || || | |||
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|1974 || ''[[Woh Main Nahin]]'' || || | |||
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|1974 || ''[[Do Chattane]]'' || || | |||
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|1974 || ''[[Vada Tera Vada]]'' || || | |||
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|1975 || ''[[Lafange]]'' || Leena || | |1975 || ''[[Lafange]]'' || Leena || | ||
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|1976 || ''[[Mehbooba (1976 film)|Mehbooba]]'' || Rita Malhotra || | |1976 || ''[[Mehbooba (1976 film)|Mehbooba]]'' || Rita Malhotra || | ||
|- | |||
|1976 || ''[[Ladki Bholi Bhali]]'' || || | |||
|- | |||
|1976 || ''[[Harfan Maulaa]]'' || || | |||
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|1977 || ''[[Mama Bhanja]]'' || || | |1977 || ''[[Mama Bhanja]]'' || || | ||
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|1977 || ''[[Priyatama]]'' || Renu || | |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 || ''[[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 || ''[[The Burning Train]]'' || Ramkali || | ||
|- | |||
|1980 || ''[[Judaai (1980 film)|Judaai]]'' || || | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1981 || ''[[Jwala Daku]]'' || Bijli || | |1981 || ''[[Jwala Daku]]'' || Bijli || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1981 || ''[[Nakhuda (film)|Nakhuda]]'' || Courtesan || | |1981 || ''[[Nakhuda (film)|Nakhuda]]'' || Courtesan || | ||
|- | |||
|1981 || ''[[Pyar Ki Manzil]]'' || || | |||
|- | |||
|1981 || ''[[Roohi (1981 film)|Roohi]]'' || || | |||
|- | |||
|1981 || ''[[Kanhaiyaa]]'' || || | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1982 || ''[[Satte Pe Satta]]'' || Guru's girlfriend || | |1982 || ''[[Satte Pe Satta]]'' || Guru's girlfriend || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1982 || ''[[Suraag (1982 film)|Suraag]]'' || Renu Lamba|| | |1982 || ''[[Suraag (1982 film)|Suraag]]'' || Renu Lamba|| | ||
|- | |||
|1982 || ''[[Begunah Qaidi]]'' || || | |||
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|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 || ''[[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 || ''[[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 || ''[[Padosi Ki Biwi]]'' || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1988 || ''[[Akhri Muqabla]]'' || || | |1988 || ''[[Akhri Muqabla]]'' || || | ||
|- | |||
|1988 || ''[[Do Waqt Ki Roti (1988 film)|Do Waqt Ki Roti]]'' || || | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1989 || ''[[Eeshwar (1989 film)|Eeshwar]]'' || Village Washerwoman || | |1989 || ''[[Eeshwar (1989 film)|Eeshwar]]'' || Village Washerwoman || | ||
|- | |||
|1989 || ''[[Shagun]]'' || || | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1990 || ''[[Baaghi: A Rebel for Love|Baaghi]]'' || Leelabai || | |1990 || ''[[Baaghi: A Rebel for Love|Baaghi]]'' || Leelabai || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1990 || ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]'' || Chanda Bai || | |1990 || ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]'' || Chanda Bai || | ||
|- | |||
|1991 ||''[[Kohraam]]'' || || | |||
|- | |||
|1992 || ''[[Deewana (1992 film)|Deewana]]'' || || | |||
|- | |||
|1992|| ''[[Ishq Khuda Hai]]'' || || | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1993 || ''[[Chandra Mukhi]]'' || Kamini Rai || | |1993 || ''[[Chandra Mukhi]]'' || Kamini Rai || | ||
|- | |||
|1995 || ''[[Barsaat (1995 film)|Barsaat]]'' || || | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1995 || ''[[Kartavya (1995 film)|Kartavya]]'' || Roop Sundari (Ugranarayan's wife) || | |1995 || ''[[Kartavya (1995 film)|Kartavya]]'' || Roop Sundari (Ugranarayan's wife) || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1995 || ''[[Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary]]'' || || [[ | |1995 || ''[[Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary]]'' || || Malayalam Film | ||
|- | |||
|1997 || ''[[Kaun Rokega Mujhe]]'' || || | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2000 || ''[[Fiza]]'' || Ulfat || | |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]]'' || || | |||
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| 1986-1987 || ''[[Buniyaad]]'' || Shanno || [[DD National]] || | | 1986-1987 || ''[[Buniyaad]]'' || Shanno || [[DD National]] || | ||
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| 2000 || Eena Meena Deeka || || [[DD Metro]] | | 2000 || ''Eena Meena Deeka''|| || [[DD Metro]] | ||
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[[Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni]] | [[Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Indian television actresses]] | [[Category:Indian television actresses]] | ||
[[Category: | [[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]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:02, 10 February 2026
Asha Sachdev | |
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![]() Sachdev in 2012 | |
| Born | Nafeesa Sultan 27 May 1956 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Relatives | Anwar (brother) 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.[1][2] She acted in a few early films as a leading lady, including the spy film Agent Vinod (1977) and the thriller Woh Main Nahin, and later shifted to supporting characters.[3] She has appeared in over 90 films in her career and is a recipient of a Filmfare award for her work in Priyatama (1978).[4]
Sachdev starred in a few successful films including Hifazat (1973) and 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[edit | edit source]
Sachdev was born as Nafeesa Sultan on May 27, 1956.[5] She is the daughter of actress Raziyah (who later changed her name to Ranjana)[5] 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 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.[6]
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.[4]
Career[edit | edit source]
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 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.[7]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
Films[edit | edit source]
Television[edit | edit source]
| Year | Serial | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | Buniyaad | Shanno | DD National | |
| 2000 | Eena Meena Deeka | DD Metro |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Jha, Subhash K.; Bachchan, Amitabh (1 November 2005). The essential guide to Bollywood. Roli Books Private Limited. pp. 1999–. ISBN 978-81-7436-378-7. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ↑ "Shake a leg with the golden era queens". DNA. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "Shriman Bond". Mint. 19 January 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ranjan, Sweta (14 March 2018). "The Lost Star: Asha Sachdev". National Khabar. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Who was Asha Sachdev? Some Lesser-known facts About former Bollywood actress". News 18. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ "Meet actress, who follows Hinduism after being born in a Muslim family, is still unmarried after her fiance died in".
- ↑ "Ranjeet's little secret is out". The Times of India. 23 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
