Asha Sachdev

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Asha Sachdev
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Sachdev in 2012
Born
Nafeesa Sultan

(1956-05-27) May 27, 1956 (age 68)
Bombay, India
(present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active1972–present
Relatives Anwar (brother)
Arshad Warsi (half-brother)

Nafeesa Sultan (born May 27, 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]

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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

Sachdev was born as Nafeesa Sultan on May 27 in 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, 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 shortly after died in an accident. She is unmarried till date. [4]

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 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

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
1972 Bindiya Aur Bandook
1972 Double Cross Lily
1973 Hifazat Asha
1973 Kashmakash Ritu
1974 Parinay
1975 Lafange Leena
1976 Mehbooba Rita Malhotra
1977 Mama Bhanja
1977 Agent Vinod Anju Saxena
1977 Priyatama Renu
1978 Khoon Ka Badla Khoon
1980 The Burning Train Ramkali
1981 Jwala Daku Bijli
1981 Nakhuda Courtesan
1982 Satte Pe Satta Guru's girlfriend
1982 Suraag Renu Lamba
1984 Ek Nai Paheli Jeet Kumari
1985 3D Saamri Maria
1988 Padosi Ki Biwi
1988 Akhri Muqabla
1989 Eeshwar Village Washerwoman
1990 Baaghi Leelabai
1990 Agneepath Chanda Bai
1993 Chandra Mukhi Kamini Rai
1995 Kartavya Roop Sundari (Ugranarayan's wife)
1995 Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary Malayalam
2000 Fiza Ulfat
2006Rafta Rafta

Television

YearSerialRoleChannelNotes
1986-1987 Buniyaad Shanno DD National
2000Eena Meena Deeka DD Metro

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