Achala Sachdev

Achala Sachdev
Achala Sachdev in Waqt (1965)
Born	(1920-05-03)3 May 1920 Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Pakistan)
Died	30 April 2012(2012-04-30) (aged 91) Pune, Maharashtra, India
Other names	Mother of Bollywood
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1938–2012
Notable work	Footpath Chandni Chowk (1954) Pardesi (1957) Miss Mary (1957) Shagun (1964) Sangam (1964) Arzoo (1965) Waqt (1965) Mere Sanam (1965) Hamraaz (1967) Mera Naam Joker (1970) Chandni (1989) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001)
Spouses	Gyan Sachdev (Divorced) Clifford Douglas Peters (marriage ended by death)
Children	Jyotin Sachdev (lives in USA)

Achala Sachdev (3 May 1920 – 30 April 2012) was an Indian actress who appeared in classic films of Hindi language film industry, who started her career as a child actor. She later became known for mother and grandmother roles in Hindi films. Her most memorable roles were as Balraj Sahni's wife in Waqt (1965) and Kajol's grandmother in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).