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Yesteryear actress Achala Sachdev, who featured in the popular song 'Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen' from the film 'Waqt', has died following a prolonged illness. She was 88.
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For the last seven months, the actress was bed-ridden at the Poona Hospital and Research Centre (PHRC), Pune.
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Sachdev is survived by son Jytoin, who is in the US and would be going to Pune for the last rites.
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Born in Peshawar, Sachdev, who acted in around 150 films, made her film debut with 'Fashionable Wife' (1938).
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Her most memorable role was as Balraj Sahani's wife in the 1965 blockbuster 'Waqt', where she was part of the legendary song 'Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen'.
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She was also a part of films like 'Prem Pujari', 'Mera Naam Joker', 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna' and 'Andaz'.
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More recently, she played Kajol's grandmother in 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.'
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She played Amitabh Bachchan's mother in 'Kabhi
Khushi Kabhi Gham'.
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She was last seen in Hrithik Roshan starrer 'Na Tum Jaano Na Hum' (2002).
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Sachdev, who was staying in Pune for several years, had broken her leg after she fell down in her house about six months ago.
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She was treated but four days later she suffered a brain infarction in which she lost her vision and movements of upper
and lower limbs.
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She was being treated at the Poona Hospital and Research Centre. The funeral will be held on May 1 at Pune.
