Achala Sachdev was an Indian actress who stepped into the Hindi Film industry as a child artist and went on to play senior roles as well. Her most famous performances can be credited to films like Kashmir (1951), Foot Path (1953), Manzil (1960), Bombai Ka Babu (1960), Dil Ek Mandir (1963), Haqeeqat (1964), Waqt (1965), Prem Pujari (1970), Laila Majnu (1976), Tumhari Kasam (1978), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002). Her film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love is set to be dubbed in Hindi and released again in 2015.

She passed away on 30 April 2012 in Pune.