Nafeesa Sultan, better known by her screen name Asha Sachdev is an Indian actress known for her roles as a supporting actress in Bollywood films of the 1970s and 1980s.[1][2] She acted in a few early films as a lead actress as well, including the hit spy film Agent Vinod (1977) and the thriller film Woh Main Nahin.[3] She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Priyatama in 1978. She was the main lead in successful films like Hifazat (1973) and Ek Hi Raasta (1977). The song "Jis Kaam Ko Dono Aye Hai", picturised on her and Jeetendra from the film Ek Hi Raasta, sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle and composed by Rajesh Roshan remains popular, along with the popular qawwali song "Pal Do Pal Ka " from The Burning Train sung by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle.
The daughter of actress Ranjana Sachdev and musician Ahmed Ali Khan (Ashiq Hussain) she adopted her stage name, after they divorced, from the name of her step-father. Singer Anwar Hussain is her brother and through her father's second marriage she is the half-sister of actor Arshad Warsi.
Asha 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, however the film was a flop. She got the main leading role in Hifazat (1973) and the film 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 - like in Agent Vinod and Ek Hi Raasta (1977), which became hits. She won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award 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 notable films are Mama Bhanja, Lafange, Mehbooba, Satte Pe Satta, Duniya Meri Jeb Mein, The Burning Train, Judaai, Prem Rog and Eeshwar. In the late 80s, 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 TV series, Jugni Chali Jalandhar on SAB TV, with actor Ranjeet.[4]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Asha Sachdev news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nafeesa Sultan better known by her screen name Asha Sachdev is an Indian actress known for her roles as a supporting actress in Bollywood films of the 1970s and 1980s 1 2 She acted in a few early films as a lead actress as well including the hit spy film Agent Vinod 1977 and the thriller film Woh Main Nahin 3 She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Priyatama in 1978 She was the main lead in successful films like Hifazat 1973 and Ek Hi Raasta 1977 The song Jis Kaam Ko Dono Aye Hai picturised on her and Jeetendra from the film Ek Hi Raasta sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle and composed by Rajesh Roshan remains popular along with the popular qawwali song Pal Do Pal Ka from The Burning Train sung by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle Asha SachdevSachdev in 2012BornNafeesa Sultan 1956 05 27 27 May 1956 age 66 citation needed Bombay Bombay State India present day Mumbai Maharashtra India NationalityIndianOccupationActorYears active1972 presentRelativesAnwar brother Arshad Warsi half brother The daughter of actress Ranjana Sachdev and musician Ahmed Ali Khan Ashiq Hussain she adopted her stage name after they divorced from the name of her step father Singer Anwar Hussain is her brother and through her father s second marriage she is the half sister of actor Arshad Warsi Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 2 1 Films 2 2 Television 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditAsha 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 however the film was a flop She got the main leading role in Hifazat 1973 and the film 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 like in Agent Vinod and Ek Hi Raasta 1977 which became hits She won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award 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 notable films are Mama Bhanja Lafange Mehbooba Satte Pe Satta Duniya Meri Jeb Mein The Burning Train Judaai Prem Rog and Eeshwar In the late 80s 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 TV series Jugni Chali Jalandhar on SAB TV with actor Ranjeet 4 Filmography EditFilms Edit Year Film Role Notes1972 Bindiya Aur Bandook1972 Double Cross Lily1973 Hifazat Asha1973 Kashmakash Ritu1974 Parinay1975 Lafange Leena1976 Mehbooba Rita Malhotra1977 Mama Bhanja1977 Agent Vinod Anju Saxena1977 Priyatama Renu1978 Khoon Ka Badla Khoon1980 The Burning Train Ramkali1981 Jwala Daku Bijli1981 Nakhuda Courtesan1982 Satte Pe Satta Guru s girlfriend1982 Suraag Renu Lamba1984 Ek Nai Paheli Jeet Kumari1985 3D Saamri Maria1988 Padosi Ki Biwi1988 Akhri Muqabla1989 Eeshwar Village Washerwoman1990 Baaghi Leelabai1990 Agneepath Chanda Bai1993 Chandra Mukhi Kamini Rai1995 Kartavya Roop Sundari Ugranarayan s wife 1995 Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary Malayalam2000 Fiza UlfatTelevision Edit Year Serial Role Channel Notes1986 1987 Buniyaad Shanno DD National2000 Eena Meena Deeka DD MetroReferences Edit 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 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 External links EditAsha Sachdev at IMDb Asha Sachdev at Bollywood Hungama Asha Sachdev Memories 1998 interview Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asha Sachdev amp oldid 1146137666, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
