Achala Sachdev passes away

Bollywood actress Achala Sachdev who was seen in one of the most popular song "Aa meri zohra jabeen" died at a Pune hospital on April 30 2012, Monday. 

She was 91 year old. For the last seven months, the actress was bed-ridden at the Pune Hospital and Research Centre (PHRC), Pune.

Vinod Shah, Achala Sachdev's physician said that, "She passed away due to respiratory failure at 5.30pm yesterday. She was bed-ridden for about six months after she suffered a cerebrovascular (brain attack)." Vinod Shah tended to her for more than seven months.

Achala has been staying in Pune for several years. The actress broke her left leg after a fall in her house nearly six months ago. A clot was diagnosed in the artery near her heart through an MRI scan, which eventually broke into small clots and made a place in her brain vessels. Soon she was diagnosed with multiple emboli in her brain which led to total paralysis and loss of vision. Achala's condition became extremely critical a few days ago and since then she was on ventilator support.

She was born on 3rd May 1920 in Peshawar. She acted in around 130 films, made her film debut with Fashionable Wife (1938). One of her most memorable roles was the one played on the movie Waqt in which she was a part of the song "Aa meri zohra jabeen". She was last seen in the bollywood film 'Na Tum Jaano Na Hum' which was released in the year 2002.

She is survived by son Jytoin, who is in the US.

The funeral took place on 1st May 2012 at Pune.

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- Unknown Updated at: Thursday, May 03, 2012