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Actress Achla Sachdev expires
MUMBAI: Yesteryear actress Achla Sachdev passed away in Pune on Monday at the ripe age of 91.
Sachdev was bed-ridden for the past seven months at Poona Hospital and Research Centre (PHRC).
It may be remembered that Sachdev had broken her left leg after a fall in her house nearly six months ago. She also suffered from a brain infarction due to which she lost her vision and movements of upper and
lower limbs.
Sachdev gained immense popularity by playing roles of mother and grandmother in Hindi films. Her most memorable roles include Waqt in which she played wife of Balraj Sahani in 1965 and also as Kajol‘s grandmother in the 1995 film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
Born on 3 May 1920, Sachdev made her film debut with Fashionable Wife in1938 and acted in over 130 Hindi films in her career. She charmed the audience by playing some memorable roles in films like Na Tum Jaano Na Hum, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Chandni, Karm and Albela.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
