Achala Sachdev was born on May 3, 1920 in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India. She is known for her work on Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003). She was married to Clifford Douglas Peters. She died on April 30, 2012 in Pune, Maharashtra, India.