Asha Sachdev is a noted Bollywood character actor of the 1970s,though she acted in a few early films as a lead actress, including the hit spy film, Agent Vinod (1977) She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Priyatama in 1978.She won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her role as Neetu Singh's best friend in Priyatama in 1978.