Sandhya Shantaram

Sandhya Shantaram (née Vijaya Deshmukh; 20 September 1931 – 4 October 2025), known mononymously as Sandhya, was an Indian actress. She is best known for her appearances in various Hindi and Marathi films directed by her husband V. Shantaram, in 1950s-1960s, most notably Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957), Navrang (1959), Marathi film Pinjra (1972) and Amar Bhoopali (1951).