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Marathi Actress Sandhya Dared to Shoot with Real Lions, Outshining Bollywood & Hollywood Heroes!
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News18•05-10-2026, 12:06
Marathi Actress Sandhya Dared to Shoot with Real Lions, Outshining Bollywood & Hollywood Heroes!
- •Marathi actress Sandhya shot dangerous scenes with real lions, proving more daring than many Bollywood and Hollywood action heroes.
- •Born Vijaya Deshmukh on September 27, 1938, in Kochi, Sandhya began her cinematic journey with V. Shantaram's 1951 Marathi film 'Amar Bhoopali'.
- •She trained with renowned dancer Gopi Krishna for the 1955 film 'Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje' and married V. Shantaram on December 22, 1956.
- •For the 1961 film 'Stree', Sandhya lived with trainers to understand real lions and filmed dangerous scenes without a body double.
- •Known for her roles in films like 'Do Aankhen Barah Haath', she passed away on October 4, 2025, after a secluded life.
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Marathi actress Sandhya, whose real name was Vijaya Deshmukh, lived with trainers to understand the movements of real lions and shot dangerous scenes with them without any body double for the 1961 film 'Stree'.
Her cinematic journey began when she responded to a newspaper advertisement for V. Shantaram's 1951 Marathi film 'Amar Bhoopali' and impressed the filmmaker during her audition with her unique voice.
Sandhya passed away on October 4, 2025, due to age-related ailments, and was given her final farewell at the Shivaji Park crematorium in Dadar.
