Sandhya Shantaram

Sandhya Shantaram
Sandhya in 1957
Born
Vijaya Deshmukh

(1931-09-22)22 September 1931
Kochi, Kingdom of Cochin, India
Died4 October 2025(2025-10-04) (aged 94)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress
Known forPinjra
Spouse
(m. 1956; died 1990)
RelativesVatsala Deshmukh (sister)

Sandhya Shantaram (née Vijaya Deshmukh; 22 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).