Overview
- Her stepson Kiran Shantaram told PTI she passed away around 10 pm on Friday at Rajkamal Studio, where she had been living and unwell for four to five years with a recent fever and cough.
- The cremation took place Saturday morning at Vaikunth Dham, the Shivaji Park crematorium in Mumbai, according to the family.
- Sandhya, born Vijaya Deshmukh, was discovered by V. Shantaram for Amar Bhoopali (1951), became his third wife in 1956, and was celebrated for Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje, Do Aankhen Barah Haath, Navrang and the Marathi classic Pinjra.
- Tributes poured in from filmmakers and politicians, including director Madhur Bhandarkar and Maharashtra leaders such as Ashish Shelar and Devendra Fadnavis, praising her acting and dance legacy.
- Coverage differed on her age at death, with PTI and several outlets reporting 94 while others cited 87, reflecting unresolved discrepancies in published birth dates.