Actress Surekha Sikri dies of cardiac arrest aged 75

Mumbai: Veteran theatre actor and Balika Vadhu’s Kalyani Devi, Surekha Sikri passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Friday morning.

She was 75.

Sikri, who was seen in films like Badhai Ho and TV shows like Balkika Vadhu, suffered a brain stroke in 2020, her manager said.

Three time national award wining Surekha Sikri made her debut in 1978, with the film Kissa Kursi Ka.

She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress thrice, for her roles in Tamas (1988), Mammo (1995) and Badhaai Ho (2018).

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