Popular veteran actress Surekha Sikri dies of cardiac arrest. The news came as a shock to the entertainment industry on 16th July 2021. The versatile actress was 75 years old. She took her last breath early morning. The actor was ailing for a long time and had suffered two brain strokes in 2020 and 2018
The actor’s manager confirmed the news. He said, “Three-time national award-winning actress, Surekha Sikri has passed away following a cardiac arrest earlier this morning at the age of 75. She had been suffering from complications arising from a second brain stroke. She was surrounded by family and her caregivers. The family asks for privacy at this time. Om Sai Ram.”
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Celebrities from the entertainment industry like Manoj Bajpayee, Pooja Bhatt, Divyenndu, and Divya Dutta also mourned for the loss. Even the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal paid a tribute to her. He wrote, “Heartfelt condolences on the demise of veteran actress Surekha Sikri Ji. May God bless her soul,” he wrote on Twitter.
The veteran actor’s career spanned theatre, films, and television. Surekha Sikri made her debut with the 1978 political drama film Kissa Kursi Ka and played author-backed roles across films in various industries. She received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress thrice, including Tamas (1988), Mammo (1995), and Badhaai Ho (2018).
She was born in Uttar Pradesh and graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD) in 1971. The actor’s father was in the Air Force, and her mother was a teacher. She married Hemant Rege, and they have a son together, Rahul Sikri.
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