Surekha Sikri passes away: Manoj Bajpayee, Randeep Hooda, Divya Dutta pay tribute

Surekha Sikri/picture courtesy: Pallav Paliwal

Surekha Sikri breathed her last on July 16, 2021, Friday, in Mumbai. The veteran actress passed away due to a cardiac arrest early morning, and the news was shared by her family member. As soon as the news broke on social media, Bollywood personalities including Manoj Bajpayee and Randeep Hooda mourned the death of three-time National Award-winning actress Surekha Sikri, popular in recent years as Dadisa in the TV series Balika Vadhu.

For the uninitiated, Surekha Sikri passed away at the age of 75. She had been unwell for quite some time now, and the national-award-winning actress was suffering from complications owing to a second brain stroke. She suffered a brain stroke in 2020 and a paralytic stroke in 2018.

In recent years, she won acclaim for her roles in the film Badhaai Ho, and the TV series Balika Vadhu.

Actor Manoj Bajpayee tagged Surekha as one of the greatest talents. "Very Sad news !!! One of the greatest talent Surekha Sikri ji passed away leaving behind so many great performances in theatre and cinema!! She was a treat to watch on stage. Can't forget some of those memories of her act in theatre. Great craft and a graceful person!! RIP," Manoj tweeted.

Actor Vijay Varma, who gained popularity as Moeen from the film Gully Boy, called Surekha's demise a loss to cinema.

Actor Randeep Hooda simply wrote: "Rest in peace #SurekhaSikri ji"

Actress Divya Dutta, said that she would remember the late veteran star "very fondly".

Here's what other celebrities tweeted.

He tweeted: "Sad to know about the demise of veteran theatre , television , film actress & a great human being #SurekhaSikhri ji due to cardiac arrest . It's a great loss to the industry. My heartfelt condolences to her near & dear ones."

Sikri made her film debut in the 1978 political drama Kissa Kursi Ka and made a mark with roles in films, TV and on stage over more than 40 years. She won the National Award as Best Supporting Actress for Tamas (1988), Mammo (1995) and Badhaai Ho (2018). She won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1989.

Sikri was born in Uttar Pradesh. Her father was in the Air Force and her mother was a teacher. She graduated from National School of Drama (NSD) in 1971.

With inputs from IANS

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