Late actor Surekha Sikri
Surekha Sikri, whose precise and nuanced acting enlivened and elevated Delhi theatre in the 1970s and who delivered a clutch of pitch-perfect performances in films and television, passed away after a heart attack in Mumbai on Friday morning. She was 76.
“She had been suffering from complications arising from a second brain stroke,” the actor s agent Vivek Sidhwani told PTI. The first stroke had occurred in last September.
Whatever the medium, Sikri approached every part with sincerity and sensitivity; her acting always informed by an intense yet elegant aesthetic. One of her three national awards came for ‘Mammo’ (1994), richly deserved for her finely-grained depiction of insecurity and anxiety that the part required. The other two came in Govind Nihalani’s telefilm, ‘Tamas’ (1988) and director Amit Sharma’s ‘Badhaai Ho’ (2018).
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Sikri was last seen in Netflix s anthology Ghost Stories (2020), in the story directed by Zoya Akhtar.
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Surekha Sikri passed away in Mumbai following a cardiac arrest
She was known for her stellar performance in classics like Mammo , Salim Langde Pe Pat Ro
Sikri also delivered a fabulous performance as Faiyyazi in Shyam Benegal s Zubeida
She also enthralled TV audiences as Dadi sa in the long-running series Balika Badhu
She is survived by her son
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MUMBAI: Veteran actress Surekha Sikri passes away on Friday morning at the age of 75 following a cardiac arrest, her agent said. News agency
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Veteran actor Surekha Sikri died on Friday morning at the age of 75 following a cardiac arrest, her agent said.
In a statement shared with the media, the agent said the actor had been suffering from complications arising from a second brain stroke. 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, the actor s agent Vivek Sidhwani said. She was surrounded by family and her caregivers. The family asks for privacy at this time. Om Sai Ram, he added.
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She died on Friday morning following a cardiac arrest, her agent said.
Veteran actor Surekha Sikri died on Friday morning at the age of 75 following a cardiac arrest, her agent said.
In a statement shared with the media, the agent said the actor had been suffering from complications arising from a second brain stroke. 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, the actor s agent Vivek Sidhwani said. She was surrounded by family and her caregivers. The family asks for privacy at this time. Om Sai Ram, he added.
National Award-winning actress Surekha Sikri, 75, dies of cardiac arrest
Surekha Sikri had suffered a brain stroke in 2020 and a paralytic stroke earlier in 2018. Surekha Sikri | File photo
Updated: Jul 16, 2021, 10:30 AM IST
Veteran actor Surekha Sikri passed away in Mumbai at the age of 75 earlier this morning after suffering from cardiac arrest. She had been keeping unwell for several months and breathed her last while she was surrounded by family members. 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, the actor s manager Vivek Sidhwani said in a media statement.