India’s dadi sa Surekha Sikri dead, industry mourns loss of the acclaimed actor. Actor Surekha Sikri passed away on Friday due t...

India’s dadi sa Surekha Sikri dead, industry mourns loss of the acclaimed actor.

Actor Surekha Sikri passed away on Friday due to a cardiac arrest. Industry people talk about her brilliance on stage in theatre and the big, small screen as well.

Variety is one word which can be used to sum up late actor Surekha Sikri’s body of work, across all mediums. She died on July 16 due to a cardiac arrest, leaving behind acclaimed performances in films such as Zubeidaa (2001), Tamas (1988), Mammo (1994) and many more.

A three-time National Award winner, the actor had suffered a stroke few years back due to a clot in her brain. Wheelchair bound since then, the sickness never stopped her from taking up more work and showing her brilliance.

Sikri, over a career spanning more than four decades, not only managed to leave a mark in films, but television too. Who can forget her iconic performance as the matriarch of the house in Balika Vadhu? Dadisa, as her character was called, made her a household name all over India.

And age was certainly never a deterrent for her. At 73, she appeared in Badhaai Ho (2018), a role and film so loved that it fetched her a National Award for Best Supporting Actress.