Veteran Bollywood actress Surekha Sikri passes away due to cardiac arrest

Mumbai:Veteran Bollywood actress and Balika Vadhu's Kalyani Devi, Surekha Sikri passed away due to a cardiac arrest this morning.She was 75.Sikri's manager said that, she had been unwell for several months and had suffered a brain stroke in 2020.

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).She gained prominence for her performance in the prime time soap opera Balika Vadhu.Her performance in the Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer Badhaai Ho drew immense acclaim and was seen as somewhat of a career comeback.(UNI)