Known for her powerful acting capabilities, popular veteran actress Surekha Sikri passed away today at the age of 75. The Badhaai Ho actress succumbed to a massive heart attack. The three times National Award winning actress had been nursing ailing health for quite some time and had suffered a brain stroke in 2020. She breathed her last and left for her heavenly abode this morning. Surekha was known for her incredible portrayal of Kalyani Devi in the Television show Balika Vadhu. She had been part of projects like Ghost Stories, Badhaai Ho, Tamas, Mammo, and Kissa Kursi Ka. 



Surekha Sikri’s demise was confirmed by her manager in a statement that read, “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.”