{"id":7006,"date":"2021-07-16T07:14:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T07:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=7006"},"modified":"2021-07-16T07:35:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T07:35:50","slug":"national-award-winner-surekha-sikri-dies-of-cardiac-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=7006","title":{"rendered":"NATIONAL AWARD WINNER SUREKHA SIKRI DIES OF CARDIAC ARREST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mumbai, July 16, 2021:\u00a0<\/strong>Veteran actor Surekha Sikri has passed away at the age of 75 of a cardiac arrest. The actress was known for films such as Badhaai Ho and by her famous TV show character in Balika Vadhu as Dadi Sa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The actor was ailing for some time and had suffered a brain stroke in 2020 and a paralytic stroke earlier in 2018.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7008\" src=\"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/surekha-sikri-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/surekha-sikri-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/surekha-sikri-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/surekha-sikri.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7009\" src=\"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/images-1-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The veteran actor&#8217;s career spanned theatre, films and television. She made her debut with 1978 political drama film\u00a0<em>Kissa Kursi Ka\u00a0<\/em>and played author-backed roles across films in various industries. She received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress thrice, including Tamas (1988), Mammo (1995) and Badhaai Ho (2018).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7010 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/unnamed-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"566\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/unnamed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/unnamed.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She and her performances has left a remarkable impact on the industry. 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