Indian actress (1945?2021)
Surekha Sikri
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Sikri in 2018
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Born
| 19 April 1945
(
1945-04-19
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Died
| 16 July 2021
(2021-07-16)
(aged 76)
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Years active
| 1977?2021
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Known for
| Balika Vadhu
Badhaai Ho
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Spouse
| Hemant Rege
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Children
| 1
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Relatives
| Naseeruddin Shah
(former brother-in-law)
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Surekha Sikri
(19 April 1945 ? 16 July 2021)
[2]
was an Indian actress widely known for her performance in
theatre
,
films
and
television
. She has received several awards, including a
Filmfare Award
and three
National Film Awards
.
A veteran of
Hindi theatre
, she made her debut in the 1977 political drama film
Kissa Kursi Ka
and went on to play supporting roles in numerous
Hindi
and
Malayalam films
, as well as in
Indian soap operas
.
Sikri won the
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
thrice, for her roles in
Tamas
(1988),
Mammo
(1995) and
Badhaai Ho
(2018). She was awarded the
Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role
in 2008 for her work in the primetime soap opera
Balika Vadhu
and won the
Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
for the same show in 2011. In addition, she won the
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
in 1989 for her contributions towards Hindi theater. Her appearance in
Badhaai Ho
(2018) got her immense recognition and appreciation from viewers and critics. She won three awards: the
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
,
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
and the
Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress
for her performance in the film.
Early life and background
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Sikri belonged to
Uttar Pradesh
and she spent her childhood in
Almora
and
Nainital
. At the beginning of her career, she attended
Aligarh Muslim University
,
Aligarh
. Later, she graduated from the
National School of Drama
(NSD) in 1971,
[3]
and worked with the NSD Repertory Company for over a decade before shifting base to Mumbai. Surekha Sikri was the recipient of 1989
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
.
[4]
Personal life and death
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Her father was in the Air Force and her mother was a teacher. She was married to Hemant Rege and she has a son, Rahul Sikri, who lives in Mumbai and works as an artist.
[5]
Her husband, Hemant Rege, died due to heart failure on 20 October 2009.
[6]
Noted actor
Naseeruddin Shah
is her former brother-in-law, as his first marriage was with her step-sister Manara Sikri, also known as Parveen Murad.
[7]
She is their daughter, Heeba Shah's maternal aunt. Heeba acted as the younger version of her aunt's character,
Dadisa
in the television serial
Balika Vadhu
.
[8]
Sikri died on 16 July 2021 at the age of 76 of a
cardiac arrest
in Mumbai. She had been suffering from the complications of two previous
brain strokes
.
[9]
[10]
Filmography
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Films
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Television
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Awards and nominations
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Sikri has won the
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
three times, more than any other actress. Her other accolades include a
Filmfare
award, a
Screen
award and six
Indian Television Academy
awards.
References
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External links
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Awards for Surekha Sikri
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1955?1975
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1976?2000
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2001?present
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