Surekha Sikri, an Indian theatrical, cinema, and television actor, was born in 1945.
Surekha Sikri (April 19, 1945 – July 16, 2021) was an Indian stage, film, and television actress. Sikri was nominated for three National Film Awards and one Filmfare Award. She made her debut in the 1977 political drama Kissa Kursi Ka and went on to play supporting roles in a number of Hindi and Malayalam films, as well as Indian soap operas. Sikri won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress three times, for her performances in Tamas (1988), Mammo (1995), and Badhaai Ho (1999). (2018). She won the Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role in 2008 for her work in the primetime soap opera Balika Vadhu and the Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role in 2009.
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