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Surekha Sikri

1945 - 2021

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Surekha Sikri (pronounced [suˈɾeːkʰaː ˈsɪkɾiː]; 19 April 1945 – 16 July 2021) 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Surekha Sikri is the 8,883rd most popular actor (down from 7,750th in 2024), the 1,047th most popular biography from India (down from 897th in 2019) and the 217th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Surekha Sikri ranks 8,883 out of 13,578. Before her are Ellen Sandweiss, Payman Maadi, Kazunari Ninomiya, Fred Savage, Joan Blackman, and Jonathan Goldstein. After her are Sarah Polley, Özge Özpirinçci, John Pyper-Ferguson, Lea DeLaria, Kang Ji-hwan, and Gina Philips.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Surekha Sikri ranks 658. Before her are Dan Harrington, Winston Peters, James Buchli, Lualhati Bautista, Angela Scoular, and Subhash Ghai. After her are Hanan al-Shaykh, Walden Bello, Dusa McDuff, Dennis Burkley, Ray LaHood, and Damien Magee. Among people deceased in 2021, Surekha Sikri ranks 669. Before her are Sibusiso Moyo, Celso Güity, Gerry Marsden, Zizinho, Hamed Bakayoko, and Storrs L. Olson. After her are Antony Sher, Tommy Kirk, David Amess, Porfirio Armando Betancourt, Danish Siddiqui, and Keshav Dutt.

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In India

Among people born in India, Surekha Sikri ranks 1,047 out of 1,861. Before her are Padma Subrahmanyam (1943), Hira Devi Waiba (1940), Divya Bharti (1974), Nayantara Sahgal (1927), Zubeida (1911), and Ramanathan Krishnan (1937). After her are Usha Uthup (1947), Mahie Gill (1975), Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (1930), Simi Garewal (1947), Sooraj Barjatya (1965), and Chitrangada Singh (1976).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Surekha Sikri ranks 217. Before her are Sushmita Sen (1975), Nithya Menen (1988), Rajkummar Rao (1984), Amala Paul (1991), Divya Bharti (1974), and Zubeida (1911). After her are Mahie Gill (1975), Simi Garewal (1947), Chitrangada Singh (1976), Kartik Aaryan (1990), Tina Desai (1987), and Anita Hassanandani (1981).

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