Veteran
actress
Surekha
Sikri
left
everyone
in
splits
with
her
hilarious
performance
as
Dadi
in
Ayushmann
Khurrana's
Badhaai
Ho.
The
actress
bagged
the
Best
Supporting
Actress
Award
for
the
film
this
year.
While
the
talented
actor
isn't
keeping
well,
she
still
made
it
to
the
National
Film
Awards
ceremony
today
on
a
wheel-chair.
Every
one
in
the
auditorium
stood
up
and
clapped
when
she
was
bestowed
with
the
award.
As
per
a
Times
Of
India
report,
the
veteran
actress
had
a
brain
stroke
while
shooting
in
Mahabaleshwar
a
few
months
ago
and
since
then,
she
hasn't
returned
to
work.
She
is
still
in
a
recovering
state
and
will
get
back
to
work
soon.
Reportedly,
she
fell
down
and
injured
her
head
in
the
bathroom.
Earlier,
while
speaking
to
the
tabloid,
Surekha
had
said,
"National
Award
for
'Badhaai
Ho'
is
an
unexpectedly
pleasant
surprise.
It
is
a
great
feeling
right
now.
I
got
a
call
from
the
director
just
now
informing
about
the
National
Award
win.
I
wish
he
could
have
won
the
award.
I
thank
all
the
people
who
liked
the
concept
and
the
film
and
it
feels
great
when
your
work
gets
appreciated."
Meanwhile,
her
Badhaai
Ho
co-star
Neena
Gupta
congratulated
her
on
the
win
and
wrote,
"Lots
of
love
surekha
ji."
With
Badhaai
Ho,
Surekha
Sikri
won
the
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Supporting
Actress
for
the
third
time.
She
had
earlier
won
it
for
Tamas
and
Mammo
in
the
year
1988
and
1995
respectively.
Badhaai
Ho
also
bagged
the
Best
Popular
Film
Providing
Wholesome
Entertainment
Award.
Director
Amit
Sharma
was
present
at
the
event
to
collect
the
award.