It's
indeed
a
sad
day
for
both
film
and
television
industry,
as
actress
Surekha
Sikri
left
for
her
heavenly
abode.
The
actress
breathed
her
last
earlier
today
at
the
age
of
75
following
a
cardiac
arrest.
Her
manager
said
that
she
had
been
suffering
from
complications
arising
from
a
second
brain
stroke.
Many
B-town
and
television
personalities
paid
their
last
respects
to
the
phenomenal
actress
via
social
media
and
prayed
that
her
soul
rest
in
peace.
A
while
ago,
her
Badhaai
Ho
co-star
Ayushmann
Khurrana
penned
a
heart-touching
note
for
her
and
recalled
his
last
memory
of
her.
Describing
Surekha
Sikri
in
his
own
words,
Ayushmann
wrote
on
Instagram,
"In
every
film
we
have
a
family
and
we
end
up
spending
more
time
with
the
film
family
than
our
own
families.
One
such
beautiful
family
was
in
Badhaai
Ho.
Out
of
all
my
films,
it
was
the
perfect
family
with
a
perfect
cast.
Surekha
Sikri
was
the
head
of
our
family,
who
was
more
progressive
than
the
entire
family
tree.
You
know
what,
that
was
her
in
real
life
too.
A
complete
boho.
A
chiller.
Young
at
heart."
Recalling
his
last
memory
of
the
Zubeidaa
actress,
he
further
wrote,
"I
remember
when
she
was
boarding
an
auto
rickshaw
after
the
screening
of
our
film,
Tahira
and
I
gave
her
a
lift
back
home
and
we
said
"ma'am
you
are
the
real
star
of
our
film" and
she
replied
"wish
I
get
more
work."
Tahira
and
I
were
speechless.
We
watched
her
frail
demeanour
walking
towards
her
building.
That's
my
last
memory
of
her."
Ayushmann
went
on
to
request
his
fans
to
watch
her
recite
Faiz
Ahmed
Faiz's
nazm
'Mujh-se
pehli
si
mohabbat
mere
mehboob
na
maang',
and
said
that
they
will
fall
in
love
with
her
all
over
again.
"An
impeccable
performer.
A
consummate
artiste.
A
legend.
You'll
be
missed
Surekha
ma'am.
Thank
you
for
the
beautiful
memories," wrote
Ayushmann.