national awardwinning actress surekha sikri popularly known for her role as dadi sa in balika vadhu passed away today july 16 the actress who is well known for her outstanding work in hindi tv and cinema died of a cardiac arrestthe industry is deeply saddened and mourning the loss of a great soul several actors and actresses from the television and film industry have expressed grief on her passing awayread alsobalika vadhus grown up jagya aka shashank vyas remembers surekha sikri says she was an institution herselfshashank vyas who essayed the role of grownup jagya in balika vadhu is grateful to have had worked with surekha sikri at the very start of his career the actor spoke about the beauty of surekha jis work and the lovely human being she wasmany have shared their fondest memories of the veteran actress tooactor pankaj berry who worked with surekha ji in the tv show sanjha chulha remembered her as a fascinating actress and human being he shared that she was an effortless actress and had an unmatchable dedication towards her workin an interaction with etimes tv the actor spoke about his experience with surekha ji she was a great actress and a great human being and we all know that the kind of fantastic work she has done in theatre tv and films i really had a great experience working with her on sanjha chulha and i noticed one thing id say woh bahut hi gehrayee mein jaa kar kaam karti thi she worked very smoothly was an effortless performer which i noticed while working with her on the show he saidshe was a sorted artiste and never ever did one see her overpowering any scene to show her superiority as an actor but if the character needed to be that way she did it for that particular scene pankaj added