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surekha sikri at sony 's maa exchange show launch hinduism surekha sikri new delhi , british india indian 19 april 1945 1978 -- present surekha sikri.jpg surekha sikri
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surekha sikri

surekha sikri or surekha sikri rege is an indian film , theatre and television actress .
a veteran of hindi theatre , she made her debut in the 1978 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 has -lrb- twice -rrb- won the national film award for best supporting actress , for her role in `` tamas '' -lrb- 1988 -rrb- and `` mammo '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- .
she was awarded the indian telly award for best actress in a negative role in 2009 for her work in the primetime soap opera `` balika vadhu '' , and for the same show won the indian telly award for best actress in a supporting role in 2011 .
in addition , she won the sangeet natak akademi award in 1989 for her contributions towards hindi theatre .
