Veteran actress Surekha Sikri suffers second brain stroke, admitted in ICU

Veteran Bollywood and TV actor Surekha Sikri has suffered a brain stroke on Tuesday. The 3 time National Award winner was last seen in Zoya Akhtar’s segment in Netflix anthology Ghost Stories, is currently in the ICU. “This is her second stroke after November 2018. We got her admitted to the hospital in the afternoon. She is stable and doctors are examining her,” manager Vivek said. In 2018 too, Sikri suffered a brain stroke while shooting for a TV show in Mahabaleshwar. She fell and hit her head which led to a stroke. Post this, she was paralysed. However, she recovered soon and a nurse was appointed to take care of her.

Sikri was paralysed when she filmed for Ghost Stories. During the promotions of Ghost Stories, the actor had said in an interview, "This is a real disability for an actor. You can’t use your hand, foot, and your body the way you want to because it is not following your commands. This is really very frustrating for an actor. Body language and movement is a great deal for me. People get scared and maybe they can’t trust me with any role whether I will be able to do them or not.” She had also said that she does not "believe in retirement".