Updated On: 16 July, 2021 01:00 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Avika Gor remembers veteran actress Surekha Sikri with whom she started her career in Balika Vadhu. Sikri passed away on Friday following a cardiac arrest

Surekha Sikri. File pic/Pallav Paliwal
Actress Avika Gor rose to fame playing Anandi in the TV show `Balika Vadhu` alongside Surekha Sikri, who essayed the popular Dadisa. Avika says she is lucky to have started her journey with Sikri around in the series. Sikri passed away on Friday following a cardiac arrest. She was 75. "I am saddened to know about the demise of my mentor Surekha Sikri ji , one of the greatest actors and doyen of Indian cinema, a legend. She inspired generations of actors and will always be missed. RIP. Surekha ma`m was an inspiration and showed the way with grace," said Avika.
She added: "What can I say about Surekha ji , who showed us the way, who showed us how it`s done, with so much grace and elan. She has been an inspiration to people like me who have aspired to be like her in every possible way. Her love and warmth is unmatched and there will never be another like her." Avika says she is very lucky to have worked with her.