Kaun Banega Crorepati 13: Amitabh Bachchan Lauds Veteran Actress And National Awardee Surekha Sikri After A Question About Her Pops Up

Kaun Banega Crorepati is a popular quiz show on television. Various people come to the show and acquire a place on the hot seat and take back the winning amount. Needless to say, the host of the show, Amitabh Bachchan is ruling the show. In the recent episode, the contestant Akshayjyot Ratnoo came on the hot seat after winning the fastest finger first round. Akshayjyot Ratnoo from Jodhpur was earlier preparing for UPSC and is currently in the final year of BA LLB. After answering back-to-back questions, he won Rs 6.4 lakh on Kaun Banega Crorepati 13.

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Akshayjyot Ratnoo after answering the initial questions opted for the flip the question lifeline for the eighth question, which was for Rs 80,000. The question was from the entertainment category and was based on the late actress Surekha Sikri. Akshayjyot gave the right answer and won the money. The question reads as, ‘Which of these actresses won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress’ three times for her role in Tamas, Mammo, and Badhaai Ho. The correct answer among Neena Gupta, Surekha Sikri, Farida Jalal, and Deepa Sahi was Surekha Sikri which he chose and won the amount.

Following it, host Amitabh Bachchan went on to share that Surekha Sikri had started her career with the movie Kissa Kursi Ka in 1978, and she even featured in several serials apart from films. He also added, “Bahut hi durbhagyavarsh humne unhe kho dia hai aur bahut hi umdah kalakaar aur Badhaai Ho mein toh ekdam adhbhut unki bhoomika rahi hai.”

Now, talking about late actress Surekha Sikri, she passed away in July this year due to a cardiac arrest at the age of 75. In the movie Badhaai Ho, she was seen with Ayushmann Khurrana, Sanya Malhotra, Neena Gupta, and Gajraj Rao. Adding more about Surekha Sikri’s role in Badhaai Ho, she played the role of Neena Gupta’s mother-in-law. The actress essayed the character of a granny (daadi) who doesn’t shy away from speaking her mind. Surekha Sikri received immense love and praises from the viewers for her spectacular performance in the movie