Dadisa in balika vadhu biography for kids
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Surekha Sikri had no idea that her role as Dadi sa 'would become so big'
Keeping a character alive for five years isn’t an easy task. And 68-year-old Surekha Sikri, who plays the iconic character of Dadisa in Balika Vadhu, feels that the popularity she has received is a result of the combined effect of other roles she has played in her past. Having won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress — twice (for Tamas (1988) and mammo (1995), she still wants to better herself as an actor. In this chat, the soft spoken and spiritual actor talks about her stint at playing TV’s most memorable grandmom.
Do you agree that the success and popularity of the role of Dadisa has surpassed your earlier memorable roles?
I was surprised myself that this character clicked with people. The process of acting is a continuous learning experience. An actor never arrives; so one can’t say that. What I could do five years earlier, I can do better now. My growth as an actor reflects in my work. I have tried to give the character many shades; she is not a cardboard character. Dadisa is not boring.
Your character has seen a massive change — from that of a strict matriarch to a broad-minded grandmother.
Is such a transformation actually possible for a real person?
It’s possible in re
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Anup Soni remembrs ‘Dadisa’ Surekha Sikri on her birth anniversary: She was a legend
Apr 18, 2023 11:43 PM IST
Actor Anup Soni goes down memory lane and recalls the bond he shared with his onscreen mum, late actor Surekha Sikri on popular TV show Balika Vadhu.
Late actor Surekha Sikri, known for her roles in TV show Balika Vadhu and films such as Badhaai Ho (2018), Mammo (1994) and Child Bride (2008), may not be among us today, but the legacy she has left behind will always stay afresh in the minds of her fans and co-stars. On her birth anniversary, her on-screen son from Balika Vadhu, actor Anup Soni remembers and revisits his precious moments with her, both on set and off it.
Sharing their common factor of studying at the same institute, Soni says, “We were from the same institute, National School Of Drama, and she was much senior to me. As a student of NSD, for us, Surekha Sikri was a legend. She was a theatre tycoon. There was an image in our minds about her, but we never saw her perform theatre as she was not in Delhi when we were studying.”
The 48-year-old emphasises that Sikri was already in a different phase of her life working on screen, when the two worked together in the daily soap. “I worked with her very closely in Balika Vadhu for almos
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Balika Vadhu
Indian screenplay television series
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| Genre | Soap opera |
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| Creative director | Siddhartha Vankar |
| Starring | See below |
| Country curiosity origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 2,245 |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Production company | Sphere Origins |
| Network | Colors TV |
| Release | 21 July 2008 (2008-07-21) – 31 July 2016 (2016-07-31) |
| Chhoti Anandi Balika Vadhu 2 | |
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