Updated On: 19 July, 2021 08:07 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
As the world bid adieu to Surekha Sikri, `Balika Vadhu` stars Shashank Vyas and Avinash Mukherjee fondly remembered working with the talented actor, who unknowingly taught the two of them key lessons about acting, which they follow to date.

Shashank Vyas
Surekha died following a cardiac arrest at a hospital in suburban Mumbai on Friday morning at the age of 75. The three-time National Award-winning actor may have enthralled the audience with her various roles however one of her best-loved performances is from the popular daily show “Balika Vadhu”. Surekha played the role of matriarch Kalyanidevi more popularly known as Dadisa. The Colors channel show, set in a small town in Rajasthan, highlighted the issue of child marriage.
Touted to be one of the longest-running shows on television, actor Shashank Vyas entered “Balika Vadhu” after it went for a leap. The actor, who played the role of grown-up Jagdish alias Jagya, referred to Surekha as a legend and an institution of acting.