National award winning actor Surekha Sikri suffered a brain stroke on Tuesday and has been admitted to Criticare Hospital in Mumbai.

Her nurse said that Sikri had a stroke at 11 AM in the morning while drinking a glass of juice. She is currently in the ICU unit.

"I rushed her to the hospital and she is currently being treated. I couldn't get her admitted to any other hospital because of high fees. We do not have that kind of money," she said while urging the film industry to provide financial help.

Back in 2018, Sikri had a brain stroke after she fell in the bathroom and hit her. This is the second time after ten months.

"I had a brain stroke ten months ago and I have been recovering since then. I fell down and hit my head in the bathroom while shooting in Mahabaleshwar. I have not been able to work due to my illness. The doctors say that I will be alright soon," she told Hindustan Times in an interview last year.

Surekha received National Awards for her roles in Tamas (1988), Mammo (1995) and Badhaai Ho (2018). She also won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1989 for her contributions towards Hindi theatre.

She was last seen in Zoya Akhtar's segment of the Netflix anthology Ghost Stories, which also starred Janhvi Kapoor and Vijay Varma.