One of India’s finest choreographers Saroj Khan passed away due to cardiac arrest in Mumbai on Friday. He was 71.
The national award winning choreographer was not keeping well for some time. Her daughter Sukaina Khan confirmed the news of her death.
Son Raju Khan, who is also a choreographer, performed the last rites. The body of Saroj Khan was taken to the cemetery in Malad in the morning.
She was admitted to Guru Nanak Hospital in Bandra last Saturday after she complained of breathing issues. The mandatory COVID-19 test done at the hospital showed a negative result.
In a career spanning over four decades, Saroj Khan is known for choreographing more than 2,000 songs, including few all time hits like Dola Re Dola from Devdas, Ek Do Teen from Madhuri Dixit-starrer Tezaab and Ye Ishq Haaye from Jab We Met in 2007.
She last choreographed for Tabaah Hogaye, featuring Madhuri from filmmaker Karan Johar’s production Kalank in 2019.
Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit remembered Saroj Khan in an Instagram post too. Sharing clicks with her ‘guruji’, Madhuri wrote, ‘I’m devastated & at an utter loss of words today! Saroj ji was part of my journey since the beginning. She taught me a lot, not just about dance but so much more. There’s a rush of memories in my head thinking of this big personal loss. My heartfelt condolences to the family 💔’
https://twitter.com/MadhuriDixit/status/1278901195751321600
Below is how Bollywood reacted to the news:
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RIP Saroji … I thank God I got a chance to be choreographed by you.. Prayers and Strength to the Family..#SarojKhan
— Genelia Deshmukh (@geneliad) July 3, 2020
Rest in Peace Saroj Khan ji. This loss is immeasurable for the industry & film lovers.Having choreographed more than 2000 songs she single handedly changed the landscape of how songs were shot. I had the pleasure of being Choerographed by her in Aladin. One tick off my bucketlist
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) July 3, 2020
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