Saroj Khan

Filmmakers such as Subhash Ghai, Shekhar Kapur, Sudhir Mishra, Madhur Bhandarkar along with an array of celebrities mourn the demise of legendary choreographer Saroj Khan.

Bollywood lost another gem today as Saroj Khan breathed her last on Friday morning. She died due to cardiac arrest. Her death has left the whole of Bollywood mourning.

Bollywood Celebrities have their best dance numbers choreographed by the legendary choreographer Saroj Khan and her passing away has left many heartbroken, as they took to their social media profiles and mourned the demise of a legend.

‘Taal’ film director took to his social media account and wrote, “AN ERA HAS GONE absolutely my personal loss an integral part of our Mukta Arts family my strong partner in grooming stars like Madhuri Meenaxi Manisha n aishwarya Master of masters Saroj Khan will live in history of choreography of Indian cinema indeed. Bye JAAN. RIP SG”

Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra took to his social media and wrote, “Saroj Khan was d last connection 2that era of Indian Cinema where when emotions rose to a pitch,d characters burst into song and heroine escaped from the clutches of bad writing and came into her sensuous own . Where would d Indian Film heroine have been without talents like her!”

Director Madhur Bhandarkar shared, “Woke up to the news that Saroj Khan is no more with us, Most talented trend setter choreographer of Film industry, My condolences to her family members & admirers. We will miss you. #RIP “

Shekhar Kapur expressed, “She defined a generation of heroines. Certainly #MrIndia would not have been same film without #SarojKhan. You had to see her dance as she rehearsed with SriDevi. She was messmerizing. And what energy!  You could shoot all night, yet she smiled and danced constantly fresh”

May her soul rest in peace!

It seems that year 2020 is a year of grieve and sadness for Bollywood. One after another Bollywood is losing its gem. Veteran choreographer Saroj Khan died of a cardiac arrest at the wee hours of Friday at Guru Nanak hospital, Bandra.

Back on June 20, Saroj was admitted to the hospital with breathing complaints. She was initially feared to have contracted corona-virus but was cleared after testing negative for the deadly disease. She was 71. Many Bollywood celebrities paid tribute to her death.

Amitabh Bachchan tweeted, “Prayers…. Haath Jude Hain, Mann Ashant”

Akshay Kumar took to his twitter and wrote, “Woke up to the sad news that legendary choreographer #SarojKhan ji is no more. She made dance look easy almost like anybody can dance, a huge loss for the industry. May her soul rest in peace”

Suniel Shetty remembering the choreographer tweeted, “You are loved … You are irreplaceable … A true GURU … #RIPSarojKhan”

Tamanna Bhatia tweet read, “Woke up to the heartbreaking news of the legendary choreographer #SarojKhan’s demise. Her iconic dance moves inspired me at a very young age. Rest in peace Saroj Ji You are truly irreplaceable.”

Rakul Preet Singh deeply saddened about the news on her twitter wrote, “2020 please don’t give any more bad news . So sad to hear about #SarojKhan ma’am . Always dreamt of doing atleast one song Choreographed by her. Your grace and contribution to indian cinema shall always be remembered. May your soul RIP. Strength to the family”

Riteish Deshmukh wrote on Twitter: “Rest in Peace Saroj Khan ji. This loss is immeasurable for the industry and 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 Choreographed by her in Aladin. One tick off my bucketlist.”

Taapsee Pannu holds on to the memories of Saroj Ji. She writes, “At least I had a chance to dance in your company. I am going to hold on to those memories tight…. real tight. Red heart, we lose another star to the sky. Your songs will make every girl remember you forever n ever.”

Saroj Khan, the three-time National Award winner had choreographed for some of the most memorable tracks, including ‘Dola Re Dol’ from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘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.

The last rites of Saroj Khan will be performed at Malvani in Malad, Mumbai. She is survived by her husband Sohanlal, son Raju, and daughters Hina and Sukanya.