In another saddening news for the Bollywood industry, veteran choreographer Saroj Khan died of a cardiac arrest at the age of 71 on Thursday night. She was admitted to Mumbai’s Guru Nanak Hospital last month after she complained of trouble in breathing.
Saroj Khan was in the hospital since June 17 after she complained of breathing difficulties. She had tested negative for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
Co-incidentally, Saroj Khan's last post was late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. She wrote an emotional post-Sushant on her Instagram. By uploading Sushant's photo, she wrote, "I had never worked with you @sushantsinghrajput but we have meet many times. What went wrong in your LIFE?I'm shocked that you took such a drastic step in your LIFE.You could have spoken to an Elder which could have helped YOU and would have kept us Happy looking at YOU. God bless your soul and I don't know what your Father and Sister's are going through. Condolences and Strength to them to go through this Time. I Loved you in all your Movies and will always Love you. R.I.P"
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Born in 1948, Saroj Khan started her career as a child artiste at the age of 3. Graduating to a back-up dancer in the 1950s, she worked with choreographer B Sohanlal.
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She started working as a choreographer with Geeta Mera Naam (1974), but it was while working with Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit in the 80s and 90s that her career touched new heights. Mr India (1987), Nagina (1986), Chandni (1989), Tezaab (1988), and Thanedaar (1990) had some of the memorable songs choreographed by her. She collaborated with Madhuri again in Kalank (2018). Saroj Khan is survived by her husband, son and two daughters.