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    Life in pictures: Saroj Khan made Bollywood dance to her tunes

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    Life in pictures: Saroj Khan made Bollywood dance to her tunes

    The legendary choreographer died in Mumbai on July 3 following a cardiac arrest


    Published:  July 03, 2020 09:11 Manjusha Radhakrishnan, Assistant Editor - Features
    tabloid!

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    Saroj Khan with Madhuri Dixit Nene
    Legendary Indian choreographer Saroj Khan, who died on July 3, will be best remembered as one who injected grace and soul into Hindi songs with her classy dance moves. Image Credit: Instagram.com/sarojkhanofficial/
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    The prolific dance choreographer and dance maestro Khan, who died in Mumbai following a cardiac arrest, breathed life into more than 2,000 Hindi songs with her masterful dance movements. Image Credit: Sankha Kar/Gulf News
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    Saroj Khan and Madhuri Dixit Nene
    Although Khan started out in the early seventies, she really became a household name in the mid to late eighties, first directing some memorable dances for Sridevi and then Madhuri Dixit Nene, the reigning superstars of the era. Image Credit: Instagram.com/sarojkhanofficial/
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    Madhuri Dixit Nene, Saroj Khan and Subhash Ghai
    Called fondly by Bollywood insiders as ‘Masterji’, her collaboration with top actress Madhuri Dixit Nene is a bright spot in her career spanning four decades. Their songs like ‘Ek Do Teen’ and ‘Dhak Dhak’ from the 1990s were bonafide blockbusters where the actresses’ expressions were as important as those graceful moves. Image Credit: Instagram.com/sarojkhanofficial/
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    Sridevi and Saroj Khan
    She wasn’t a choreographer who depended on a robust tribe of skimpily-clad background dancers, but relied on the actors’ and their exaggerated expressions to do all the talking. Image Credit: Instagram.com/sarojkhanofficial/
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    Dola re
    Her choreography with Bachchan and Dixit in ‘Dola Re’ in the lavish period romance ‘Devdas’ stands proof to her spectacular talents as a choreographer, which won her an Indian National Award as well in 2003. Image Credit: Supplied
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    Kareena in Jab We Met
    Khan won the Indian National Award thrice in her lifetime. In 2006, she was a recipient of the award for all the songs she choreographed in the Tamil film, ‘Sringaram’. In 2008, she won the award for the song ‘Yeh Ishq Haaye’ filmed on Kareena Kapoor in ‘Jab We Met’. Image Credit: Supplied
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    Born as Nirmala Nagpal, Khan joined the Hindi film industry as a child artiste in the film ‘Nazrana’ and soon became a background dancer. She has won several awards in the choreography department for films including ‘Tezaab’, ‘Chaal Baaz’, ‘Beta’ and ‘Khal Nayak’. Image Credit:
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    Khan started out choreographing with the 1974 film, ‘Geeta Mera Naam’. She directed songs for the Tamil film ‘Thai Veedu’ in 1983, and also worked in Subhash Ghai’s superhit ‘Hero’ the same year. Image Credit: Supplied
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    Sridevi in 'Nagina'
    It was the 1986 film, ‘Nagina’ that made her a household name. Sridevi’s iconic dance ‘Main naagin tu sapera’ in that film continues to be a popular number even today. Image Credit: Supplied
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    Kangana Ranaut and Saroj Khan
    Lately, Khan has been selective with signing new projects. Her recent works include choreographing Kangana Ranaut in ‘Manikarnika’ last year and ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’ in 2015. Image Credit: Instagram.com/sarojkhanofficial/
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    Saroj Khan and Madhuri Dixit
    Her last major assignment has been directing Madhuri’s moves in last year’s release, ‘Kalank’. Image Credit: Instagram.com/sarojkhanofficial/
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    Saroj Khan with Shah Rukh Khan
    Khan, born in 1948, started out in films at the age of three as a child artiste before a stint as a back-up dancer in the fifties. She is survived by her husband, son and two daughters. (With inputs from IANS) Image Credit: Instagram.com/sarojkhanofficial/

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