bollywood Industry's ace choreographer saroj khan passed away on July 3 in mumbai after suffering a cardiac arrest. She was 71. Several bollywood celebrities, especially those who worked with her over the years, took to social media to share their memories with and of the legendary dance teacher, fondly referred to as 'masterji'. bollywood lost yet another gem after losing stars like irrfan khan, rishi kapoor, and more recently, sushant singh rajput, in quick succession. saroj khan herself had written a heartfelt note for Sushant after his death on june 14, which remains her last post on Instagram.
Sharing a black and white photo of Sushant, saroj khan wrote, "I had never worked with you @sushantsinghrajput but we have met many times. What went wrong in your LIFE? I'm shocked that you took such a drastic step in your LIFE..." . Concluding the note with "I Loved you in all your Movies and will always love you. R.I.P" the same could be said about late saroj khan as well. The legendary choreographer will be sorely missed and will always be loved by her friends and fans, and her dance moves will always make our hearts go 'dhak dhak'.
Saroj Khan's funeral was held at Malad Marve Kabrastan earlier yesterday. The last rites were performed at Malad burial ground. Few members of her family were allowed at the burial owing to social distancing norms. saroj khan won the National Award thrice in her lifetime. In 2003, she received the honour for the song 'Dola re dola' in Devdas, picturised on madhuri Dixit-Nene and aishwarya Rai Bachchan. 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 Khan in Jab We Met.
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