By Admin 
Saroj khan death anniversary special: Whenever there is talk of choreographer in Bollywood, Saroj Khan’s name comes first in the mind. Of course, today he is not among us, but his memories, his passion and his magnificent dance moves are still in our hearts.
He died on 3 July 2020 due to cardiac arrest. At the age of 71, he breathed his last and left behind, his passion and the power to never give up. She kept dancing her whole life, swinging.
Do you know the real name of Saroj Khan?
Saroj Khan’s real name was Nirmala Nagpal. There was a special thing in his style that made every song even more special. She taught dance to big actresses like Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi, Aishwarya Rai. The seriousness of the Guru and the mother’s love in him was settled together. The tough she looked, the more soft heart.
People were afraid of Saroj Khan’s anger
Bollywood’s famous choreographer Bosco Martis told in one of his interviews how he and his partner Caesar tried to bring Western dance styles into Bollywood, but the most feared he was of Saroj Khan’s anger. Bosco Martis said- ‘Me and my partner Caesar, when we were trying to bring our dance style to Bollywood, we were only afraid of Saroj Khan, because she was a traditional and Indian style Mallika. But when he met closely, it was found that she wanted to really want to save the purity of Indianness.
‘I was given a reward of 100 rupees in my praise’
Bosco further said- ‘He gave us an opportunity to work with him, blessed and always encouraged us. I consider myself lucky that I knew the dance in his shade better. I remember on the set of Dance India Dance, he gave a reward of Rs 100 in my praise. It is impossible to express the happiness of that moment. Both Mamta and strict style like his mother were seen together.
Acting debut made at the age of 3 years
Saroj started his career at the age of just 3 with a child artist film ‘Dazhana’, but his inclination gradually turned to dance. In the initial days, she worked as a background dancer and started learning choreography at the age of 13. He gave the famous dance director B.C. Sohanlal worked as an assistant and deepened the nuances of dance.
Saroj Khan became independent choreographer
The real turn of his career came when he got a chance to become independent choreographer. She started the film ‘Geeta Mera Naam’ as an independent choreographer, but was identified with the superhit song ‘Main Teri Dushman’ of the 1986 film ‘Nagina’. In this song, Sridevi’s tremendous dance won the hearts of the audience and Saroj Khan’s popularity also increased. After this, in 1987, the song ‘Hawa Hawaii’ by ‘Mr. India’ made him famous in every household.
Saroj Khan became a hit machine with a song
Saroj Khan’s career reached the seventh sky when choreographed the song ‘Ek Do Teen’ from the 1988 film ‘Tezaab’. This song not only made Madhuri an overnight star, but also gave Saroj Khan the status of ‘Hit Machine’. The success of this song was so big that for the first time in the Filmfare Awards, the category of ‘Best Choreography’ was started and the first award was given to Saroj Khan.
Choreographed over 2,000 songs
Songs like ‘Dholi Taro’, ‘Humko Hai Wait’, ‘Behind Choli’, ‘Beginning’, ‘Dola Re Dola’, and ‘Nimbuda’ made her the queen of choreography. Saroj Khan choreographed more than 2,000 songs. All the big actresses of Bollywood were seen trembling in her choreography. He taught actresses like Sadhana, Vyjayanthimala, Helen, Sharmila Tagore, Voida Rehman, Zeenat Aman, Rekha, Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Karishma, Urmila, Raveena Tandon, Aishwarya Rai and Kareena Kapoor.
Indian Folk Dance and Classical Dance made popular
The specialty of Saroj Khan was that she did not keep the dance limited to just steps. He believed that there should be a sense of dance, the story should be seen from the face. She used to break each line of every song and make expressions and movements accordingly. He made Indian Folk Dance and Classical Dance popular in main stream films. She was known for her different style, simplicity and discipline.
National Award won three times
Saroj Khan has received the National Award three times and the Filmfare Award eight times. He also participated in TV reality shows as a judge and encouraged new artists. He gave choreography the status of a respectable art, not just a profession.