Today
(July
3,
2020)
is
indeed
a
sad
day
for
the
film
industry
as
the
veteran
choreographer,
Saroj
Khan,
left
for
her
heavenly
abode.
She
was
admitted
to
Guru
Nanak
Hospital
at
Bandra,
Mumbai
on
June
17,
owing
to
difficulty
in
breathing.
The
entire
nation
is
mourning
her
loss.
Many
B-town
actresses
including,
Madhuri
Dixit
Nene,
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan
and
Sonam
Kapoor,
paid
tribute
to
Saroj
Khan
via
their
Instagram
posts
and
expressed
their
sadness
over
her
demise.
While
we
bid
our
final
goodbye
to
the
veteran
choreographer,
who
had
choreographed
many
iconic
songs
like
'Ek
Do
Teen',
'Dola
Re
Dola',
'Dhak
Dhak
Karne
Laga',
'Nimbooda
Nimbooda',
'Hawa
Hawai',
'Yeh
Ishq
Haaye',
etc,
we
bring
to
you
some
of
the
unknown
facts
about
Saroj
Khan.
Saroj
Khan’s
Entry
In
Film
Industry
Did
you
know
that
Saroj
Khan
was
roped
in
as
a
child
artist
in
the
1961
film,
Nazrana?
Speaking
about
her
first
stint
in
the
film
industry,
Saroj
Khan
had
revealed,
"I
had
to
sit
in
a
moon
and
sing.
I
started
getting
more
offers
and
became
very
popular
as
a
child
artist,
but
soon
reached
an
age
where
I
would
not
get
more
roles."
How
Did
Saroj
Khan
Incline
Towards
Dancing?
At
the
age
of
10,
Saroj
Khan
joined
a
dancing
troupe
in
the
film
industry
and
danced
for
one-and-a-half
years.
Later,
she
was
noticed
by
choreographer
Sohan
Lal
because
of
her
sharp
steps.
She
was
just
13,
when
she
became
an
assistant
of
Sohan
Lal.
Saroj
Khan’s
First
Choreography
Speaking
about
her
first
choreography,
Khan
had
revealed
in
an
interview,
"I
choreographed
my
first
song
‘Nigahein
Milane
Ko
Jee
Chahta
Hai' from
Dil
Hi
Toh
Hai,
when
I
was
14.
It
was
picturised
on
Nutan.
PL
Santoshi
taught
me
how
to
join
movements
and
make
them
dance
steps."
Saroj
Khan’s
Achievements
While
Saroj
Khan
had
many
awards
in
her
kitty,
very
few
of
you
must
know
that
she
was
honoured
with
the
National
Award
thrice
in
her
career.
In
2003,
she
received
the
National
Award
for
the
Best
Choreography
for
‘Dola
Re
Dola'
(Devdas).
In
2007,
Sringaram,
a
Tamil-period
drama
got
her
second
National
Award
for
the
Best
Choreography
and
in
2008,
her
choreography
for
the
song,
‘Ye
Ishq
Haaye'
(Jab
We
Met),
got
her
third
National
Award.
With
her
sharp
choreography
and
sheer
attention
on
the
expressions
of
the
actresses,
Saroj
Khan
gave
us
many
iconic
songs.
It's
true
that
Bollywood
won't
be
the
same
without
her
presence!