When Saroj Khan Slammed Chikni Chameli And Called Ganesh Acharya’s Choreography 'Vulgar'
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Lekhaka
Netizens
haven't
come
out
of
the
shock
caused
from
choreographer
Saroj
Khan's
death.
The
veteran
choreographer
breathed
her
last
on
July
3
in
Guru
Nanak
hospital,
Mumbai,
owing
to
cardiac
arrest.
In
the
last
few
months,
we
have
lost
many
talented
artists
and
2020
is
indeed
a
very
dark
year
for
the
film
industry.
Amid
all
the
chaos,
many
clips
of
Saroj
Khan's
interviews
are
going
viral
on
the
Internet
and
netizens
are
in
awe
of
her
boldness!
While
surfing
the
net,
we
came
across
an
old
interview
of
Saroj
Khan,
wherein
she
had
criticised
Katrina
Kaif's
popular
dancer
number,
'Chikni
Chameli'
and
called
its
choreography
'vulgar'.
Saroj
Khan
On
Chikni
Chameli
She
said
in
an
interview,
"I
thought
Chikini
Chameli
was
vulgar
because
he
(Ganesh
Acharya)
emphasised
too
much
on
one
hip
movement
and
her
bust.
The
song
is
not
done
like
a
lavaani.
He
went
for
out-and-out
vulgarity."
Saroj
Khan:
Farah
Can’t
Dance
In
the
same
interview,
Saroj
Khan
also
took
a
sly
dig
at
Farah
Khan
and
said,
"Sheila
Ki
Jawani
is
better
than
Munni
Badnam
Hui.
The
song
wasn't
that
good
but
the
dance
was
better.
That
was
the
saving
grace.
Farah
can't
dance.
She
doesn't
even
know
to
give
the
count.
Sheila
Ki
Jawani
is
better
than
the
other
item
numbers."
Why
Was
Saroj
Khan
Miffed
With
Farah
Khan?
Speaking
about
Farah
Khan,
Saroj
Khan
said,
"Farah
Khan
did
not
choreograph
Sheila
Ki
Jawani;
(her
assistant)
Geeta
Kapoor
did.
Farah
Khan
admits
it.
That's
why
when
she
took
the
award
on
stage
she
said,
"Geeta,
this
is
for
you."
Why
couldn't
she
give
the
credit
in
the
film
credits?"
Saroj
Khan:
I
Don’t
Ask
For
Work
In
the
same
interview,
Saroj
Khan
also
spoke
about
her
personal
life
and
said
her
life
revolved
around
her
family.
She
said,
"I
don't
attend
parties.
I
don't
socialise.
I
don't
ask
for
work.
I
don't
sit
near
the
feet
of
any
hero
and
tell
him
I
made
a
film
and
have
losses
of
Rs
8
crore
please
give
me
work."
Going
by
Saroj
Khan's
interview,
one
can
vouch
for
the
fact
that
apart
from
being
a
terrific
choreographer,
she
was
also
someone,
who
used
to
speak
straight
from
her
heart
without
mincing
words!