Actress
Amrita
Rao,
well-known
for
her
films
like
Ishq
Vishk,
Main
Hoon
Na
and
Vivah,
recalled
her
first
meeting
with
Saroj
Khan,
who
is
no
more
with
us,
and
revealed
that
even
though
she
was
scared
of
the
veteran
choreographer,
she
also
felt
blessed
to
be
choreographed
by
her
in
her
first
film,
Ab
Ke
Baras.
Saroj
Khan
breathed
her
last
earlier
today
(July
3,
2020).
The
veteran
choreographer,
who
choreographed
many
iconic
songs,
died
due
to
cardiac
arrest.
Coming
back
to
Amrita,
she
told
HT,
"I
consider
myself
lucky
to
begin
my
career
with
the
best
dance
guru.
The
first
flash
of
memory
of
master
ji
that
comes
to
my
mind
is
the
dance
rehearsal
time
for
Ab
Ke
Baras
(2002).
She
was
very
strict,
I
was
scared
of
her
and
at
the
same
time
excited
that
the
legend
was
choreographing
me
for
my
first
movie.
I
remember
she
had
complimented
me
during
that
time
and
said,
'Yeh
ladki
mujhe
young
Madhuri
ki
yaad
dilati
hai."
The
Main
Hoon
Na
actress
further
revealed
how
Saroj
Khan
used
to
reprimand
her,
if
she
would
not
perform
the
steps
as
per
her
expectation.
"She
would
say
'ladki
kya
kar
rahi
hai'.
And
I
used
be
so
petrified.
On
the
last
day
of
shoot
in
Switzerland,
she
held
my
hand
and
very
warmly
said,
'mujhe
jab
kisi
pe
pyaar
aata
hai
na
toh
main
pyar
se
ladki
bulati
hoon',
these
things
always
stay
with
you," shared
Rao.
Amrita
also
revealed
that
last
year,
she
had
met
Saroj
Khan
at
an
award
function
and
touched
her
feet.
"She
was
so
happy
meeting
me
after
so
long.
We
couldn't
speak
much
though,
but
had
a
brief
conversation
about
life
and
work,"
shared
Amrita,
who
is
as
devastated
as
other
Industry
peeps
with
the
demise
of
Saroj
Khan.