Bollywood's
ace
choreographer,
Saroj
Khan,
who
was
lovingly
known
as
'Masterji',
breathed
her
last
in
the
early
hours
of
Friday,
July
3,
2020.
The
passing
of
Saroj
has
saddened
many
actors
in
the
film
industry
who
have
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
her.
From
Shah
Rukh
Khan
to
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Madhuri
Dixit,
Saroj
had
collaborated
with
many
celebrities,
who
are
now
remembering
the
lasting
impact
her
grooming
had
on
them.
Saroj's
daughter,
Sukaina
revealed
that
the
choreographer
was
also
teaching
dance
to
new
actors
like
Ananya
Panday,
Saiee
Manjrekar,
Sara
Ali
Khan,
and
Alizeh
Agnihotri.
Speaking
to
Pinkvilla,
Saroj's
youngest
daughter
Sukaina
said,
"My
mother
was
my
hero.
She
was
the
greatest
influence
in
my
life.
She
was
both
a
mother
and
father
to
me.
She
was
very
lenient
but
at
the
same
time,
wanted
my
etiquette
to
be
perfect.
She
loved
me
being
around
her
since
I'm
the
youngest.
My
mum
was
my
fighter.
From
the
age
of
13
to
71,
she
has
done
everything
to
fend
for
us
and
give
us
a
full
life.
She
has
never
complained
and
was
the
man
of
the
house."
She
continued,
"When
it
comes
down
to
work,
she
wanted
to
go
back
to
work.
Whether
she's
got
fever,
cold;
it
doesn't
make
a
difference.
She
never
liked
making
excuses.
Even
if
she
wasn't
shooting,
she
was
teaching
the
newcomers
personally.
She
was
teaching
dance
to
Alizeh
Agnihotri,
Ananya
Panday,
Sara
Ali
Khan
and
Saiee
Manjrekar
and
was
quite
happy
with
it.
She
was
just
too
happy
to
be
part
of
their
journeys."
Saroj
died
of
cardiac
arrest
at
Guru
Nanak
Hospital.
The
last
song
that
she
choreographed
was
'Tabah
Ho
Gaye',
for
Madhuri
Dixit
in
Kalank.