Legendary
choreographer
Saroj
Khan
(71)
passed
away
yesterday
(July
3,
2020)
due
to
cardiac
arrest.
Television
and
Bollywood
industry
took
to
social
media
to
offer
condolences
and
shared
memorable
moments
with
the
late
choreographer.
TV
couple,
Nisha
Rawal
recalled
her
Nach
Baliye
5
days,
when
Saroj
Khan
was
impressed
with
her
and
Karan
Mehra's
performance
and
gave
them
Rs
101.
Nisha
shared
the
picture
on
her
social
media
page
with
an
emotional
note.
She
also
called
Saroj
Khan,
the
dancing
queen
of
India.
Nisha
wrote,
"A
picture
of
the
101
Rs.
given
to
us
by
Saroj
Khan
ji,
during
one
of
our
performances
in
NachBaliye!
Karan
was
given
one
and
I
was
given
one!
We
will
cherish
this
memory
forever!
4
decades
2000
songs,
"The
Dancing
Queen
of
India".
A
legend!
🙏
Thank
you
for
touching
our
lives
and
leaving
behind
a
legacy.
You
shall
be
missed
for
your
humbleness,
kindness
and
immense
talent!
Rest
in
peace
#SarojKhan
Masterji
♥️."
Not
just
Nisha
and
Karan,
Masterji
had
given
Rs
500
to
Faisal
Khan
as
well.
The
actor
recollected
sharing
stage
with
the
late
choreographer
and
was
quoted
by
Pinkvilla
as
saying,
"I
have
a
beautiful
memory
with
Saroj
Khan
ji.
We
had
once
gone
to
an
event
outside
of
Mumbai
where
I
was
a
judge
alongside
her
and
Shakti
Mohan.
Initially,
I
was
too
overwhelmed
to
be
judging
beside
her,
but
she
made
me
very
comfortable
and
ensured
I
sit
next
to
her
while
judging.
It
was
a
very
proud
moment
for
me
back
then.
We
had
a
lovely
time
while
travelling
to
the
event
and
back,
discussing
dance
related
topics
and
our
love
for
dance,
which
was
amazing!"
He
further
added,
"I
had
even
performed
a
guest
dancer
on
stage
for
that
event,
and
in
her
traditional
style
she
had
given
me
a
Rs.
500
note
which
I
till
today
have
kept
with
me!
So
for
me
and
the
entire
dancing
fraternity,
it
is
a
huge
loss
of
a
legendary
dancer
in
our
industry!"