Saroj Khan

Saroj Khan
Khan in 2020
Born
Nirmala Nagpal

(1948-11-22)22 November 1948
Died3 July 2020(2020-07-03) (aged 71)[1]
OccupationChoreographer
Years active1958–2020
Spouses
(m. 1961; sep. 1965)
Sardar Roshan Khan
(m. 1975)
Children3 (2 with Sohanlal, 1 Raju Khan)

Saroj Khan (born Nirmala Nagpal; 22 November 1948 – 3 July 2020)[2] was an Indian dance choreographer in Hindi cinema.[3] She was born in Bombay State (present day Maharashtra), India. She was best known for the dance form mujra[4][5][6][7][8] and the first woman choreographer in Bollywood.[9] With a career spanning over forty years, she choreographed more than 3000 songs. She died on 3 July 2020 of a sudden cardiac arrest.[10][11][12]

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  2. ^ "Choreographer Saroj Khan passes away". The Indian Express. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Ace choreographer Saroj Khan passes away due to cardiac arrest in Mumbai". The Times of India. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Madhuri to break into mujra only once when Varun enters kotha in Kalank, Saroj Khan gives spoilers". News Nation English. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ^ Natasha Coutinho (24 August 2018). "Madhuri Dixit, Saroj Khan reunite for a mujra". Pune Mirror. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Kalank: Madhuri Dixit's mujra song to be choreographed by Remo and Saroj Khan". Deccan Chronicle. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. ^ Desk, India com Viral News (3 July 2020). "'Mother of Dance': Netizens Mourn the Demise of Choreographer Saroj Khan, Say 'Another Legend Gone'". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ Desk, India com Viral News (5 July 2020). "Amul India Pays Doodle Tribute to 'Mother of Dance/Choreography in India' Saroj Khan". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ Bhagat, Shalini Venugopal (3 July 2020). "Saroj Khan, Choreographer Who Made Bollywood Sparkle, Dies at 71". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Woman behind Bollywood's biggest dance numbers dies". BBC News. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  11. ^ Shekhar, Himanshu (3 July 2020). "Saroj Khan dead at 71, saroj khan Dies of cardiac arrest in Bandra Guru Nanak Hospital updates | Celebrities News – India TV". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Saroj Khan passes away at 71: Madhuri Dixit, Akshay Kumar, Shabana Azmi, mourn choreographer's demise". Firstpost. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.