Madhuri Mourns Masterji Saroj Khan's Demise, Pens Heartfelt Note On Guru Purnima
Bollywood's ace choreographer Saroj Khan has breathed her last a couple of days ago in Guru Nanak Hospital. She joined this hospital with breathing issues and died after suffering from a massive heart attack. Due to Coronavirus lockdown, her last rites were done in a simple way. Even the prayer was called off due to these reasons itself.
Many Bollywood stars mourned her sudden demise and shared their heartfelt notes on social media. From Amitabh Bachchan to this generation's Varun Dhawan, Saroj Khan worked for almost 4 decades and gave her everything to this field.
We all know that Bollywood's ace dancer Madhuri Dixit treats Saroj Khan more than a guru and her last song was composed by this legendary choreographer. Saroj Khan's last composition was for Kalank movie. She made Madhuri danced in an awesome manner for the song "Tabah Ho Gaye"
Madhuri took her Instagram and reminisced her bond with her dear guru ji… He left a heartfelt note and expressed all her grief and shared it her fans…
I still can't believe master ji is no more. Losing a friend, philosopher & guide like her is devastating. It was difficult for me to put down my grief in words. I had spoken to her daughter when she was in the hospital & she told me that Saroj ji would be fine. Two days later, she was gone.
The Guru-shishya bond that we shared, the assurance that she would be my mother on the sets, I'll miss everything. Today on the occasion of Guru Purnima, I pay my tribute to her.
Nobody can make women look so beautiful, desirable & sensuous on-screen like her. She made everything look like poetry in motion. Smitten by her, I had told her, "Saroji ji, agar aap shakkar hoti na, I would add you in my cup of tea & drink it." She would laugh heartily at this. I'll miss that playful laughter.
The first time I met her was while shooting for Maine Rab Se from Karma. Saroj ji asked me so many questions, one being 'Where did you learn to dance?' Unfortunately, our sequence was removed from the song. I'll miss her many questions.
Complimenting Saroj Khan as a game changer and rebel in the film industry, Madhuri shared Saroj Khan's nature…
"Saroj Khan was a game changer in the industry. She was the rebel in the male-dominated profession. There were rough edges to her personality & I feel that's because life has been pretty uneven to her. I'll miss that determined & headstrong woman."
"Dancing in front of the camera & dancing on stage are two different things. Saroj ji taught me how to romance the camera when we worked on Ek Do Teen. Such was the song's popularity that Filmfare had to create the Best Choreography category to honour Saroj ji. I'll miss her resolve to push the envelope all the time."
"Her Nazakat, the aadayein, the elegance of every move, I was besotted. I knew we would do a lot of songs together. So we decided not to repeat any of the movements. She agreed to create hook steps that people will identify with every song. We created so many movements with no knowledge about what they are called. Who knew Tamma Tamma step was Dab? I'lll miss inventing hook steps with her.", Saroj Khan added.
At last Madhri said that Saroj Khan was very close to her family…
"She was close to my family as well & this loss is deeply personal. There's no one like her & there won't be another like her. Saroj ji, I'll miss everything about you. I'll miss your 'Perrrfect'!"