Madhuri Dixit and choreographer Saroj Khan worked together on songs like ‘Ek Do Teen’, ‘Dhak Dhak Karne Laga’, ‘Tamma Tamma Loge’ and ‘Dola Re Dola’, which went on to become iconic dance numbers. However, the veteran choreographer passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest on July 3, 2020, at the age of 71. While the actress mourned the demise of her dance mentor, two days later on the occasion of Guru Purnima, she penned a long note expressing her grief.
Madhuri Dixit pens a long note for the late Saroj Khan on Guru Purnima
Madhuri Dixit took to her Instagram account to share a picture with Saroj Khan and added a lengthy caption along with it. Mourning the demise of the ace veteran choreographer, the actress wrote, “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.”Madhuri further expressed, “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.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 had been pretty uneven to her. I’ll miss that determined & headstrong woman.”
Madhuri Dixit reveals an award show had to create Best Choreography for Saroj Khan
In the same caption, Madhuri Dixit wrote, “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’.”The actress stated that the song became so popular that an award show had to create the Best Choreography category “to honour Saroj ji”. She added, “I’ll miss her resolve to push the envelope all the time.”
Madhuri Dixit shares how she will miss Saroj Khan’s ‘perfecttt’
The lengthy caption further read, “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.“The actress concluded, “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’!”For the unversed, Saroj Khan was the first female choreographer in Bollywood. Reportedly, she choreographed over 3000 songs. She was also honoured with four National Awards for the same.
