Unseen pictures of legendary Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan

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Unseen pictures of legendary Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan

Bollywood's first female choreographer Saroj Khan, whose amazing dance routines breathed life into hundreds of movies, died on July 03, 2020. Few unseen pictures of Saroj Khan are doing the rounds on the internet. Her demise triggered further heartbreak in an industry already reeling from a string of recent deaths. Saroj Khan choreographed more than 2,000 numbers during a 40-year career that saw her work with superstars like Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor to create dazzling song-and-dance routines that are a distinctive feature of Hindi movies. A spokeswoman for Guru Nanak hospital in Mumbai told AFP that Khan, 71, was admitted to the facility on Thursday evening after complaining of respiratory problems. She "was declared dead at approximately 2:30 am" after suffering cardiac arrest, the spokeswoman said. Born Nirmala Nagpal, she joined the industry as a child actor aged just three but soon took to dancing instead, starting out as a backup dancer before becoming an assistant choreographer at 13. She reportedly changed her name to Saroj to avoid the censure of conservative relatives who did not approve of her career choice. She got her break in 1974 with "Geeta Mera Naam" ("Geeta Is My Name"), becoming the first female choreographer in Bollywood. Saroj Khan dominated Bollywood's dance floors over the next decade, churning out hits such as 1987's "Hawa Hawaii", 1993's "Choli ke Peeche" ("Behind the Blouse") and 2002's "Dola re Dola" ("I Swayed"). (All photos: Instagram)

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