CELEBRATED BOLLYWOOD CHOREOGRAPHER DIES OF CARDIAC ARREST AT 71
Mumbai: Saroj Khan, one of India’s most prominent choreographers, has died at the age of 71.
Ms Khan had an illustrious career that stretched four decades, and choreographed some of Bollywood’s most iconic and popular songs.
Her career took off in the late 1980s, when she worked on a slew of hit numbers with leading stars like Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi.
Khan died of cardiac arrest in hospital in Mumbai city, local media reported.
She was admitted to hospital last month after she complained of breathlessness, Indian media reports said. She tested negative for COVID-19.
Her nephew, Manish Jagwani, confirmed to PTI news agency that Khan died of cardiac arrest.
Born in 1948, her introduction into the film industry was as a child artist. In the 1950s, Khan became a back-up dancer, appearing in films like Bimal Roy’s Madhumati, where she was choreographed by dance director B Sohanlal, who she later married.
From here on, Khan’s career evolved into that of an assistant choreographer until 1974, when she got her break in the movie Geeta Mera Naam.