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| Saroj Khan: Famous Bollywood choreographer dies aged 71 | Saroj Khan: Famous Bollywood choreographer dies aged 71 |
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| Saroj Khan, one of India's most prominent choreographers, has died at the age of 71. | Saroj Khan, one of India's most prominent choreographers, has died at the age of 71. |
| Khan had an illustrious career that stretched four decades, and choreographed some of Bollywood's most iconic and popular songs. | 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. | 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. | 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. | |
| In the 1980s, Khan became a recognisable name in the industry after she started working with Bollywood stars like Sridevi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit, both of whom have danced to iconic Hindi film songs. | |
| Khan choreographed Sridevi in the song Hawa Hawai from the 1987 blockbuster hit Mr India, kicking off her career as a dance director to be reckoned with. | |
| Bollywood took to Twitter to mourn Khan's death, with many, such as superstar Akshay Kumar and director Kunal Kohli, thanking her for her work. | |
| Her funeral was held on Friday morning in Mumbai, news agency PTI reported. She is survived by her son and daughter, Raju and Sukaina Khan. |