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Saroj Khan

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Saroj Khan
Saroj khan nachle ve with saroj khan.jpg
On the sets of Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan
BornNirmala Kishanchand Sadhu Singh Nagpal
22 November 1948 (age 66)
Years active1969 – present
Spouse(s)Sai Prasad Patnaik
Nirmala Kishanchand Sadhu Singh Nagpal popularly known as Saroj Khan (born 22 November 1948) is one of the most prominent Indian dancechoreographers in Hindi cinema. She choreographed more than 200 films[citation needed].Saroj Khan was born to Kishanchand Sadhu Singh and Noni Sadhu Singh. She is married to a Muslim, Sardar Roshan Khan and that is where her last name Khan comes from.

Career[edit]

Born Nirmala, her parents migrated to India after partition of India. She started her career as a child artist at age three in film Nazarana as child Shyama[1] and a background dancer in the late 1950s. She learnt dance while working under film choreographer B. Sohanlal. Later she herself shifted to choreography, first as an assistant choreographer and later getting her break as an independent choreographer, with Geeta Mera Naam (1974). However, she had to wait many years to receive acclaim which came with her work with Sri DeviHawa Hawai in Mr India (1987), Nagina (1986) and Chandni(1989) and later with Madhuri Dixit, starting with the hit Ek Do Teen in Tezaab (1988), Tamma Tamma Loge in Thanedaar(1990)[2] and Dhak Dhak Karne Laga in Beta (1992). Thereafter she went to become one of most successful Bollywood choreographers.[1][3]
In 2014, Khan worked with Madhuri Dixit again in Gulaab Gang.[4]

Television appearances[edit]

Saroj Khan appeared in a reality dance show as a member of the jury in 2005 Nach Baliye which aired on STAR Onealong with two other judges. She also appeared in the 2nd season of the same show. She has recently been a judge for the show "Ustaadon ka ustaad" which is aired on Sony Entertainment Television (India). She appeared in the 2008 showNachle Ve with Saroj Khan, which was aired on NDTV Imagine. She choreographed for this show. She appeared on Sony's Boogie Woogie (TV series) show from December 2008 as one of the judges, along with Javed JaffreyNaved Jaffrey and Ravi Behl. She was a judge on the third season of a popular show - Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa which began on 27 February 2009 and was aired on Sony Entertainment Television (India) alongside former Nach Baliye judge Vaibhavi Merchant and actress Juhi Chawla.
She is presently judging the dance reality show Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan. She has hosted and completed Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan.
In 2012, The Saroj Khan Story, a documentary produced by PSBT and Films Division of India and directed by Nidhi Tuli was released.[5][6]

Selected filmography[edit]

As writer

Awards and recognitions[edit]

Madhuri Dixit dancing toDola Re Dola for which Khan won first National Film Award. Unforgettable Tour, 2008.

See also[edit]

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