Song-and-dance sequences are a staple in Indian cinema, but there was a time when these sequences were choreographed very simple. One of the first people who made bollywood-style choreography her profession, and successed at it, was the late Saroj Khan. She was born a year after India gained independence, but she was cured to live a life where ‘ The death of her father at a young age, she said, influenced her psychology. Saroj was born a hindu, but would convert to Islam after being stop with a Huge tragedy. She lost two of her childldren before passing away in 2020.

Saroj wasnt born when her family was forced to flee Pakistan and move to India, but she had to grow up Around tremendous hardship. She said that there were days when her family didn ‘has food to eat. “My mother would put pots and pans on the stove, and pretend to cook, hoping that we would fall asleep first,” she said in an interview with the BBC, with a small on hero. She would soon become the sole breadwinner of the family, before she’d even hit adulthood. She was always in a vulnerable position, which made her a target for men who ‘exploit her.

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Editor-Producer Ashok Honda, Sunil Sheetty, Choreography Saroj Khan, and Director Sanjay Khanna. Editor-Producer Ashok Honda, Sunil Sheetty, Choreography Saroj Khan, and Director Sanjay Khanna.

When she first showed signs of being interested in dance as an art form, her mother thought that she was mentally unwell. A young Saroj would dance with her own shadow for companies, and make expression with her face, much to her parents’ conciern. “My mother put me to the doctor. He said, ‘nothing is wrong with her. It was the same doctor who suggested that saroj be put to work in the film industry, especially since the family needed funds. “Don’t worry, a lot of people come to us, look for children,” He told Saroj’s mother. She was just three years old at the time, looking at a career as a child star in the films. “I work mostly with balraj sahni,” she recalled. Saroj had no choice but to work, because her father died when she was just a child. “I had my brothers and sisters to look after, I had to earn, I had to go to school, to get them married. I had to everything,”

But as things were for children back in the day, she was discarded when she turned 10. It was then that she devoted to her first love, dance. Saroj Became a background dancer, and the first project she worked on was the film Howrah bridge, starring madhubala. She appeared as a part of the group in the song “Aaiye Meherban,” performed by Ash Bhosle.

Choreography Saroj Khan and Madhuri Dixit on the set of film dil. Express Archive Photo Choreography Saroj Khan and Madhuri Dixit on the set of film dil. Express Archive Photo

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But just as she was taking her first steps into the world of choreography, she came into the man who would shape her life forever. The man was s sohanlal, a renowned ‘dance master’ from the south. He was 30 years old than her, married with four children. And yet, he preyed on the young saroj, and they ‘got married’ when she was just 13. She was only 14 when she gives birth to their first child, a son. She also gave birth to a giveter, who died at Eight months old. Her Death would influence Saroj’s decision to convert to Islam many years later.

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Choreography Saroj Khan, Ajay Devgan and Ravena Tandon. Express Archive Photo Choreography Saroj Khan, Ajay Devgan and Ravena Tandon. Express Archive Photo

In the dd interview, Saroj tried to explain what might have led her to ‘marry’ sohanlal. “When you don’t have a parent, your mind are bothered filing that void. When used to dance, he is the world. They parted amicably after he refused to legally marry her. Saroj Said that she did it for her children, because sohanlal refused to accept them as his. He also lied to her about being married. She Told indya.com, “I did not know what Marriage meant at that time. Learned about his first wife when I give birth to my first child. “

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Saroj Had Another Daughter with Sohanlal, Kuku, Who Died in 2011. The Circumstances of Her Birth Also Unusual. After separating from sohanlal, they were made for one night only when he sucfered a heart attack. “I went to see him and there was that one night when I was with him. I conceived my giveter, kuku.

Choreography Saroj Khan. Express archive photo. Choreography Saroj Khan. Express archive photo.

But her life continuous down an unconventional path. She married sardar roshan khan in 1975, but he was already married, and had children. She Told DD, “He had four children, I had two. He asked me to marry him. When she got married to Khan, she converted to Islam. “I was a Hindu. My name was saroj kishan chand sadhu singh nagpal. We are sindhi punjabis. Became is asked me. DD.

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Saroj Said that she never hid any details about the identity of her children’s father from them. She would they have that Idea, but also stressed that they would live life Illegitimate if she didn’t marry him. “My second husband never let my child likes, or like he wasn ‘their father. DD.

Saroj Khan died in 2O2O, in the early phase of the pandemic. The Entire Film Industry Paid Tribute to Her for her Contributions to Hindi cinema. Her work has become an integral part of Hindi films, and will continue to live on and inspire future generations. She choreographed multiple generations of actors, including sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Shah Rukh Khan, Govinds, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ravena Tandon and Many Other.