Saroj Khan's demise: Riteish Deshmukh & Genelia D'Souza grateful to have worked with her

Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza have taken to ir Twitter handles to mourn  demise of veteran choreographer Saroj Khan. In te, Ritiesh Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza also mentioned that it was a pleasure for to work with her. Ritiesh Deshmukh also said that working with her was 'one tick off his bucket list'. Below are ir tweets:

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Saroj Khan's death

Veteran Choreographer Saroj Khan passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020, at 1.52 am. choreographer passed away due to cardiac arrest. cremation services took place at Mal Muslim Kabristaan early in morning. Saroj Khan is survived by her husband B. Sohanlal, son Hamid Khan and daughters Hina Khan and Sukaina Khan.

71-year-old Saroj Khan was rushed to hospital on Saturday, June 20, 2020, when ace choreographer started complaining about having breathing problems and her health started deteriorating. She was taken to Guru Nanak Hospital in Bandra, Mumbai after which a mandatory COVID-19 test was done. COVID-19 tests h come out negative.

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Saroj Khan's career

In a career spanning over four deces, Khan is credited with choreographing more than 2,000 songs, including Dola Re Dola from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas, Ek Do Teen from Mhuri Dixit-starrer Tezaab and Ye Ishq Haaye from Jab We Met in 2007. Reportedly, she last choreographed Tabaah Hogaye, featuring Mhuri from filmmaker Karan Johar's production Kalank in 2019.  three-time National Award winner h choreographed some of most memorable songs in Hindi cinema.

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Saroj Khan first appeared as a background dancer in film Nazarana. As per reports, Khan was just three years old when she started her career as a dancer. Saroj Khan got her first break as a choreographer with film Geeta Mera Naam in 1974. She was also  brand ambassor for Cine Dancers Association.

(With Inputs from PTI)