Published 10:00 IST, July 3rd 2020

Saroj Khan passes away: Rakul Preet Singh, Hansika Motwani, others mourn the loss

Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan passed away at the age of 71. Actors Rakul Preet Singh, Hansika Motwani, and Tamannaah pay last tributes.

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Ace Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan passed away due to a cardiac arrest in Mumbai on July 3, 2020. devastating news has created a void in industry. Actors Rakul Preet Singh, Hansika Motwani, Tamannaah Bhatia, Radikaa Sarathkumar took to ir respective social media handles and mourned Saroj Khan's death. 

Rakul Preet Singh

Expressing grief over Saroj Khan's untimely demise, actor Rakul Preet Singh expressed that she always dreamt of doing at least one song choreographed by Saroj Khan. "Your grace and contribution to Indian cinema shall always be remembered", wrote Rakul. Here's  Nannaku Prematho actor's tweet.

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Hansika Motwani

Hansika Motwani shared an endearing B&W photograph of Saroj Khan. Along with picture, Hansika expressed that she still remembers Saroj Khan's words of wisdom. Hansika recalled time when Saroj Khan told her, "Beta be focused and give it your all and you will achieve whatever you want." Motwani also wrote that this year has taken away way to much.

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Tamannaah Bhatia

Actor Tamannaah Bhatia paid a heartfelt tribute to Saroj Khan and wrote that latter's iconic dance moves inspired her at a very young . Calling Saroj Khan 'truly irreplaceable', Tamannaah paid her last tributes to legendary choreographer. Take a look.

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Radikaa Sarathkumar

Radikaa Sarathkumar, film and television actor and producer who works in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada industry, shared that she is very saddened to hear news of Saroj Khan's death. Radikaa recalled time when she worked with Saroj Khan in Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai. Sarathkumar also wrote that she was amazed at how Saroj Khan worked on transforming actors into her visuals.

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Saroj Khan's death

Saroj Khan was t keeping well for some time. On June 20, she was hospitalised after she complained of breathing issues. A source close to her family revealed to a news ncy that Khan was rushed to Guru Nanak Hospital in Bandra and a mandatory COVID-19 test was also done, which turned out to be negative. "She passed away due to cardiac arrest at around 2.30 am at hospital," Khan's nephew Manish Jagwani told PTI. 

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10:00 IST, July 3rd 2020