Saroj Khan had special gesture for good students; Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy proud of it

Teachers use various ways to motivate their students. One might recall how Ramakant Achrekar used to gift Sachin Tendulkar the coin on his stumps if he did not get out on the day, before the youngster went on to become a legend. Saroj Khan too had a similar gesture to give a thumbs up to those grasping her dance steps well.

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As Saroj Khan passed away on Friday, some of the recipients of the veteran choreographer’s token of appreciation recalled their feeling of pride. Amitabh Bachchan was shattered on hearing the news of Saroj Khan’s death and penned one of the best tributes, tracing her journey from being one of the many background dancers to becoming the top choreographer of the country, and recalling many other memories. 

Big B’s note had a heartwarming anecdote on how Saroj Khan would call the artists she was directing aside and give the person a rupee coin as a gesture, 'as a pat on the back' or as a ‘shagun’ when her student gave a good shot under her care. The Piku star was also a recipient once and called it an ‘immense achievement.’

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Mouni Roy too seemed to have impressed Saroj Khan with her performance. Apart from paying a tribute to veteran, calling her a ‘beautiful teacher, creator, human’ and calling those who learnt 'adayaki' from her as ‘lucky’, the actor used #thehundredrupreenote as a hashtag, as the gift amount seemed to have grown over the years and the Brahmastra star was proud of it.

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You rest .. you rest well .. you rise .. you realise the hours .. you seek the elixir .. you devour .. you get to connect .. … and .. .. you be informed in this communicative world .. Saroj Khan has died .. .. and an entire history of time races before you in the cerebrum .. She was a sprightly young enthusiastic dance assistant to one of the major dance directors of the time .. of the time when I was just beginning .. of the film ‘Bandhe Haath’ with the heart throb of millions Mumtaz .. with the director OP Ralhan .. Mumtaz’s grace and acceptance to agree to work with this newbe .. she a stratospheric Star , me a nobody .. .. and Saroj ji in the crowd of dancers in a song .. her subtle grace when she moved .. at one point I saw her , quite alarmingly , finding the foetus had shifted in her stomach and she simply unabashedly pushed it into place , and carried on .. dancing .. .. and then over the years .. she excelled and attained the podium title of Dance Director .. or as the language changed , the Choreographer of film .. her moves becoming famous for each artist she worked with .. and when she would see an artist give a good shot under her care .. she would call her or him aside .. and .. .. give a rupee coin .. as a gesture .. as a pat on the back .. a ‘shagun’ .. .. many many years later .. during the song sequence of a film I was doing .. I became the recipient of that coin .. an immense achievement .. Saroj ji .. you gave us and the industry , rhythm, style, grace of movement and the art of converting the lyrics in a song to a meaning in dance .. .. on a chance meeting many many years ago she paid me my best compliment .. she was living in Dubai then from marriage and when DON was released she said “ I saw the film and then after, I would go to the theatre where it was released, at the time when your song ‘khaike paan.. was on , see it and come out .. I used to do it regularly every day .. I would tell the usher to let me in just to see the song and leave .. that is how much I enjoyed your dance moves ..” !! coming from her was the ultimate .. .. a legacy has passed away .. 🙏

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Lucky were the ones who got to learn adayaki ; a few steps from you, a beautiful teacher, creator, human, You ll live in our hearts forever.. You’ll be missed forever.. Rest in peace master ji🙏♥️ #thehundredrupeenote #themalaandthejhumka #thememories..

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Amitabh Bachchan also recalled how Saroj, as a background dancer on the sets of Bandhe Haath kept dancing despite the fact that the ‘foetus in her stomach had shifted.’ The National Award-winner hailed her progress later, as she became synonymous for the moves for every actor she worked with. Big B also remembered how Saroj Khan told him about always requesting the theatre usher in Dubai to allow her to only watch his Khaike Paan Banaraswala song in the hit Don, after which she’d come out.

Big B credited the choreographer for introducing the industry to ‘rhythm, style, grace of movement and the art of converting the lyrics in a song to a meaning in dance.’

 

 

 

 

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Saroj ji .. you gave us and the industry , rhythm, style, grace of movement and the art of converting the lyrics in a song to a meaning in dance .. .. on a chance meeting many many years ago she paid me my best compliment .. she was living in Dubai then from marriage and when DON was released she said “ I saw the film and then after, I would go to the theatre where it was released, at the time when your song ‘khaike paan.. was on , see it and come out .. I used to do it regularly every day .. I would tell the usher to let me in just to see the song and leave .. that is how much I enjoyed your dance moves ..” !! coming from her was the ultimate .. .. a legacy has passed away .. 🙏 And the show moves on .. in remembrance of those that have left us during this time of the times .. day by day they go away .. leaving us all with the happy memories of their presence .. of their immense contribution .. of their life long creativity, captured and documented on celluloid for posterity .. I shall end for the DAY now .. the mind is filled with remorse and grief ..

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Amitabh Bachchan was among numerous stars who paid tributes to the 3-time National Award-winning choreographer. Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Ajay Devgn and one of those to display her moves in iconic dance numbers, Madhuri Dixit, too expressed their grief and tributes to ‘Master ji.’ Saroj Khan passed away of cardiac arrest at a Mumbai hospital on Friday and was laid to rest the same day.   

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