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Saroj Khan
Khan in 2020
Born
Nirmala Nagpal
(1948-11-22)22 November 1948
Bombay, Bombay State, India
Died
3 July 2020(2020-07-03) (aged 71)[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
Choreographer
Years active
1958–2020
Spouses
B. Sohanlal
(m. 1961; sep. 1965)
Sardar Roshan Khan
(m. 1975)
Children
3 (2 with Sohanlal, 1 Raju Khan)
Saroj Khan (born Nirmala Nagpal; 22 November 1948 – 3 July 2020)[2] was an Indian dance choreographer in Hindi cinema.[3] She was born in Bombay State (present day Maharashtra), India. She was best known for the dance form mujra[4][5][6][7][8] and the first woman choreographer in Bollywood.[9] With a career spanning over forty years, she choreographed more than 3000 songs. She died on 3 July 2020 of a sudden cardiac arrest.[10][11][12]
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^"Madhuri to break into mujra only once when Varun enters kotha in Kalank, Saroj Khan gives spoilers". News Nation English. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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^"Kalank: Madhuri Dixit's mujra song to be choreographed by Remo and Saroj Khan". Deccan Chronicle. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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^Bhagat, Shalini Venugopal (3 July 2020). "Saroj Khan, Choreographer Who Made Bollywood Sparkle, Dies at 71". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^"Woman behind Bollywood's biggest dance numbers dies". BBC News. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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^"Saroj Khan passes away at 71: Madhuri Dixit, Akshay Kumar, Shabana Azmi, mourn choreographer's demise". Firstpost. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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