'Hindi Cinema Has Lost Its Adaa': Kunal Kohli Pays Tribute To Saroj Khan

Film director Kunal Kohli took to Twitter to pay tribute to Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan. He fondly remembered the long journey they had together and said he will fulfill his promise to her.

Shivani Arora
Published on: 3 July 2020 7:30 AM GMT
Hindi Cinema Has Lost Its Adaa: Kunal Kohli Pays Tribute To Saroj Khan
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'Hindi Cinema Has Lost Its Adaa': Kunal Kohli Pays Tribute To Saroj Kahn

Another tragedy struck Bollywood today as veteran choreographer Saroj Khan passed away from cardiac arrest. She was 71. The three-time National Award winner was not keeping well for some time. She was admitted to Guru Nanak Hospital in Bandra on June 20 after she complained of breathing issues. She was suffering from multiple health issues, but had tested negative for COVID-19.

Many of her colleagues from the film industry expressed their grief on social media as soon as the news broke.

Kunal Kohli:

Film director Kunal Kohli took to Twitter to pay tribute to Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan. He fondly remembered the long journey they had together and said he will fulfill his promise to her.

Director Kunal Kohli, who has helmed films like Fanaa and Hum Tum, took to Twitter to remember the old days when he “argued, discussed” and even “gossiped” with the woman he lovingly addressed as “Humare Pyaare Masterji.”

Kunal Kohli shared on Twitter, “#SarojKhan my beloved Masterji. #RIPSarojKhan From Music Videos to films we had a long journey together. Now you’ve left me & gone. I will do & make what we spoke about one day, my promise to you.”

He also added, “I lovingly called her ‘HumarePyaareMasterji’.Her loud seeti on set.I would find the shot with the most adaa & make sure she showed that herself,many actors on seeing it would say ‘now how can we match that?’ She had Adaa like no one else. #SarojKhan Hindi Cinema has lost its Adaa.”

https://twitter.com/kunalkohli/status/1278864937083760640

Not just films, Kohli worked with Saroj Khan in music videos like “Chui Mui Si Tum.” The director also remembered that Saroj Khan would bring biryani for the whole crew every time they shot a song and “fed the whole crew so lovingly.”

Saroj Khan:

One of the most prominent choreographers in Hindi cinema, Saroj Khan, who was fondly called as “Masterji” in the industry, has worked in over 2000 songs. Her most famous collaborations were with Madhuri Dixit for (“Dhak dhak karne laga”) and Sridevi (“Hawa hawai”) among many others.

Her recent work includes “Tabaah ho gaye” in last year’s “Kalank”, picturised on Madhuri.

READ ALSO: Saroj Khan Demise: Madhuri Dixit Devastated by the Loss

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Shivani Arora

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