Ahmed Khan Remembers Saroj Khan: ‘Don't Think We Will Ever Get Any Person So Passionate'
Three-time National Award-winning choreographer Saroj Khan passed away due to cardiac arrest in Mumbai on July 3, 2020.
Choreographer cum filmmaker Ahmed Khan recently grabbed attention for his upcoming comedy drama Welcome To The Jungle. The film shoot is reportedly getting delayed, but the director himself clarified it, mentioning that it is not true. Amid this, he has opened up about the emotional void left by the late legendary choreographer Saroj Khan. He recalled his relationship with her and called her his 'second mother'.
In an exclusive quote to News18, Ahmed Khan praised dance legend Saroj Khan and said, 'I miss Saroj ji whenever this day comes in my life because I know when she had passed it was Covid time and there was nobody in the kabarstan except children, and Guddy, Raju Khan and from the industry I can say it was me alone probably there present when she was in the kabarstan, she was buried. And it was a very depressing moment, and for me it was a big loss. So, whenever this day comes, it reminds me like I lost my second mother. She was like my second mother. God bless her soul. And I don't think we will ever get any person so passionate about dancing as dance director in our fraternity again."
It is worth mentioning here that three-time National Award-winning choreographer Saroj Khan passed away due to cardiac arrest in Mumbai on July 3, 2020. She left behind a lasting legacy and a void that can never be fulfilled.
Saroj Khan, joined the industry when she was a 3-year-old child to become a dancer at 10 and soon became an assistant choreographer at the age of 12. Choreographing for around 3500 songs in her career span, Saroj Khan gave us several hit dance songs like 'Ek Do Teen', 'Choli Ke Peechey Kya Hai', 'Hawa Hawai', 'Dhak Dhak Karne Laga' and many others. The 3 time National Award-winning choreographer, who was known for her collaboration with Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi, also worked with several millennial actors.
On the work front, Ahmed Khan is currently working on his upcoming comedy film Welcome to the Jungle. The ensemble cast reads like a who's who of Indian cinema, featuring Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi, Mika Singh, Mukesh Tiwari, Zakir Hussain, Yashpal Sharma, Lara Dutta, Raveena Tandon, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Disha Patani.
While an official release date hasn't been announced yet, the film is expected to hit theatres during the Christmas 2025 weekend.
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