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Just like the majority of Bollywood, actress Amrita Rao also shared amazing experiences with the late veteran choreographer Saroj Khan. The passing away of this legend has laid an impact on the whole industry.
Remembering her dance lessons with Saroj Ji, Amrita Rao tweeted, “My first choreographer in Bollywood our “Master Ji”
I was lucky to begin with the best dance Guru!! As petrified I was of Her strictness for perfection, Her golden compliments stay with me forever. May She find greater happiness in the Higher World”
Amrita was apparently petrified of Saroj Ji and her requirement of perfection. In conversation with Hindustan Times, she shares, “The first flash of memory of master ji that comes to my mind is the dance rehearsal time for Ab Ke Baras (2002). She was very strict, I was scared of her and at the same time excited that the legend was choreographing me for my first movie. I remember she had complimented me during that time and said, ‘Yeh ladki mujhe young Madhuri ki yaad dilati hai.”
Amrita continued, “She would say ‘ladki kya kar rahi hai’. And I used to be so petrified. On the last day of shoot in Switzerland, she held my hand and very warmly said, ‘mujhe jab kisi pe pyaar aata hai na toh main pyar se ladki bulati hoon’, these things always stay with you.”
Saroj Ji was also very particular while teaching dance. She was the ultimate perfectionist. Amrita reveals, “She was so particular about catching every beat and having a step for it. She was very particular about expression and emoting to every dance move with equal elegance. Different choreographers have a different approach, but these are particular aspects about Saroj ji.”
