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Saroj Khan
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- LOVE of VILLAGE GIRL
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Saroj Khan (born Nirmala Nagpal; 22 November 1948 – 3 July 2020) was an Indian dance choreographer renowned for creating iconic dance sequences over a career spanning more than six decades in Hindi cinema. She choreographed routines for over 300 films, shaping the movement language of mainstream Bollywood and influencing generations of performers and choreographers. Khan began her career at the…
Known for
- Comedy Nights Bachao — Self2015
- Yun Hota To Kya Hota — Amma2006
- Nadia Khan Show — Herself2006
- Rangeela — Herself (Choreographer)1995
- Dil Hi To Hai — Group Dancer1963
- Boogie Woogie Woo — Judge
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
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- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
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Key facts
- Born
- Saroj Kishanchand Sadhu Singh Nagpal , ( 1948-11-22 ) 22 November 1948, Bombay , Bombay State , India
- Died
- 3 July 2020 (2020-07-03) (aged 71) , Mumbai , Maharashtra , India
- Occupation
- Choreographer
- Years active
- 1958–2020
- Spouses
- B. Sohanlal ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 1965 ) Sardar Roshan Khan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1975 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Khan
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Mumbai
- Place of death
- Mumbai
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- Islam
- Image
- Saroj Khan in March 2020 (cropped).jpg
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- Saroj Khan
- date of birth
- 1948-11-22
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-07-03
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- सरोज खान
- birth name
- Nirmala Nagpal
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Encyclopedic overview
Saroj Khan (born Saroj Kishanchand Sadhu Singh Nagpal; 22 November 1948 – 3 July 2020) was an Indian dance choreographer in Hindi cinema. She was best known for the dance form mujra and the first woman choreographer in Bollywood. With a career spanning over forty years, she choreographed over 3000 songs and received several accolades, including four National Film Awards and record eight Filmfare Awards for Best Choreography.
Personal life
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