Knowra Saroj Khan Saroj Khan Saroj Khan (1948–2020) was an Indian choreographer who shaped Hindi film dance through expressive, story-driven choreography and a career spanning more than four decades.
Ek Do Teen : A song from the 1988 Hindi film Tezaab, picturized on Madhuri Dixit and choreographed by Saroj Khan. Its choreography made Madhuri Dixit a major star and brought Khan wider recognition.
Madhuri Dixit : An Indian actress and dancer whose leading Hindi film roles made her one of the country's best-known stars. Khan choreographed many of Dixit's signature performances, including Ek Do Teen and Dola Re Dola.
Bombay cinema : The Hindi-language film industry centered in Bombay, now Mumbai, commonly known as Bollywood. Khan's career grew within this industry, where song-and-dance sequences were central to popular films.
National Film Award for Best Choreography : An Indian national film award recognizing achievement in choreography for a feature film. Khan won it three times, including for Devdas and the song Choli Ke Peeche.
Bollywood dance : A broad style of Indian popular dance associated with Hindi cinema and its song sequences. Khan helped shape the movement vocabulary audiences came to associate with Bollywood dance.
Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai : A 1993 Hindi film song from Khalnayak, picturized on Madhuri Dixit and Neena Gupta. Khan's choreography earned the song a National Film Award for Best Choreography.
Sridevi : An Indian actress who worked across Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and other-language cinema. Khan choreographed several of Sridevi's celebrated film songs, including Hawa Hawai.
Hindi film song : A song composed for a Hindi-language film, often integrated into its narrative and performance. The film-song format gave Khan a recurring canvas for choreography across decades.
Filmfare Award for Best Choreography : An Indian film award recognizing choreography in Hindi cinema. Khan's repeated wins made her one of the award's most prominent recipients.
Hindi cinema : The production and cultural tradition of films made primarily in the Hindi language. Her long career reflects the changing place of choreography within Hindi film production.
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