The love, affection and admiration Saroj Khan and Madhuri Dixit have for each other was never hidden from anyone. And with Madhuri completing 40 years in the entertainment industry, how can she forget her Guru on such a special occasion?
“Guru-shishya bond with Saroj ji was very special because of her art. I used to love the way she used to picturize a song and her dance movements. We had pledged that we will do a lot of songs together but I want every song to be unique. That is how she came up with hook steps. She used to say, people will connect automatically with the steps. Then sometimes she used to say, ‘why did I agree with you for that because I used to remember every step. Whenever steps got repeated, I used to tell ‘Saroj ji arre we used this in this song’ and she was like ‘baap re tu hathi ki tarah memory rakhti hai aur ab main pareshan ho gayi hun’, (laughs)” Madhuri Dixit shared, while opening up about her bond with legendary dancer choreographer Saroj Khan.
Madhuri Dixit is on her USA tour, organized by Shreya Gupta and Atique Sheikh, on the occasion of completion of 40 years in the industry.
Elaborating on her bond with the late choreographer, Madhuri Dixit got emotional and said, “She used to come up with so many beautiful dance numbers. The way she used to choreograph, the way she was, I mean she used to shout or whatever used to happen, I used to love her because of her art and how she was a woman in a man’s world. She was the first woman choreographer who made it to the top and I had a lot of respect for that.”
“She used to say you are like my daughter on the sets, so don’t worry about anything. Yes, I really miss her,” Madhuri Dixit concluded with tears in her eyes.
