With the passing of Saroj Khan, Bollywood lost a gem who had steered the Hindi film dance in a new direction. She carved her own identity in the male-dominated industry of the ’70s and went on to reign supreme in her field.
Talking to a news portal, her daughter Sukaina Khan reveals that choreographer-director Remo D’Souza had approached the veteran for a biopic. “A few people were in talks with my mother to make her biopic. But, she used to dismiss the idea, saying, ‘Mere baare mein kya jaanna hai logon ko?’ However, during her last days, she had said Remo D’Souza was keen on telling her story. She thought Remo, being a dancer himself, would understand her journey, and hence, was the perfect person to helm the project. Having started out as a child actor, Khan served as an assistant choreographer to B Sohanlal before developing her unique style as a dance director. She dominated Bollywood through the ’80s and ’90s, collaborating with actor-muse Madhuri Dixit-Nene to give Hindi cinema some of its most spectacular songs. “The idea is to go beyond her choreography. I want people to know her journey as a fighter,” says Sukaina.
D’Souza reveals that he had broached the subject of a biopic while collaborating with Khan on her final song, Tabah ho gaye (Kalank, 2019). “In response, she had said, ‘You should make it.’ I promised her that I would visit her to gather information about her childhood and early days. But, I didn’t pursue it then as I was busy with my film.”
Add comment