Saroj Khan

As Lagaan completes 20 years, an ode to its indelible music by AR Rahman, Javed Akhtar, and a host of formidable creators

If not for its inimitable music, at 225 minutes, Lagaan would not have been half as entertaining or memorable. Twenty years on, the music continues to offer the simmering strength that it did to Bhuvan's Team 11 when they needed it the most.

Usha Iyer on her book Dancing Women, a deep dive into the material and cultural production of dance in Hindi cinema

Through her latest book, Usha Iyer provides an in-depth and discursive study of the history of the labour of producing on-screen dance — from the 1930s to the 1990s — and how over the years it has produced unique constructions of gender, sexuality, stardom and spectacle in and around the realm of Hindi cinema.

Year ender 2020: From Pranab Mukherjee, Sushant Singh Rajput to Diego Maradona, prominent personalities who passed away this year

From politicians to sportspersons, authors, musicians and actors, the year 2020 saw some of the biggest stars departing the world.

Remo D’Souza suffers heart attack, currently in ICU in Mumbai hospital

His wife revealed that he has undergone an angioplasty at Mumbai's Kokilaben hospital and is in the ICU now.

In Memoriam: Indian entertainment, arts and culture world witnesses a sombre 2020

With nearly three quarters of 2020 behind us, this list is an attempt to memorialise those we have lost, in a seemingly dark year for the arts.

Growing up mixed-race, queer and femme, how Saroj Khan provided me the keys to the vehicle of my body

In hindsight, I was always meant to fall in love with Saroj Khan. So here’s our convoluted love story: are you ready?

Saroj Khan brought dance to every household through her reality TV stints and dance tutorial show Nachle Ve

That Saroj Khan impacted lives beyond those of stars is evident through the respect she got from contestants on dance reality shows

How Saroj Khan, Madhuri Dixit depicted 'longing' through their storied song-and-dance collaborations

Saroj Khan and Madhuri Dixit built their songs around longing for love, but they were always champions of self-sufficiency over victims of dismissive patriarchy.

Saif Ali Khan recalls working with Saroj Khan: ‘A song with her often became real art, where every step required emotion’

Saif Ali Khan says it won't be possible to listen to a Hindi film song without acknowledging the legacy of ace choreographer Saroj Khan, who made the biggest names in Bollywood dance to her tunes.

Saroj Khan passes away: Kajol, Juhi Chawla, Mahima Chaudhry reminisce working with veteran Bollywood choreographer

Three-time National Award winner and renowned choreographer Saroj Khan passed away early on Friday morning due to cardiac arrest.