Ace choreographer Saroj Khan’s contribution to Bollywood remains unparalleled. With a career spanning over 40 years, Saroj choreographed over 2000 songs including chart-toppers like Hawa Hawai, Ek Do Teen and Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai among others. Saroj passed away in 2020 due to cardiac arrest, but now, the latest reports claim that director Hansal Mehta and producer Bhushan Kumar are teaming up to make a biopic on her life.
Pinkvilla reported that the project is currently under development and will go on floors sometime in 2024. The report quoted a source as saying, “The biopic is presently in the writing stage and the team is planning to unleash the story in an episodic format. Saroj Khan’s journey in the industry is nothing short of an inspiration for millions of dancers across the globe, and Hansal is trying to be very thorough with his research.”
“The idea is to pay an ode to the contribution of Saroj Khan to the dancing community. While the world dances to the steps designed by her, very few know the efforts that went into reaching the position of being the best in the field,” the source was quoted as saying. The source further added that the biopic will delve into many unknown aspects of the choreographer’s life.
Bhushan Kumar also confirmed the project in an interview with Pinkvilla. Talking about the projects lined up in his pipeline, he said, “We are working on Saroj ji’s biopic which Hansal sir is doing. Directed and created by Hansal Mehta. That’s in the writing stage. In OTT, you have to write a lot, and when it’s a biopic, it’s a lot more.”
Meanwhile, Bhushan is also gearing up for the release of his next two feature films – Yariyaan 2 and Animal. The producer is also venturing into the OTT space with the Bejoy Nambiar directorial venture Kaala.
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