Saroj Khan, Bollywood cinema’s first female choreographer, whose career stretched over 60 years, passed away on July 3. We look back at her life and career, and how she was behind some of the most iconic Bollywood dance numbers of the 1980s and 1990s. 

<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/world/asia/saroj-khan-dead.html">Saroj Khan</a>, Bollywood cinema&rsquo;s first female choreographer, whose career stretched over 60 years, passed away on July 3. We look back at her life and career, and how she was behind some of the most iconic Bollywood dance numbers of the 1980s and 1990s.&nbsp;</p>

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