Showing posts with label Sukaina Khan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sukaina Khan. Show all posts
I would like Madhuri Dixit to be part of Saroj Khan biopic, says daughter Sukaina
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Syeda Eba Fatima (HINDUSTAN TIMES; September 17, 2023)
Producer Bhushan Kumar recently confirmed in an interview that preparations for choreographer Saroj Khan’s biopic are in full swing. “Saroj ji’s biopic will be directed and created by Hansal Mehta. It is in the writing stage [now],” he said.
Details about how the story will unfold and who will play the role of the ace choreographer, who was fondly called Masterji by actors, aren’t finalized yet, but sources tell us that actor Madhuri Dixit Nene’s name is being considered for the same.
“The makers are trying to have a series of actors play Saroj ji in different phases of her life. For example, one girl will play Saroj ji in her younger days, while the other will play her older version. And Madhuri is being considered for one of these roles,” reveals a source.
Another source added that earlier Nene’s name was being considered for the “central character” of the film. “She is an ideal choice because Madhuri ka career define karne mein Saroj Khan ka bahut bada haath raha hai. Most of her popular songs — from Ek Do Teen (Tezaab, 1988) to Dhak Dhak Karne Laga (Beta, 1992) — were hits, courtesy Saroj ji. And they shared a close bond, too,” says the source.
Happy that mum’s story is being told: Sukaina
Khan’s daughter Sukaina tells us that the team will “have a word with the family” as soon as actors are shortlisted. She agrees that more than one actor should be cast to show different phases of her mother’s story.
“You can’t have one person showing all that she has gone through. We need at least three people,” she says, adding, “I would like Madhuri ma’am to be part of it, but she can probably show the latter stages of mum’s life.”
Having said that, she adds that the final call will be of the makers.
Saroj Khan trusted me to make her biopic-Remo DSouza
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Choreographer-director Remo D'Souza reveals he was in talks with Saroj Khan to bring her industry journey to the screen
Uma Ramasubramanian (MID-DAY; July 7, 2020)
With the passing of Saroj Khan, Bollywood lost a doyenne who had steered the Hindi film dance in a new direction and enriched it by weaving in elements of classical dance forms. While we have witnessed her magic on screen, little is known of the woman who — with grit and grace — carved her own identity in the male-dominated industry of the '70s and went on to reign supreme in her field.Talking to mid-day, 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," she says.
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," adds Sukaina.
D'Souza reveals that he had broached the subject of a biopic while collaborating with Khan on her swansong, 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."
With his Masterji gone, the Street Dancer 3D maker says he is keen to develop it as a tribute to her. "I should be the one making the film as she trusted me with it. I will take the discussion ahead with her daughter."
Salman was always there, says Saroj Khan’s daughter
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Saroj Khan’s daughter reveals actor took care of her treatment
Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 4, 2020)
Three-time National Award-winning choreographer Saroj Khan passed away in the early hours of Friday following a cardiac arrest. She was admitted to the Guru Nanak Hospital in Bandra on June 20. Mirror has learnt that Salman Khan was taking care of her treatment because she had been out of work.
“Last year, Saroj ji met Salman and told him about her plight. He immediately promised her work and she was training some of his protégées,” revealed a source, adding that after she was admitted to the hospital on June 20, his NGO took charge. “In fact, last year, her grandson, too, had some health issues and Salman had taken over entire responsibility of his surgery. Saroj ji had become very close to the Khan family over the last year,” the source added.
When Mirror reached out to Saroj Khan’s daughter, Sukaina Khan, she said, “Salman Khan stood by us like a rock and helped her till the end. They were on very good terms and he even stepped in for my son’s heart surgery last year in Kerala. He was there for us when we needed the most.” Recalling an interaction with her mother a week before she was admitted to the hospital, Sukaina shares, “She was doing her namaaz and told me that she prayed for Salman’s happiness because he is misunderstood by everyone despite doing so much good for people around.”
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