Nirmala Nagpal, popularly known as Saroj Khan (Date of birth 22 November 1948) is one of

the most noticeable Indian dance choreographers in Hindi movie. She was born at the Bombay
State (present day Maharashtra India). With a career span of over forty years, Soraj Khan has
choreographed more than 2000 songs and is known as "The Mother of Dance/Choreography in
India".

Her parents migrated to India after partition of India. She started her career as a child artist at the
age of three with the film Nazarana as child Shyama, and a background dancer in the late 1950s.
She learnt dance while working under film choreographer B. Sohanlal. Later, she herself shifted
to choreography, first as an assistant choreographer and later getting her break as an independent
choreographer, with Geeta Mera Naam . However, she had to wait many years to receive
acclaim, which came with her work with Sridevi; Hawa Hawai in Mr India , Nagina and
Chandni (1989), and later with Madhuri Dixit, starting with the hit Ek Do Teen in Tezaab ,
Tamma Tamma Loge in Thanedaar and Dhak Dhak Karne Laga in Beta . Thereafter, Khan went
on to become one of the most successful Bollywood choreographers. In 2014, Saraj Khan
worked with Madhuri Dixit again in Gulaab Gang.