Salman Khan vowed never to work with Saroj Khan after Andaz Apna Apna, helped her years later

Salman Khan vowed never to work with choreographer Saroj Khan after feeling she favored co-star Aamir Khan when the two worked together in Andaz Apna Apna (1994). In a viral clip, Saroj is seen talking about the time Salman vowed never to work with her again. However, the actor supported her during the difficult years later in life when she was out of work.

In the clip, Saroj Khan said that Salman Khan was upset because he believed she gave Aamir Khan preferential treatment in Andaz Apna Apna. She, however, said that she was doing what her director Raj Kumar Santoshi asked her to do. “I did exactly what my director told me. If you felt bad then I’m very sorry,” she said. Salman was incensed at this slight and said, “I will not work with you once I become the top hero in the industry.”

However, Salman’s words didn’t affect the popular choreographer. She said, “You won’t work with me? Roti Allah deta hai… Tu nahi deta hai (God looks after my living, you don’t feed me).”

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In 2019, Saroj Khan said Salman Khan helped her when Bollywood had stopped giving her work. She had then told Midday, “When we met, Salman asked me what I was doing nowadays. So I told him honestly that I don’t have any work [film offers], and that I am teaching Indian classical dance to young actresses. Upon hearing that, he said, ‘Now, you will work with me’. I know he is a man of his word, so he will keep his promise.”

The ace choreographer passed away in July 2020 following a cardiac arrest. In a career spanning four decades, Khan choreographed nearly 2000 songs.