Throwback: When Madhuri Dixit questioned the hook step of 'Tu Shayar Hai' from Saajan...'What is this movement?'

Last year, on a singing reality show, Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit reminisced about filming the song "Tu Shayar Hai Main Teri Shayari" from the 1991 movie Saajan, which also featured Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt.


Madhuri recounted the moment when choreographer Chinni Prakash presented the hook step for "Tu Shayar Hai." "When choreographer Chinni Prakash showed me the hook step for 'Tu Shayar Hai', I said, 'What is this movement? Who is this poet? What kind of a poet is he?' But he said that it will be a hit and truly the dance step became so popular."

In addition, Madhuri reflected on her iconic dance performances in songs like "Ek Do Teen," "Yeh Mausam Ka Jadu," "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai," "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga," and "Dekha Hai Pehli Baar." She also discussed the choreography for the song "Bada Dukh Dina Tere Lakhan Ne" by Saroj Khan, mentioning how she initially performed it differently but later adapted the steps as per the director's briefing.

While on Saajan, the love triange starred Madhuri, along side Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt. Sanjay has remained remained quite popular ever since he started his career, for his swag and persona. Known for a number of movies like 'Khalnayak', 'Vaastav', the 'Munnabhai' franchise among others, Dutt has also been under the limelight for his rumoured relationships. But the one which people still cannot get over his Dutt's rumoured affair with Madhuri Dixit.



Neither of the two have admitted to this, however, the way they spoke about each other in interviews and the way, the industry also spoke about them, gave major hints. Yasser Usman who has written biographies of actors like Rajesh Khanna and Rekha, also wrote a biography on Sanjay Dutt. It was titled 'Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood’s Bad Boy’. In this book, a director (unnamed) who was working with them, had said, "He was always following Madhuri around and whispering I love you."


Madhuri Dixit had said in an interview that Sanjay Dutt is the only guy who makes her laugh all the time. She had added, "My favourite partner is Sanjay Dutt, he’s a real joker… and his stories make me laugh all the time, but he is also a gentleman. Sanju is a fantastic person. He has a loving heart and, in contrast to the widely held view, a good sense of humour. He is the only guy who makes me laugh all the time. He does not play games. He is open and uncomplicated."

Sanjay had denied these rumours once and said, "I wish I had a scene going on with Madhuri. But I don’t. Look I get friendly to every co-star of mine. If you see me with Raveena Tandon, you will feel I am having an affair with her too." The actor added that when these rumours started, Madhuri was not in India as she was shooting for a film titled 'Khel' abroad. Dutt said that he apologised to Madhuri for these rumours as she was under public scrutiny for no fault of hers.

Even with these rumours at that point, Subhash Ghai had once said that Sanjay would not marry Madhuri as he doesn't want his wife to work in movies post marriage.

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