Hina Khan, Shweta Tiwari to Rashami Desai; TV industry grieves the loss of ace choreographer Saroj Khan

Ace choreographer and reality show judge Saroj Khan died of cardiac arrest at 71 on Friday, July 3. She had been hospitalised at Bandra's Guru Nanak hospital for the past few days. Her passing away has caused tremendous pain to her family, dance lovers, her fans, students and everyone that knew her personally or through her onscreen presence. Very few know that Saroj Khan has also choreographed for the sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. She had choreographed Dilip Joshi and Disha Vakaani's dance 'Julie Julie' for a competition in the show. Many television actors have taken to their social media accounts to mourn the loss of 'Master ji' Saroj Khan. (Photo: Instagram)

Hina Khan shared a happy picture with Saroj Khan and wrote: "You will be missed Saroj ma'am, rest in peace. We met in so many award functions, clicked so many selfies, can't forget how much you adored me and complimented me. I shall cherish those memories forever. This was the last time I met you before the lockdown. Prayers and strength. Love always (sic)" (Photo: Instagram)Hina Khan shared a happy picture with Saroj Khan and wrote: "You will be missed Saroj ma'am, rest in peace. We met in so many award functions, clicked so many selfies, can't forget how much you adored me and complimented me. I shall cherish those memories forever. This was the last time I met you before the lockdown. Prayers and strength. Love always (sic)" (Photo: Instagram)

Shweta Tiwari had participated in the dance reality show, Nach Baliye, which was judged by Saroj Khan. The actress shared a picture with her from the show and captioned it as: "RIPAmma" with a broken heart emoticon. (Photo: Instagram)Shweta Tiwari had participated in the dance reality show, Nach Baliye, which was judged by Saroj Khan. The actress shared a picture with her from the show and captioned it as: "RIPAmma" with a broken heart emoticon. (Photo: Instagram)

Bigg Boss 13's Rashami Desai called her the "Mother of Choreography in India. Our 'Guru Ji'. sad sad may her soul rest in peace #SarojKhan #OmShanti (sic)" (Photo: Instagram)

Producer Ekta Kapoor also shared a condolence post for Saroj Khan. (Photo: Instagram)

Bigg Boss 7 winner Gauahar Khan pictures with Saroj Khan, where the latter was seen giving a peck on her cheeks. "Ufffffffff ! #SarojJi I’m just so sad to have lost the chance to talk to u one more time , to see u laugh , to learn something amazing from u, to hear ur strong commanding voice that came from a very patient soul ! Innallillaahee wainna ilayhi raajeeoon! ! May Allah grant u jannah , for the numerous lives u touched , the hearts u connected with , the impact u had on so many lives ! Thank u for for always encouraging, for teaching me personally on set , for making me feel special , for the words u used for me ! I will never ever forget what each moment was for me ! I LOVE YOU ! @sarojkhanofficial Allah Hafiz ! (sic)" (Photo: Instagram)

Arti Singh shared Saroj Khan's photo and prayed for her soul to rest in peace. (Photo: Instagram)

Samir Soni wrote: 'Dhak Dhak has stopped.' Your legacy will continue to live on forever. Rest in peace #sarojkhan." The song Dhak Dhak Karne Laga from film Beta, picturised on Madhuri Dixit, was choreographed by Saroj Khan. (Photo: Instagram)Samir Soni wrote: 'Dhak Dhak has stopped.' Your legacy will continue to live on forever. Rest in peace #sarojkhan." The song Dhak Dhak Karne Laga from film Beta, picturised on Madhuri Dixit, was choreographed by Saroj Khan. (Photo: Instagram)

Barkha SenGupta who had participated in Nach Baliye shared a picture with Saroj ji. She wrote: "Woke up to this really sad truth, the world of dance has suffered a huge loss today ! It was an honour to learn from you ... Your blessings , your kind words, your appreciation will stay with me forever ..... #RIP Saroj ji ! #masterji (sic)" (Photo: Instagram)

Sharad Malhotra also shared a picture from the sets of Nach Baliye. He penned, "Vividly remember meeting Saroj ji also fondly called " Masterji" for the very first time on the sets of her dance show #nachlevewithsarojkhan.. Was indeed such an honour, a dream come true to watch and learn from the original bollywood dance queen herself....We'd also heard alot about her famous Seeti ( whistle) and felt so surreal to have experienced it first hand as she complimented us for the performance ! Thankyou for all the love, warmth & teachings #yourlegacywillliveon (sic)" (Photo: Instagram)

"RIP Saroj Ji am so blessed to have had the opportunity to work with you and learn from you .. will miss u," wrote Shamita Shetty. (Photo: Instagram)