RIP Saroj Khan: Late choreographer’s daughter Sukaina Khan says, “She was my hero and the man of our house”

The year 2020 has brought a lot of tragic news with it. In the first half of the year, we have already lost some gem of the actors like Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Sushant Singh Rajput and now we have lost our beloved choreographer Saroj Khan. The 71-year-old choreographer breathed her last today in a Mumbai’s hospital. She died due to cardiac arrest.

The ace choreographer’s daughter Sukaina remembered her late mother and recalled how she was her hero and the man of their house.

Speaking to Pinkvilla, Saroj’s youngest daughter Sukaina Khan said, “My mother was my hero. She was the greatest influence in my life. She was both a mother and father to me. She was very lenient but at the same time, wanted my etiquette to be perfect. She loved me being around her since I’m the youngest. My mum was my fighter. From the age of 13 to 71, she has done everything to fend for us and give us a full life. She has never complained and was the man of the house.”

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Sharing details of the problems faced by her mother in the last few weeks, Sukaina told the portal, “On 20th of June, she started complaining of breathlessness. Being breathless during such times, indicated that maybe she has contracted Covid. So we took her to the hospital and got her checked. The test came out to be negative but her breathlessness got worse day by day. They asked us to put her on oxygen for a day or two. It was a normal procedure and we were okay with it. But then, suddenly two to three days ago, she suddenly had a huge spike in her diabetes, which went up to 600-650 on the scale. Last night, we were called when she was sleeping and at 1.52 am today, she had a cardiac arrest. We tried reviving her till 2 o’clock but she didn’t respond.” 

Sukaina also spoke about how her mother, who had got married at the age of 13 and had her first kid at the age of 14, singlehandedly took care of their family when her marriage ended.

Saroj was laid to rest earlier today. Her family has postponed the prayer meet owing to the Coronavirus scare.

Also Read: RIP Saroj Khan: The ace choreographer’s last Instagram post was dedicated to Sushant Singh Rajput

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