Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor, currently serving as a judge on the dance reality show India's Best Dancer Season 5, has shared fond memories of working with legendary choreographer Saroj Khan and her son, choreographer Raju Khan. Karisma revealed a playful anecdote involving the mother-son duo during the show.
Karisma's Reflections on Raju Khan
The elder sister of Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan reflected on her journey with Raju Khan and expressed her joy at sharing the judging panel with him. In a statement, Karisma said, "Maine Raju ji ke sath bohot gaane kiye hain, and I am so happy and privileged that he has come for the first time, where I am judging this panel with him, and we are going to celebrate his mother, celebrate him, aur main ek joke and trivia bata du." ("I have done many songs with Raju ji, and I am so happy and privileged that he is here for the first time while I am judging alongside him. We are here to celebrate his mother, celebrate him, and let me share a little joke and trivia.")
Saroj Khan's Light-Hearted Joke
Karisma recalled a joke that the late Saroj Khan often made about her successful collaborations with Raju. She said, "Ki Saroj ji is my guru aur unhone mujhe dance sikhaya aur jaise maine last episode mein kaha 'Tamma Tamma Loge' gaane tak woh mujhe karati thi, par humara joke hota tha industry mein when she used to make me dance. I am the guru, par aap mere bete ke saath zyada superhit gaane karte ho." ("Saroj ji was my guru and she taught me dance. As I mentioned in the last episode, she choreographed me up until the song Tamma Tamma Loge. We had a running joke in the industry whenever she made me dance. She would say, 'I am your guru, but you do more superhit songs with my son.'")
Karisma added, "But she always used to love that, of course, she loved her son so much, she loved us so much, always so positive towards his creativity, and all of us used to go together." ("She always loved that, of course. She loved her son dearly, loved all of us, was always very supportive of his creativity, and we all spent a lot of time together.")
India's Best Dancer Season 5 airs on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV.
