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Amongst the sudden flood of new channels, there is one from NDTV which is called NDTV Imagine. In an attempt to be different from new and existing channels, NDTV Imagine has come up with a show with a unique concept. It is titled 'Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan'. The basic concept is simple – choreographer Saroj Khan will teach aspiring dancers how to groove like her.

This is Saroj's second tryst with television, after 'Nach Baliye'. "I want to make one thing clear," says the choreographer, "this is no competition, there are no auditions, and it is definitely not a reality show. I will teach dance on television, and viewers will learn how to dance."

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Well, it may not be a reality show, but it has been the reality shows on various channels that have made Bollywood dancing so popular with viewers. And Saroj agrees, and adds, "People were never too much into dance earlier, but shows like 'Nach Baliye' and 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa' have made them alert."

So will she agree to private coaching for the participants of the show? Apparently not. "I cannot do anything else besides this show, at least for a year," she says, adding that she has signed a contract with NDTV Imagine. "This is why I am not taking up any Bollywood project, and, if NDTV Imagine does not want me after this, then I will resume my private classes. In the meantime, whoever wants to come here, is welcome," says the maestro.

The masterji, who is responsible for Madhuri Dixit's 'Ek Do Teen' dance, rues the fact that there are no dancers like Madhuri anymore. "I do not see Madhuri in any of the stars we have now, but I am still searching for someone like her. I would want all my daughters (heroines) to be great dancers," she says, adding that she believes Madhuri and she must have had some special bonding in their past lives. Saroj relents her stand a little by mentioning that she has some hope from Vidya Balan.

http://entertainment.oneindia.in/television/top-stories/news /nachle-ve-with-saroj-221107.html

Saroj Khan: Govinda dances better than Hrithik
MIL/IT, Nov 23, 2007. Renuka Vyavahare/INDIATIMES MOVIES

November 23, 2007 - Madhuri Dixit is back and who better than her all-time favourite choreographer to talk about her return? Renuka Vyavahare chatted up Bollywood's veteran choreographer Saroj Khan at a suburban five star hotel in Mumbai to find out what kept her away from choreographing her muse Madhuri in Aaja Nachle !

Madhuri is making a comeback but it's surprising that you have not choreographed her dances!

Yes, I haven't choreographed Madhuri in Aaja Nachle . I'd have loved to if given an opportunity as Madhuri is a kind of dancer who looks fantastic no matter what she does and how she moves! She puts her heart and soul in her dancing. Out of the many actors who I have choreographed, she is the only one with whom I can experiment. I have given her so many weird dance steps but she still did it with ease!

Was your fallout with Madhuri a reason for you not doing Aaja Nachle?

There were talks about my fallout with her but this is not true. Madhuri loves me and I love her. In fact she met me when she flew down to India recently. She even told me about her film. We don't have any issues. It's just that Vaibhavi Merchant belongs to the Yash Raj camp and they preferred her to choreograph for this film too. Vaibhavi is a talented girl. I hope Madhuri's film does well.

How has the dancing culture of Bollywood changed over the years?

Western dance is given preference today. Today no body has to be a dancer to dance in films! Any skimpily clad model like girl comes, shakes her leg and gets away with it! Bollywood dancing has lost its magic. Even the choreographers have lost their individuality. You can't tell who has choreographed a particular dance. This was not the case before!

How would you rate the breed of youngsters who have plunged into films as dancers?

Barring few like Kareena Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Rani and Aishwarya Rai, I don't see any actors who can dance well. They act like they know everything! Even before you start teaching them they nod their head and act as if they know it all! I remember even dancers like Vyjyantimala and Waheeda Rehmaan used to closely pay attention to what their choreographers used to teach them! The urge to learn is not seen today. No one can be compared to the likes of Madhuri and Sridevi when it comes to dancing to date.

So who is a better dancer according to you – Govinda or Hrithik?

Hrithik is a perfectionist but too technical a dancer for someone to imitate him. I'd say Govinda is better because, his dance makes you feel like dancing. Anybody can do a Govinda. His dance is very lively, expressive and full of energy. I'd love to choreograph both of them though. In fact people keep thinking that I just train classical dancers, I teach western dances too!

After judging reality shows you have your own dance show on NDTV's newly launched entertainment channel!

Yes, it is called ' Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan'. I'll be teaching people how to dance like the stars they adore. For instance I'll teach them how to imitate Madhuri's dance etc. The show is aimed at everyone. I will be training my own students on the show.

Lot of young actresses dislike you since you are a task master. Comment

Once I start teaching someone how to dance, no matter how bad the dancer is, I see to it that he/she dances well, even if that needs me to be a little rough. Otherwise how will she learn? The youngsters have an attitude problem! They are already trained so they don't feel the need to listen to someone even if that someone happens to be a senior.

http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2559633.cms

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