When I approached Saroj Khan for my music video, she was such a big name in the business that she never did music videos. But I was a fan of Saroj ji's work, we all were. We have grown up watching those dance numbers in Yash Chopra's film. I was in awe. I was directing the video of "Chhuimui si tum lagti ho" (1998) and asked her if she would choreograph the video. She replied, ‘Chalo theek hai, gaana to ganna hota hai, chahe music video ho ya film.' That is how our collaboration started, as director and choreographer.

"Chhuimui si tum lagti ho" was a hit, and Saroj ji, whom I used to call ‘Masterji', blessed me saying I can potentially become a good filmmaker. When I told her I would love to work with her in every film, she smiled and said, "naye bachhe sab shuru mein aise bolte hai, baad mein sab bhool jaate hai", and smiled. I promised her to work with her again and of course, we continued to collaborate.