Actor Saif Ali Khan says it won't be possible to listen to a Hindi film song without acknowledging the legacy of ace choreographer Saroj Khan, who made the biggest names in Bollywood dance to her tunes. Khan, the name behind some of the most famous songs in Bollywood such as "Dhak Dhak" and "Ek Do Teen", died aged 71 of cardiac arrest early on Friday morning.

Calling the three-time National Award winner the "greatest and the most artistic choreographer", Saif said how her name attached to a project was a merit enough for producers. "A song with her often became real art, with every beat and step requiring an emotion and expression... That era is gone and that music is over. But for all of us who have had the privilege of being instructed on set by that great lady, will never be able to hear a Hindi film song without thinking of how she has made the greatest names in Bollywood from Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi to Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit, dance to her tunes," Saif said in a statement.