Subhash Ghai, Amjad Ali, Hema Malini pay tribute to Birju Maharaj on Twitter

One of the first Bollywood personalities to tweet his personal tribute to Pandit Birju Maharaj was the veteran filmmaker Subhash GhaiRemembering the days when he was organising a college festival where Maharaj ji was performing Ghai remembered how he expressed a romantic conversation between Lord Krishna and Radha with his eyes doing the talkingI learnt DANCE means the body but the soul is in the eyes Thats why he was a Jagat Guru in Kathak tweeted Ghai whos back in the news for making his debut as music composer for the upcoming film 36 FarmhouseMy first learning from kathak dance maestro was in my college youth festival when he expressed a romantic conversation between lord krishna n radha thru his two eyes talking I learnt lsquoDANCE means body but soul is in eyes Thatrsquos y he was a Jagat guru in kathakRIP BIRJU SIR pictwittercomyeWT5Fv23vmdash Subhash Ghai SubhashGhai1 January 17 2022Among the cultural personalities who mourned the passing away of Maharaj ji was the sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Saheb who tweeted that it marked the end of an era for Indian dance and KathakFor me its been a personal loss Khan Saheb wrote He was loved immensely by my family and his memories live in our hearts forever The heavens will dance for him today and everydayAlong with his tweet he carried a rare picture of a young Birju Maharaj playing the tabla to his sarod Besides being a renowned dancer Maharaj ji was a talented percussionist and was also wellknown for being a Hindustani classical vocalistThe passing away of Pandit Birju Maharaj marks the end of an era for Indian dance and Kathak For me itrsquos been a personal loss He was loved immensely by my family and his memories live in our hearts forever The heavens will dance for him today and everyday May he RIP pictwittercomaVYYUnU2UVmdash Amjad Ali Khan AAKSarod January 17 2022Maharaj ji in fact composed the music and sang for the two period dance pieces in Satyajit Rays historical drama Shatranj Ke Khiladi starring Sanjeev Kumar Saeed Jaffery and Amjad Ali KhanDescribing Maharaj ji as a true legend and Kathak exponent par excellence the Bollywood veteran and Lok Sabha MP from Mathura Hema Malini tweeted His ghungroos were on his ankles till he breathed his last I always admired and respected him as a giant of the medium of Kathak and will miss his presence on the firmament of danceThe nation mourns the passing of a true legend Shri Birju MaharajKathak exponent par excellence His ghungroos were on his ankles till he breathed his lastI always admired and respected him as a giant of the medium of Kathak amp will miss his presence on the firmament of dance pictwittercomWz0VLGDQPWmdash Hema Malini dreamgirlhema January 17 2022Maharaj ji was closely associated with the world of cinema He choreographed the Kaahe Chhed Mohe track picturised on Madhur Dixit in the 2002 version of the Shah Rukh Khanstarrer DevdasAnd he won the National Award for choreographing Unnai Kaanadhu Naan in the Kamal Haasan multilingual megahit Vishwaroopam and the Filmfare Awards for the Bajirao Mastani number Mohe Rang Do LaalThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever