Saroj Khan goes global

To start dance school in Malaysia

To start dance school in Malaysia
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Saroj Khan will launch a dance academy in Malaysia this September. Tabu and a few other B-towners are already in the island nation to promote the academy.

The Saroj Khan Dance Academy, which is located in Sea Park, Petaling Jaya, offers a four-month diploma programme in dancing, acting and singing. Students of the dance academy will also be given the opportunity to act as back-up dancers for Hindi films that will be shot in Malaysia.

Saroj is best known for her sultry dance movements in hit movies like Devdas, Guru, Veer-Zaara and Taal. In the entourage besides Tabu are Nagma, Ravi Kishen and Shakti Kapoor. The local newspaper The Star reported on Monday, "Fans can look forward to more of the glitter of Bollywood." It described Tabu as "the leggy beauty" who won critical acclaim for her role in a number of films including Chandni Bar.

Hindi films are extremely popular in Malaysia, where there are 1.7 million ethnic Indians.