Mumbai, November 20: In a merry move to the upcoming good work slated for dancers in the Indian Film Industry, veteran choreographer Saroj Khan, who began dancing in movies at the tender age of 10, has been named as the brand ambassador for Cine Dancers Association.
"I began my career as a group dancer and I still have my CDA card. As the association's Brand Ambassador, I would want it to become the biggest association of the film industry. I was 10 year old when I began dancing in films and now it's time to get back to the roots and provide all the facilities which I didn't get", Khan said while addressing a forum.
"I promise to do good work and guide them in the direction and get the respect the dancers deserve in the film industry", she affirmed adding that the association would implement free education for dancers' girl children.
She is also of the opinion that stage shows should be organised to raise funds for the seniors so that the money can be used as pension for those who are living a retired life and need money for survival and Rs 100 from every dancer'' daily income be kept side for the pension fund to secure the future of the dancers.
The Cine Dancers' Association is up in arms against a newly formed parallel body, the All-India Screen Dancers Association (AISDA), raising questions about its legality and more worryingly, accusing it of robbing the 1,100 members of the recognized union of their livelihoods.
The parallel body is run by Ram Kadam, a Bharatiya Janata Party member and a legislator in the state of Maharashtra, and Gangeshwar Shrivastav, treasurer of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE).