Raju Khan is the son of ace choreographer Saroj Khan who is also a choreographer, writer and director who started his Bollywood career by assisting his mother in movies like Aasha, Aas Paas and Dacait. He became an independent choreographer with the film Jurm (1990) and thereafter did films like Henna, Sadak, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Baazigar, Koyla, Ghulam, Pukar, Dhadkan, Koi…Mil Gaya, Krrish, Dabangg, Dilwale and Simmba. He made his directorial debut with the movie Showbiz in 2007.