Shefali Jariwala, the actress who became a household name after her stellar performance in the iconic remix song, Kaanta Laga, in 2002, has recently passed away. For the uninitiated, the Indian actress passed away due to cardiac arrest on June 27, 2025. However, a past interview of hers resurfaced on the internet, where she revealed that her father was against her acting career. In the old interview, Shefali also disclosed that her mother supported her, which made her take up Kaanta Laga.
Shefali Jariwala once revealed her dad was against her acting career
Earlier, in an interview with Dainik Bhaskar, Shefali revealed that her father completely opposed her decision to enter the glamour world. Shefali shared that she belonged to a middle-class Gujarati family, where education was given the topmost priority. She also shared that her dad gave her a condition to complete her studies, and thus she did Engineering and later became an IT engineer. However, it was her mom who supported her in pursuing acting. In her words:
“Mere pita ek paaramparik Gujarati parivaar se the aur wo mere glamour ki duniya mein aane ke faisle ke khilaaf the, kyunki hamare parivaar mein padhai ko sabse zyada mahatva diya jaata tha. Mere pita ne shart rakhi thi ki main pehle padhai poori karun, isliye maine Sardar Patel Engineering College se Computer Engineering ki aur main IT engineer bani. Meri maa ne mera saath diya aur uske baad meri zindagi badal gayi.”
Shefali Jariwala’s death and her last rites
The sudden death of Shefali Jariwala on June 27, 2025, has left everyone shocked and heartbroken. While initial reports claimed that the actress passed away due to a cardiac arrest, now reports are coming up that the actress was under anti-ageing medication for the past few years. According to a report by The Indian Express, the actress took her anti-ageing injection dose in the afternoon and took her regular pills on the night of June 27, 2025. However, when the actress’ husband, Parag Tyagi, returned home around 10:30 pm and he found Shefali shivering and rushed her to Bellevue Multispeciality Hospital in Mumbai in the late hours of June 27, 2025.
After reaching the hospital, doctors confirmed her death, but didn’t state the cause behind it. According to multiple reports, later the ‘Kaanta Laga Girl’ was taken to the Cooper Hospital in Mumbai for a post-mortem. Many celebrities, including TV actresses, Surbhi Chandna, Arti Singh and YouTuber, Vikas Fhatak, popularly known as Hindustani Bhau, were seen grief-stricken as they visited the hospital.
Shefali’s last rites were performed on June 28, 2025, at Mumbai’s Oshiwara Crematorium. According to a report by PTI, Shefali’s last rites have been performed by her husband, Parag Tyagi, her dad, Satish Jariwala and her sister, Shivani Jariwala. Her co-contestants from Bigg Boss 13, Paras Chhabra, Rashami Desai, Shehnaaz Gill, Vikas Gupta, and Arti Singh attended her funeral. Shefali’s ex-husband, Harmeet Singh, also offered his heartfelt condolences to her family and grieved over not being able to be part of her final journey.
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