Late, Shefali Jariwala is known as the ‘Kaanta Laga girl’. Her sudden passing away on June 27, 2025, due to a cardiac arrest, left a void in the hearts of many. The actress passed away at the age of 42, had become an overnight sensation when she did the Kaanta Laga remix clip, which was directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru. They had paid a tribute to her where they mentioned that a sequel to the song would never happen as Shefali would always be the ‘Kaanta Laga girl.’ Now, Sona Mohapatra’s Instagram story went viral, where she slammed the directors for disrespecting the original makers of the song.
Sona Mohapatra’s story calls out the directors of Kaanta Laga
Post Shefali’s demise, Radhika and Vinay Sapru revealed that they had retired from the Kaanta Laga fever song forever. They had gone for Shefali’s prayer meeting where they shared of telling Shefali the final goodbye and shared a snap from their first photo session from the sets of Kaanta Laga. The directors revealed that they never made a sequel, and would be retiring from Kaanta Laga forever, as the song belonged to the actress. Now, Sona’s Instagram Story went viral, where she spoke about how the old and original song, Kaanta Laga, was not respected, the makers were not credited, and the directors made a PR out of a demise. Her post read:
“3 legends created KAANTA LAGA. Composer, lyricist and singer; RD Burman, Majroon Sultanpuri, Lata Mangeshkar and this utterly misplaced ‘retirement’ by people calling themselves ‘makers’ to get some PR out of a death, nothing less. (Viral B is a paid site largely) These two only created a smutty video with a remix with a 19-year-old. (Of course no permission from legends required for their xx interpretation). RIP and all for the 42 year old lady but legacy? and this (sic).”
Netizens slam Sona Mohapatra for taking a dig at the directors, Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru
Netizens felt that Sona was being insensitive towards Shefali. One Redditor wrote, “This is so unnecessary and insensitive, especially if Shefali’s loved ones read it. ‘RIP and all to the 42 year old lady’, she can’t even say her name?! This woman is always salty about something, especially things that don’t concern her. She needs to get a life.” Another user commented, “This is actually so insensitive and hurtful for her close one. Also, there is no need to be rude to a person who is no more here to defend herself.”
Sona Mohapatra takes to X to talk about the backlash she faced on the Kaanta Laga song
Sona had taken to X recently to speak on the hatred she received for speaking about Shefali’s Kaanta Laga song, as netizens felt she was disrespectful towards the late actress. She questioned everyone who trolled her for being insensitive and asked if they were fine with RD, Lata, and Majrooh, who are the bedrock of our musical heritage, fading & getting disconnected from their own creations. Sona shared:
“Cheap Paid PR to milk someone’s death to call yourself the ‘makers’ of Kaanta Laga is okay?” Make more new age original songs with beats if you like beats & ‘appreciate’ the Shefali video, your choice of course, but don’t be ok with ppl calling themselves ‘makers’ of a song when they didn’t make the song?
What are your views on Sona Mohapatra slamming Shefali Jariwala’s Kaanta Laga?
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