Shefali Jariwala worked in 2 super hit films with record-breaking box office earnings, One of them received 5 awards, 13 nominations; Films are

Actress Shefali Jariwala’s untimely death at the age of 42 has shocked the entire industry. She reportedly died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai late Friday, June 27. Shefali was best known for her iconic appearance in the popular song Kaanta Laga and her stint on Bigg Boss. After the release of the 2002 remix music video, she quickly became known as the “Kaanta Laga Girl.” She went on to appear in several Hindi films. Shefali Jariwala acted in two films, one of which featured Salman Khan.

Which movies featured Shefali Jariwala?

Shefali Jariwala started her career at the age of 19. She did two superhit films, which made record-breaking earnings at the box office. First, she was seen in 2004’s film Mujhse Shaadi Karogi featuring Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan. This was a fun romantic comedy film, which was directed by David Dhawan.

Salman played the character of Sameer, and Akshay played the character of Sunny in the film. Apart from this, Priyanka Chopra, Amrish Puri and Rajpal Yadav were also seen in the film. There is a lot of comedy, romance and drama in the film. Talking about Shefali, she did a special dance performance on ‘Kaanta Laga’. The budget of the film was around Rs 15 crore, and it earned around Rs 66 crore. Also, it got 13 nominations in the IIFA Awards and won 5 awards. It was the fourth highest-grossing film of that year.

Shefali Jariwala’s second movie was 2011’s Kannada film Hudugaru. This was her South debut film, directed by K Madesh and is a remake of the Tamil film ‘Naadodigal’. The film had stars like Puneeth Rajkumar, Srinagar Kitty, Yogesh and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. The story is about three friends who cross every limit to complete their friend’s love story. They help him, no matter how much sacrifice they have to make for it. In the movie, Jariwala performed an item number “Naa Board Irada Bus”.

Apart from the movies, Shefali featured in multiple reality television shows, such as Nach Baliye 5 and Nach Baliye 7, both alongside her husband Parag Tyagi.

Shefali Jariwala was born on 24 November 1982 in Gujarat. She was diagnosed with epilepsy as a teenager and experienced her first seizure at the age of 15 and underwent medical treatment for ten years.

How did Shefali Jariwala die?

It has been reported that Shefali died due to cardiac arrest at her Oshiwara home. According to police sources, she had taken her routine medication that evening along with an anti-ageing injection she had reportedly been using for several years under medical supervision. Later that night, her blood pressure dropped significantly and she began shivering. She collapsed and died on her way to the hospital. The forensic team collected medical samples from her residence for further investigation.

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