Remembering Shefali: The girl who loved with all her heart

On June 27, the euphony fell silent. Shefali Jariwala, the look that made an full procreation plaything to the beats of 'Kaanta Laga,' passed distant astatine the property of 42, pursuing a suspected cardiac arrest.

Declared dormant upon accomplishment astatine the hospital, her abrupt demise sent a question of daze crossed the amusement manufacture and beyond. But those who knew her, worked with her, and loved her, retrieve her not conscionable arsenic the 'Kaanta Laga girl,' but arsenic idiosyncratic who was afloat of life, dreams, and substance.'We recovered our doll connected a scooter ride' – Filmmaker Vinay Sapru remembers discovering ShefaliFilmmaker Vinay Sapru, who co-directed the iconic remix video with Radhika Rao, recalled their archetypal gathering similar it happened yesterday.

“We discovered her erstwhile she was conscionable 19. It wasn’t a structured casting process—it was destiny,” helium told ETimes.“We were driving connected Linking Road erstwhile a scooter came up adjacent to us. A parent was riding, and a young miss was hugging her from behind. Radhika and I looked astatine each different and said, ‘That’s our girl.’”When they stopped her astatine a awesome and handed her their card, Shefali revealed she was an engineering pupil with nary acquisition successful beforehand of the camera.

“Still, she came to our bureau the precise adjacent day,” Vinay said, smiling. “She was each vigor and heart. No training, but afloat of life. That innocence, those kisses she blew astatine the camera—she was precisely what we had imagined. We knew we had recovered our doll.”A communicative that stayed etched successful Vinay’s bosom was from Shefali’s day rehearsal. “She’d conscionable received a brace of achromatic jeans from her sister. We told her to instrumentality the time disconnected and celebrate.

But she insisted connected working,” helium recalled.“She said, ‘How I walk my day sets the code for my year.’ At the extremity of rehearsals, her brand-new achromatic jeans were covered successful mud. Her eyes welled up erstwhile she saw them. But she smiled and said, ‘This is the champion day I’ve had—rehearsing and cutting barroom with each of you.’ That’s the benignant of miss she was.”

Vinay reflected connected the sprout schedule, which spanned conscionable 3 choky days.

“We’d battalion up astatine 2 americium and beryllium backmost astatine 7 am. But Shefali ne'er missed a beat. She knew the full opus revolved astir her. She gave it everything she had.”What started with a spontaneous scooter sighting turned into 1 of Indian popular culture’s astir iconic euphony videos. “Within 3 months, she became the nation’s crush,” helium said. “Twenty years later, radical inactive notation to her arsenic the Kaanta Laga girl. She wanted that. She erstwhile told me, ‘I privation to beryllium remembered that mode forever.’

And she volition be.”'She came with cakes and dreams conscionable 20 days ago'

Their last gathering was filled with laughter and planning. “Just 20 days ago, she visited america with cakes and pastries from her favourite Japanese bakery,” Vinay recalled. “She said, ‘I’ve had an unthinkable 20 years... present let’s program the adjacent 20.’”They spoke for hours, discussing caller songs, unrecorded events, and a caller originative chapter. “Everything was falling into place,” helium said. “And present she’s gone. Maybe it’s true—God takes His favourites early.”With a dense heart, helium added, “People person asked america to marque Kaanta Laga 2 oregon 3. We ne'er could. And now, we ne'er will. We’re retiring the song—like a jersey number—because it belonged to her. It ever did.”'She was a blessed psyche who loved life' – Shreyas Talpade shares his memories

Actor Shreyas Talpade, who worked with Shefali successful the ALTBalaji drama Baby Come Naa, remembered her arsenic “inherently elemental and profoundly attached to her family.”“She became much progressive connected societal media during our sprout and soon mastered it,” helium told ETimes.

“She was chilled retired astir enactment and loved spending prime clip with her loved ones. A blessed person, afloat of life. What happened is conscionable excessively shocking. I commune her household finds spot during these incredibly hard times.”'I utilized to telephone her Chupdi, my Chupdi' – Hindustani Bhau connected their sibling-like bond

Vikas Fhatak, popularly known arsenic Hindustani Bhau, became adjacent to Shefali during Bigg Boss 13. “She was similar a sister, similar a girl to me,” helium told ANI, his dependable trembling. “I utilized to telephone her Chupdi—my Chupdi.

That enslaved was real.”Bhau recalled her spot and described her arsenic “a girl who had the bosom and work of a son.” He added, “She took attraction of her full family. She had a bosom attack, but her bosom was ne'er weak.”Their memories unneurotic are present achy reminders of her absence. “Her fig is inactive saved successful my mother’s phone. But it doesn’t ringing anymore. That silence... it breaks you,” helium said.On Rakshabandhan, she would astonishment him with gifts.

“I person truthful galore memories. I outcry conscionable reasoning of them,” helium admitted. “Why did she person to spell similar this? All we tin bash present is commune for her peace.”'She was a superstar from time one' – Mika Singh bids farewell

Singer Mika Singh, who featured alongside Shefali successful the deed way Honthon Pe Bas, expressed his sorrow extracurricular the funeral. “She achieved stardom astatine an property erstwhile astir radical are inactive figuring retired who they are,” helium said.“Shefali wasn’t conscionable a beauteous face—she was a performer, a magnet.

Whether it was fans oregon directors, everyone loved her. Wherever she went, she near a mark.”Speaking astir her husband, histrion Parag Tyagi, Mika said, “Her parent was inconsolable. Parag... he’s shattered. My bosom breaks for him. She was his world.”He ended with a poignant reminder: “Stars similar Shefali ne'er die. They unrecorded connected successful our hearts. She was a superstar from time one—and she’ll ever beryllium remembered that way.”'I volition find you successful each lifetime' – Parag Tyagi’s moving farewell

After her supplication meet, Parag Tyagi yet broke his silence, sharing an affectional post:“I volition find you each clip you are calved and I volition emotion you successful each lifetime.

I emotion you eternally, meri gundi, meri chokri.”In his erstwhile post, helium wrote, “Shefali, meri pari—the ever-eternal Kaanta Laga—was truthful overmuch much than what met the eye. She was occurrence wrapped successful grace... fiercely driven, yet brushed and selfless. She was sab ki maa—always putting others first, ever offering comfort. A generous daughter, a devoted wife, and a fantastic ma to Simba.”She lived with love, near with grace

Shefali Jariwala lived a beingness that blended stardom with simplicity, fame with humility.

She was a miss adjacent doorway who became a nationalist icon, yet ne'er mislaid interaction with her roots.Her communicative isn’t conscionable astir a viral euphony video oregon a TV show. It’s astir a beingness well-lived, relationships profoundly felt, and memories that volition linger—on screens, successful hearts, and successful the brushed bushed of Kaanta Laga. She whitethorn person near the stage, but her spotlight volition ne'er dim.May her sanction beryllium remembered not conscionable arsenic the Kaanta Laga girl, but arsenic Shefali—the performer, the friend, the daughter, the wife, the dreamer, and the prima who shone successful her ain unsocial light.