Model and actress Shefali Jariwala, who was popular after her appearance in the chartbuster music video Kaanta Laga, was found dead on Friday night in Mumbai. She died at 42. Her untimely demise shocked the entertainment industry, with preliminary but unofficial reports suggesting cardiac arrest as the reason. The actual reason is still not known and a postmortem has been conducted.
Found Unresponsive at Home, Rushed to Hospital
Shefali was reportedly found unconscious in her Golden Rays-Y building home in Andheri, taken to Bellevue Multispecialty Hospital by her husband, actor Parag Tyagi, and three others at around 11:15 PM, hospital staff confirmed she was dead on arrival.
Security Guard’s Account of Events
Shatrughan, a building security guard, informed NDTV that Parag Tyagi came on a motorcycle at around 9 PM. He then accompanied Shefali to the hospital around 10:30 PM. The guard remembered seeing the couple walking their dog just the previous evening, terming the night as “like any other day” until the crisis occurred.
VIDEO | Mumai: Big Boss 13 fame and actor Shefali Jariwala passes away at the age of 42. Visuals from outside her residence in Lokhandwala, Andheri.
(Full video available on PTI Videos – https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/nNoIrvmfhl
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 28, 2025
Forensic and Police Teams Begin Investigation
A mobile forensic team and Mumbai Police officials visited Shefali’s flat on Saturday morning to inquire into the cause of her death. Her body was subsequently shifted to Cooper Hospital for a postmortem. The officials have said that the reason for death is still uncertain until the report.
#WATCH | Mumbai: Visuals from outside the residence of actress-model Shefali Jariwala in Andheri area. She passed away at the age of 42.
A Police team is present outside the residence. Visuals also show her husband, Parag Tyagi. pic.twitter.com/aDeyaSISS1
— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2025
A Career Remembered
Shefali gained popularity at the age of 20 with Kaanta Laga and then went on to feature in Bigg Boss 13. Her last tweet on X (formerly Twitter) in September 2024 was a post paying tribute to her ex-boyfriend and co-contestant Sidharth Shukla, who had died in 2021.
Her death has prompted an outpouring of sadness from fans and peers alike.
