Shefali Jariwala, known for the iconic music video Kaanta Laga has passed away suddenly last night at the age of 42.
The actress became an overnight sensation in 2002 with the release of Kaanta Laga but the amount she got paid for that video is jaw-dropping.
An old interview with the Times of India featuring Shefali Jariwala has resurfaced and gone viral. In the conversation, Jariwala shared that she was discovered by director duo Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru while she was casually hanging around outside her college. She also revealed that her initial signing fee was just ₹7,000.
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Jariwala shared that she came from a family of scholars, and her parents were initially hesitant about her entering the entertainment industry. “My father was completely against it. So I first confided in my mother, and together we convinced him,” she recalled. “That song became such a massive hit—it felt like a fairy tale. It completely transformed my life,” she added.
A few years after making a splash in the music video world, Shefali Jariwala transitioned to the big screen with her debut in a Hindi film. She entered Bollywood with the 2004 romantic comedy Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, sharing screen space with major stars like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Priyanka Chopra. The film went on to become a huge box office hit and ranked among the highest-grossing movies of the year.
Following her film debut, Shefali Jariwala continued to appear in various music videos before stepping into the world of television. She participated in Season 5 of the celebrity dance reality show Nach Baliye, alongside her then-boyfriend and now-husband Parag Tyagi. The duo later returned to the show as wild card contestants in Season 7, capturing audience attention once again with their chemistry and performances on the dance floor.
