Shefali Jariwala, who rose to superstardom with her song, Kaanta Laga and her bold moves in it. The gorgeousness always wanted to be referred to as the OG ‘KaantaLaga‘, but no one knew that her death would be so near. Shefali passed away in Mumbai on June 27, 2025. She was rushed to the hospital, where the doctors declared her dead.
Shefali Jariwala recalled how Kaanta Laga maker turned her into a beautiful swan
In the early 2000s, Shefali rose to immense fame due to her remix of ‘Kaanta Laga,’ and it became a nationwide sensation. In an interview with Rediff, Shefali talked about how the song had transformed her. She stated that she got the opportunity by luck, as the directors, Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, saw her outside her college one day. Shefali went on to say that she did the song for ‘pocket money’ and for fun. However, it changed her as the directors acted as her ‘fairy godmothers’. They cast their magic and turned her from an ‘ugly duckling’ into a beautiful swan. She was quoted as saying:
“What I just did for fun, and a little bit of pocket money, it just completely changed my life. They were like fairy godmothers. They came and waved their magic wand and turned this ugly duckling into this beautiful swan. So yeah, it changed my life completely.”