Shefali Jariwala dies at 42: Actor made Kannada debut in Puneeth Rajkumar's film
Television actor and model Shefali Jariwala died at her Andheri residence on Friday night. Her body has been taken to Cooper Hospital in Mumbai for postmortem. Her friends, family and fans have expressed their shock upon hearing the news of her death. Apart from television shows and serials, she also appeared in a Kannada film titled 'Hudugaru'.Shefali, who rose to fame with the 'Kaanta Laga' music video, appeared in a handful of films, television shows and serials as well. She made a special appearance in the Kannada film, 'Hudugaru', which starred the late actor Puneeth Rajkumar.advertisementShe set the dance floor on fire with her foot-tapping steps in the peppy number titled 'Pankaja' from Puneeth Rajkumar's 2011 film. Music director V Harikrishna, Mamta Sharma and Naveen Madhav lent their vocals for this dance number.
'Hudugaru' is a Kannada remake of the Tamil hit film, 'Naadodigal', which featured Sasikumar, Vijay Vasanth and Bharani in lead roles. The Kannada version was headlined by Puneeth Rajkumar, who shared screen space with Srinagar Kitty, Yogesh and Radhika Pandit.On Friday night, Shefali Jariwala was rushed to the hospital after she was found non-responsive at their home. She was declared dead at the hospital. Her body was then taken to Cooper Hospital for postmortem.After the preliminary examination, a Mumbai police official told ANI , "Her body was found at her residence in the Andheri area. Mumbai Police received information about this at 1 am. Her body has been sent to Cooper Hospital for postmortem. The cause of death is not yet clear."Shefali Jariwala was 42 years old.- Ends
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