Music video “Kaanta Laga”made Shefali Jariwal star over night- epilepsy ruined her career
Music video “Kaanta Laga”made Shefali Jariwal star over night- epilepsy ruined her career
Meet Shefali Jariwala. She rose to emerge as a household name before the release of even her first film.
Unquestionably none can lay claim to such popularity and fame in their entire lives, let alone achieving this by the age of 19. But Shefali Jariwala did just that.
One music video Kaanta Laga made her an overnight star while she was 19. But sadly, her career got derailed a few years later due to health issues – she fell victim to epilepsy.
Coming to Shefali again, she became famous across the country when in 2002, she appeared in the music video Kaanta Laga. The song was part of the independent album DJ Doll and Shefali became known as the Kaanta Laga girl, and a national sensation. This paved the way for her film debut – a cameo in Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, where she shared screen space with Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Priyanka Chopra.
However, this 2004 release was to be her final Bollywood film.
In an interview in 2020, Shefali revealed that she had lived with epilepsy ever since she was 15 years old. The fits and challenges to combat the illness took a toll on her fledgling career, forcing her to focus on her well-being, which resulted in her not being able to take up more work.
In 2008, Shefali moved to reality shows, first appearing as a contestant on Boogie Woogie in and then in two seasons of Nach Baliye. She also did a Kannada film called Hudagaru in 2011, her only film release since 2004.
In 2018, she played the lead role in her OTT debut Baby Come Naa, which streamed on Alt Balaji. Shefali’s last major appearance on TV was in 2019, when she was a contestant on Bigg Boss 13.
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