Shefali Jariwala's post-mortem revealed no foul play, hope Parag Tyagi gets time to grieve: Pooja Ghai

Shefali Jariwala, who shot to fame after appearing in the Kaanta Laga remix video from 2002, died on June 27, 2025, in Mumbai.

Actor Shefali Jariwala's death left everyone in the industry shocked. The actor died at the age of 42 after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest on Friday night. In an interview with Vickey Lalwani, the late actor's friend Pooja Ghai opened up about her final moments, staying close by her family on the day of her death and more. (Also read: Janhvi Kapoor supports Varun Dhawan’s plea to respect privacy during grief following Shefali Jariwala's death)

What Pooja Ghai said about Shefali Jariwala

Shefali Jariwala died on Friday night at the age of 42.

During the interview, Pooja opened up about the preliminary post-mortem report and said, “The good part is that there was no foul play. My only fear, the moment I saw Parag was… Oh my god, the guy was grieving, the guy naturally wanted to be left alone, and he was being cross-questioned by the police. Of course, they were doing their duty. But we’ve seen it in past cases, I don’t want to name people who have gone through this. You’ve seen (next of kin) being grilled for months, and their life is over. They don’t even have enough time to grieve, because they’re constantly under the radar of the police and the media. Few months are probably just gone in that. The moment I saw Parag, my only prayer was, ‘I hope he gets out of this as early as possible’. He could spend time with himself. He could be there and grieve. Fortunately, the report says there was no foul play, and he was released.”

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