‘I Never Thought In My Wildest Dreams You Would Go’

‘This
was
not
the
time
for
you
to
go.
You
had
to
spread
more
smiles,
more
happiness,
and
more
love.’

Shefali
Jariwala’s
sudden
death
has
left
many
of
her
friends
and
colleagues
in
shock.

Arti
Singh,
who
shared
a
close
bond
with
Shefali
after
they
appeared
in

Bigg
Boss
13,
pays
a
long
tribute
to
her
friend
on
Instagram.

‘Just
can’t
believe
it.
Till
the
time
I
saw
you
yesterday,
I
couldn’t…
We
just
met
in
the
gym
a
week
back
and
you
said,
‘Arti,

tere
liye
bohot
khushi
hoti
hai.
Tu
khush
hai
na?
Sath
mein
cardio

karenge.’
We
made
plans
just
a
week
back.

‘Whenever
someone
asked,
‘Kis
kis
se
aaj
bhi
baat
karte
ho?‘
I
used
to
say
‘SHEFU.’
I
never
thought
in
my
wildest
dreams
you
would
go.’

‘You
were
a
crazy,
super-happy
child.
You
gave
me
love
and
blessings
always.
You
never
gossiped
about
anyone.
Clean
at
heart.
Why,
why,
why
would
God
do
this?
I
love
you
and
will
always
love
you.

‘When
you
entered

Bigg
Boss,
I
couldn’t
take
my
eyes
off
you.
Before
your
wedding,
you’d
call
me
every
day
like
a
sister,
saying,
‘Facial

kara
le,

kaam
bata.’
You
and
Bhaiya
(Parag
Tyagi)
were
like
real
siblings
to
me.
My
heart
goes
out
to
Uncle
and
Aunty,
it
broke
my
soul
to
see
them
like
that.’

‘Parag
Bhaiya
kept
you
and
pampered
you
like
a
child.
We
will
cry,
we
will
mourn,
but
the
family…
they
will
suffer
all
their
life.
I
don’t
want
to
say
you’ve
gone
to
heaven
or
a
better
place…

‘This
was
not
the
time
for
you
to
go.
You
had
to
spread
more
smiles,
more
happiness,
and
more
love.

‘You
will
always,
always,
always
be
my
special
friend.
I
know
life
is
unpredictable,
but
we
tend
to
forget
that.
I
hate
writing
RIP.
I
pray
you
are
happy,
your
soul
is
happy,
and
that
your
family
gets
the
strength
to
endure.
I
love
you,
my
SHEFU.’

Shefali,
known
for
the
hit
2002
music
video

Kaanta
Laga,
passed
away
on
June
27
at
the
age
of
42.

She
was
a
familiar
face
on
television,
appearing
in
popular
reality
shows
like

Bigg
Boss
13
in
2019
and

Nach
Baliye
(seasons
5
and
7),
where
she
participated
alongside
her
husband,
Parag
Tyagi.

Photographs:
Curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff