India, June 28 -- Actor Shefali Jariwala, widely known as the "Kaanta Laga girl" for her iconic early 2000s music video, died at the age of 42 on June 27. Mumbai Police have confirmed her passing.

"Her body was found at her residence in Andheri. The police received the information at 1am (early hours of Saturday). Her body has been sent to Cooper Hospital for postmortem. The cause of her death is not yet clear," police told PTI on Saturday.

She was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in suburban Mumbai by her husband, actor Parag Tyagi, and three others around 11.15pm on Friday, where she was declared dead. Parag was seen leaving the hospital but did not speak to the media till the time of going to press. The cause of her death remains unclear,...