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As the actress’s family and friends grieved the terrible loss, Shefali Jariwala’s passing rocked the country. In addition, celebrities have expressed their sympathies. Actor Varun Dhawan was the one who advocated for her family’s privacy and dignity during these trying times. In response to Varun Dhawan’s appeal, Janhvi Kapoor, star of Homebound, has now shown her support for the actor.
The tragic death of Shefali Jariwala has shocked and saddened a number of celebrities, including Mika Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan, and her Bigg Boss 13 co-participants, Shehnaaz Gill, Mahira Sharma, Paras Chhabra, Hindustani Bhau, Arti Singh, and Rashami Desai. However, a portion of the community has strongly reacted to the media coverage and the invasion of privacy. In the midst of all, Varun Dhawan has also voiced his shock at what has been happening and asked the media to honor the grieving family’s request for privacy.
Janhvi Kapoor, his co-star from Bawaal, has now responded to Varun’s message and shown her support as well. On the evening of June 29, 2025, Janhvi Kapoor reposted a note that Varun Dhawan had made on her official Instagram account. Relieved that someone was finally talking about what was going on, the actress shared the note on her story. Janhvi shared Varun’s post and urged the media to respect families’ privacy and allow them space during difficult times:
“Finally, someone said it.”
On June 29, 2025, Varun Dhawan posted a message on his Instagram account asking the paparazzi to exercise tact when reporting on a celebrity’s passing. “I don’t understand why someone would poke into someone’s grief,” the actor said. Everyone appeared to be very uneasy, he said, and nobody was gaining anything from these incursions. He was cited as saying:
“Again, one more passing of a soul being insensitively covered by the media. I just don’t understand why do u have to cover someone’s grief. Everyone looks so uncomfortable with this. How is this benefiting anyone? And my request to my friends in the media, this isn’t the way someone would want their final journey covered.”
Varun Dhawan:
Varun Dhawan didn’t specifically name anyone, but it was obvious who he was referring to because the text was written shortly after Shefali’s untimely passing. Janhvi also expressed her support for his statement on Instagram. Varun urged the media to be a bit more sensitive during these trying times and begged that no one’s final trip be reported in such a way because nobody wants that to happen to them.
