Actor Shefali Jariwala passed away on June 27, leaving the industry in a state of shock. Since then, many people from the industry have expressed their grief and extended their condolences to her family. According to police reports, Shefali was self-medicating with anti-ageing medication and therapies, something which is still being investigated as a potential reason for her demise. Actor and model Mini Mathur recently talked about anti-ageing regimes that celebrities use. She said that she herself takes several supplements, but all under professional advice.
While talking to Vickey Lalwani, Mini shared her opinions on women’s health, and said that they feel the pressure of always looking their best. She said, “It’s not a glamorous conversation to have, but the fact is that people need to talk about these issues publicly so that the level of awareness around these things increases. I’m not here to judge people who have taken certain treatments or gotten work done on themselves. All I believe is that there is no point in looking good if you are not feeling great on the inside.”
She said that she doesn’t have enough information about Shefali to comment about what might have caused her death. “I am not qualified to talk about this. I am not aware of what her reports said, and I don’t believe in things that I read across the internet. Until a doctor verifies it, you really don’t know what caused her death.” But, she added that it’s a common practice to use the supplements that Shefali is said to have been using.
Mini continued, “Everything you take should be under some kind of medical supervision. No one here is a doctor who knows what kind of reactions anything will have, and it can have a negative effect on you. There is nothing wrong in taking supplements that enhance your health, and there are many people I know that take such supplements like glutathione. For me, medical supervision is paramount.”
Mini said that she is very cautious about what she puts into her body. “I check and double check if any needle entering my body has been taken out of a sealed package. I’m paranoid about all this. Too many things can go wrong. But yes, I take a lot of supplements… I have taken energising drips, but it’s always under medical supervision,” she said.
Shefali’s friend, Pooja Ghai, had previously told Vickey Lalwani that Shefali had taken a usual drip on the day she died. “On that day, she did take the vitamin C IV drip, but it’s a very normal thing to take a Vitamin C,” she said. According to sources in the police, Jariwala had taken her usual pills on Friday night. In the afternoon, she had a shot of an injection—reportedly an anti-aging drug, which she has been taking since past few years under expert’s guidance. After consuming these, her blood pressure reportedly dropped drastically at night and she began shivering, prompting her family members to rush her to the hospital.
