Shefali Jariwala Fell For Parag Tyagi After Painful Divorce With Harmeet Singh: 'There Was Mental Violence'

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Shefali Jariwala once opened up about her past marriage with Harmeet Singh, emotional abuse, and how she found love again with Parag Tyagi after walking away.
Shefali Jariwala, who rose to fame with the iconic music video Kaanta Laga in the early 2000s, passed away at the age of 42. A popular name in the world of entertainment, Shefali would often make headlines for her beautiful photos with her husband, Parag Tyagi. However, not many know that this was her second stint in marriage. Before she met actor Parag, Shefali had already lived through a difficult chapter in her personal life. The Kaanta Laga girl was previously married to music composer Harmeet Singh from the Meet Brothers duo. He is known for composing songs such as Main Tera Boyfriend, Baby Doll, Pink Lips, Radhe Radhe, and others.
She met Harmeet after Kaanta Laga made her famous and later worked with Meet Brothers on songs like Pyaar Humein Kis Mode Pe Le Aaya. The two tied the knot in 2004, but their relationship came to an end five years later under troubling circumstances. Their divorce made headlines in 2009 after Shefali accused Harmeet of domestic abuse. Speaking about that period in an interview with Times Now, she had once reflected on the lack of emotional support in the marriage, which eventually affected her mental health.
'It is very important to understand that you are not being appreciated. Not every kind of violence is physical. There is a lot of mental violence that also happens, and you are very unhappy in your life," she had said.
Following the divorce, life gave Shefali a second chance at love. She met television actor Parag Tyagi through a mutual friend at a dinner gathering. At the time, she was single and open to meeting someone new.
'We really liked each other a lot and hit it off instantly. Parag and I are very similar and different in many ways. I think we kind of balance each other out," she told the publication recalling their first meeting.
Parag Tyagi is known for acting in Pavitra Rishta and Jodha Akbar. He also took part in the dance reality show Nach Baliye with Shefali in 2012, where he eventually proposed her.