Bollywood reporter and entertainment journalist Aarti Shejwalkar sadly, passed away due to COVID-19 complications yesterday. The untimely demise of such a kind soul prompted many celebrities to mourn the loss online.
At the forefront was actor Varun Dhawan who took to his Instagram stories to share a picture of himself with Aarti. The picture was clicked during a popular awards show, and they are both seen flashing big smiles at the camera. He wrote, “Deeply saddened to hear about this. A bright young talented lady who was extremely passionate and compassionate. RIP Aarti.”
Celebrity paparazzi Viral Bhayani also shared an emotional post for Aarti. In the picture, she is seen posing with Deepika Padukone. In the caption, he explained how Aarti was a “one person army who reported all day all night on entertainment” and informed that she was also pregnant at the time of her demise.
In the next photo posted by Bhayani, Aarti is seen posing with south superstar Prabhas. He added that she was “like a mother” to some of the photographers and cared for them immensely. He revealed that she also got one of the paparazzo to quit drinking as well.
Here are the celebrities who expressed their condolences in the comments section below, including Aditi Rao Hydari, Sophie Choudary, Karishma Tanna, designer Anaita Shroff Adajania, and others:
We hope and pray that her soul rests in peace.