Vaibhavi Upadhyay (25 July
1984 – 22 May 2023) was an Indian actress. She was nominated for an ITA Award for Best Actor (Female) Popular. She rose to fame in the role of Jasmine Mavani in the 2017 sitcom ''
Sarabhai vs Sarabhai
''Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' is an Indian Hindi-language television sitcom that aired on STAR One from 1 November 2004 to 16 April 2006 and on Disney+ Hotstar from 15 May to 17 July 2017 for two seasons in 80 episodes altogether. The show was direc ...
''.
Death and legacy
Upadhyay died in a
car crash
A traffic collision, also known as a motor vehicle collision, or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other moving or stationary obstruction, such as a tree, pole or building. T ...
on 22 May 2023.
She was riding with her fiancé when the car plummeted into a gorge in the
Banjar neighbourhood of
Kullu district
Kullu () is a List of districts in India, district in Himachal Pradesh, India. It borders Shimla district to the south, Mandi district, Mandi and Kangra district, Kangra districts to the west, Kinnaur district, Kinnaur to the east and the Lahau ...
,
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
. She was only aged 38 when she died. Her family, co-stars and fans mourned her death. Her funeral was held in
Borivali
Borivali (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, oːɾiʋəliː is a suburb which is located in the north-western end of Mumbai, India. Traditionally the tribals and East Indians lived in Borivali.
The attractions include Sanjay Gandhi National ...
,
Mumbai
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,
Maharashtra
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,
India
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.
Filmography
Television
Travel Show
Web series
Short films
References
External links
* {{IMDb name, 9130968
1984 births
2023 deaths
Actresses in Hindi television
20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Indian film actresses
Indian women television presenters
Road incident deaths in India