From fame to life of misery: B'wood personalities riches to rags stories :- Actress Antara Mali's father, famous photographer Jagdish Mali was spotted begging on the Mumbai streets.
Vimi: She made her debut in B.R. Chopra's Hamraaz in 1967 despite being married to Marwari businessman Shiv Agarwal. Once she became successful, her husband began to increasingly interfere in her work and dictate terms to producers. This eventually led to the couple's separation. Disowned by her conservative Punjabi family for marrying a Marwari, Vimi was suddenly left with no professional or emotional support when even filmmakers started avoiding her because of their bad experiences with her husband. She started living with small-time producer Jolly, which again proved harmful for her career. Penury and alcoholism took over and she spent her last few days in the general ward of Nanavati Hospital. She was in her thirties when she died on August 22, 1977. The world was shocked to know that her body was taken for cremation on a chanawalla's thela.
Bharat Bhushan: Many feel Bharat's tragic affair with Meena Kumari led to his downfall. Also, despite making hay in his heyday, he was not known to save much. Once the offers stopped coming, he found himself with no money. He reportedly worked as a watchman in a film studio and did miniscule roles on TV and in small budget films in his last days. He died in a rented flat in 1992.
AK Hangal: Hangal had been active in films since 1967 and played on-screen father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle to many top notch Bollywood actors but at the 95 years, Avtar Kishan Hangal, aka A K Hangal among old age ailments also battled acute poverty. When he passed away his home Saraswati Mansion in Santacruz (East), where he lived with his 74-year-old son, Vijay, was dilapidated and needed immediate renovation. But neither Hangal, who was bed ridden, or his son, who suffers from a unbearable back trouble were in any position to do that as every day was a fight for them to pay for medicines.
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