Famous Bollywood actors including Shahrukh and Amitabh who suffered from severe financial problems in the past.
Art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai, who designed major sets for films like ‘Devdas’, ‘Jodha Akbar’ and ‘Lagaan’, has been found dead in his studio and police suspect that Nitin Desai committed suicide.
58-year-old Nitin Desai was not only an art director but also a producer and director.
As a director, he directed Marathi films like ‘Ajanta’ and ‘Hello Jai Hind’.
He also acted in some films like ‘Dawood’, ‘Hello Jai Hind’ and ‘Baal Gangadhar’.
As an art director, he not only decorated film sets but also worked for politicians.
He had prepared a huge platform for rallies from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Uddhav Thackeray.
Nitin Desai’s dead body was found at his studio in Karjat, Raigad, bordering Mumbai.
Desai’s daughter Mansi Nitin Desai has said in an interview to the news agency ‘ANI’ that her father’s company ‘ND World Art Private Limited’ had taken a loan of 1 billion 81 crores from a company and 86.31 crores. Had returned Rs.
“The loan company asked for six months of advance interest, which my father paid by selling his office in Powai,” Mansi said.
Senior journalist and film critic Ramchand Srinivasan says that Nitin Desai took this loan in 2016 and 2018 and since January 2020 he has been unable to repay the loan installment.
It is not new for stars in Bollywood to face financial difficulties. Let’s take a look at the lives of some stars who have faced financial crisis in the past. Famous Bollywood actors including Shahrukh and Amitabh.
Guru Dutt’s Trouble
This is not the first time this has happened to someone in the film industry. Famous Bollywood actors including Shahrukh and Amitabh.
Success was followed by a painful end, in which money was squandered and everything was taken away. Something similar happened to Guru Dutt.
Guru Dutt, who gave unparalleled films like ‘Pyasa’, ‘Sahib, Biwi Aur Ghulam’, ‘Chodhwe Ka Chand’, went bankrupt when the film ‘Kaghaz Ke Phool’ failed to show its magic in theaters and turned out to be a huge flop. happened
The failure of this film broke his heart. A lot of money was invested in the film, which left him heavily in debt. Famous Bollywood actors including Shahrukh and Amitabh.
He was anxious for this reason, but his courage was further broken when he was alone in his last days. Famous Bollywood actors including Shahrukh and Amitabh.
During this period Guru Dutt and his wife Geeta Dutt had such a rift that they separated with their daughter. The disintegration of the family left him extremely helpless and lonely.
On the other hand, Guru Dutt was completely broken due to the loss of the film. At the age of 39, Guru Dutt was found dead in his own bedroom.
Manmohan Desai
It is said that Manmohan Desai, who gave many super hits, had a big hand in making Amitabh Bachchan a superstar.
She has done films like ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Sehaag’, ‘Naseeb’, ‘Desh Premi’, ‘Parrush’, ‘Quli’, ‘Mard’, ‘Ganga Jamna’, ‘Saraswati’ and Tofan with Amitabh Bachchan. These films became hits.
Senior journalist and film critic Ramchand Srinivasan says that there was a period in Manmohan Desai’s life when his films started flopping, which caused him a severe shock. Famous Bollywood actors including Shahrukh and Amitabh.
The failure of his son Ketan Desai’s debut film Anmol further weakened him.
Due to the flop of the films, he broke down inside and one day fell from the balcony of his own house and died.
When Amitabh faced financial crisis
Amitabh Bachchan has also gone through a period in his life when he struggled with financial problems. Famous Bollywood actors including Shahrukh and Amitabh.
After earning immense wealth and fame, Amitabh Bachchan faced difficulties which at one time mortgaged everything. Famous Bollywood actors including Shahrukh and Amitabh.
In 1999, Big B said in an interview that ‘the world is celebrating the arrival of the new year 2000 and I am celebrating my ruin.’
Says Ramchand Srinivasan, “Amitabh had no films, no money, even his company ABCL was bankrupt. He raised a lot of money from the market for this company and all that money was sunk. Due to which his condition worsened.
Meanwhile, in his interview, Amitabh has told how he got into trouble and went door to door asking for work. Famous Bollywood actors including Shahrukh and Amitabh.
Amitabh Bachchan sought work from many producers and directors. He did the film ‘Mohabtain’ and in the year 2000 started a new innings on television with ‘Koon Banega Crorepati’.
Although everyone stopped him, he stuck to his decision and started his career on the small screen.
With the success of KBC, his life slowly got back on track. Famous Bollywood actors including Shahrukh and Amitabh.
When Raj Kapoor had everything at stake
Raj Kapoor popularly known as ‘Showman’ was a successful actor, director and producer of his time.
He not only tasted success but also faced failure and financial crisis.
Ramchand Srinivasan explains that there was a time in Raj Kapoor’s life too when everything was at stake.
Raj Kapoor took huge money from the market and people to make the movie ‘Mera Naam Joker’.
But this film turned out to be a flop.
Raj Kapoor lost all his money and had to sell all his possessions to pay off the debt.
They even pawned many of their favorite things.
In the middle of the financial crisis, he made the film ‘Bobby’ somehow by collecting money. This film starring Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia helped him improve his financial condition.
Govinda and Jackie’s pain
Superstars of the 80s and 90s, Govinda and Jackie Shroff, had a time when everything was at stake. Famous Bollywood actors including Shahrukh and Amitabh
During an interview, Govinda said that in the last 14 to 15 years, he has invested a lot of money in industry and business. But they had lost crores.
Ramchand Srinivasan says that Govinda faced difficulties due to lack of work for a long time. Then he got the film ‘Partner’, which he did with Salman Khan.
The film became a hit which gave him a chance to stand in the industry again.
Similarly, Jackie Shroff also faced difficulties in his life. His wife Ayesha made a film ‘Boom’, in which he spent a lot of money, and it all went bankrupt.
His wife was making another film. Named ‘Raju Raja Ram’ with Govinda, Jackie and Salman which closed.
In an interview given to Indian Express, Ayesha Shroff said that due to the failure of the film ‘Boom’, she became bankrupt and had to sell her house to repay the money.
Also mentioning it in ‘Koffee with Karan’, Ayesha said, ‘It was a very bad time for us, we lost everything, but then Jackie Shroff stood by me firmly, when Tiger entered the industry. Decided to work so when we started, he told me I will give you your house and few years later Tiger bought that house and gifted it to us, it was a big deal for us. ‘
Ra One made Shah Rukh Khan cry.
Shah Rukh Khan, known as the King of Romance of Bollywood, has seen many ups and downs in his life. Both success and failure continue to be associated with Shah Rukh.
Ramchand Srinivasan says that even Shah Rukh faced difficulties. In the year 2010, Shah Rukh Khan’s film ‘Raw One’ was a flop.
Shah Rukh Khan had invested a lot of money in this film, and it all went to waste.
