There are always some pros and cons of everything, especially when it comes to stardom. Sometimes taking a big risk and or huge investment might pull you down. No matter how experienced you are. And that’s what happened with these stars who faced setbacks way long back. So down below are some of the big stars who once went bankrupt. But later recovered from them. And many don’t know about it.
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL) was established in 1996, but unfortunately, in 1999 it faced a financial mess. And all its properties were mortgaged. It has a debt of 90 crores. But then things slowly started getting back to the track after he was offered Mohabattein, and then Kaun Banega Crorepati. The information was confirmed whe Amitabh made a post long back with the statement that read “In the year 2000, when the entire world was celebrating the new century, I was celebrating my disastrous fortune. There were no films, no money and no company.”
Shah Rukh Khan
Moving to another superstar, Shahrukh Khan. Let us tell you that SRK invested a whopping amount of Rs a 150 crore film Ra. One, produced by his wife, Gauri Khan. However, things didn’t go up to expectations and failed at the box office. Moreover, as per the information, he even signed blank cheques. Later Don 2 and Jab Tak Hai Jaan helped him financially.
Govinda
Govinda was a superstar of his time, however, his reign came to an end in Bollywood. The actor was left in huge debt, as there were no films offered to them. The actor himself revealed this in front of the press. However, his financial conditions got better after he made a screen appearance with Salman Khan, in the film Partner.
Jackie Shroff
It was in 2008 when Jackie took a loan from the filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala, however, he couldn’t pay him back due to the number of flops. And it was also in the news that he sold out his real estate properties to deal with the financial crisis. At that time it was Salman who helped the actor.
Raj Kapoor
The famous film of Raj Kapoor titled Mera Joker failed at box office during that time. And he became bankrupt. And we got to know about this After Rishi Kapoor revealed in an interview stating “We were in severe problems. Then he made a film called Bobby with a new boy and new girl, which was a huge risk after seeing the failure of Mera Naam Joker. But it became super hit and that is when his friends and my uncles insisted him to buy a house,”
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