Mumbai As glamorous as the film world looks from outside, it is equally full of uncertainties from within. There have been many big stars who, even at the peak of their career, faced situations like financial hardship, debt and even bankruptcy. But these artists did not give up and rewrote their destiny through struggle.

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Rajpal Yadav is trapped in check bounce case. Rajpal is in jail for not being able to repay the loan of Rs 9 crore. Actually, in 2010, Rajpal had taken a loan of Rs 5 crore for the film ‘Ata Pata Lapata’. The film released in 2012 and flopped. Court cases continued for people not paying and then on 5 February 2026, Rajpal Yadav surrendered in Tihar Jail.

Rajpal Yadav

Let us tell you that even before Rajpal Yadav, many celebs had to face difficulties like financial crisis, debt or bankruptcy. But he did not give up and surprised everyone by making a strong comeback. Many big stars are included in this list. One had a loan of Rs 90 crore and 55 legal cases.

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan, who ruled in the 70s and 80s, got the tag of Shahenshah of Bollywood. But then a time came when his entertainment company suffered huge losses and he had huge debts. According to reports, Big B had a loan of Rs 90 crore and 55 legal cases. His films were also flopping. After this, Yash Chopra cast Big B in the film Mohabbatein and this movie turned out to be a blockbuster and it seemed as if the second inning of Big B had started. Apart from this, Big B also started a TV game show and then Big B got success back and also paid off all the debts. According to reports, Big B’s net worth today is around Rs 1600 crore.

Raj Kapoor

Raj Kapoor was called the showman of Bollywood. He has worked in many successful films in his life. But when he made the film Mera Naam Joker, he had to suffer a lot because the film flopped and it was a big budget film. The failure of this film pushed Raj Kapoor to the brink of bankruptcy. However, years later, this film got a good response on TV and then the film Bobby came which was a blockbuster and Raj recovered his condition.
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Jackie Shroff had invested in the film Boom in 2003 which flopped. When this film did not work, Jackie had a lot of debt, to repay which he even sold his house. But Jackie did not give up and focused on her life again. His films got good response and today he lives a luxury life.
Govinda

Govinda was called hero number 1. At one time they worked together in many films. But then a time came when he had to go through financial crisis. At such a time, Salman Khan again helped him and both of them worked in the film Partner and Govinda got a big hit.

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan is a star not only in South but also in the entire Indian industry. He once gave everything for his film Vishwaroopam. He had mortgaged many of his things. Then the film was banned for some time due to which Kamal suffered a lot. When the film was released, Kamal got relief and after this, when the film Vikram became a hit in the year 2022, Kamal had said that now he can repay all his debts.

Mithun Chakraborty

Mithun Chakraborty has been a megastar. He used to earn not only through acting but also through business. But then he suffered huge losses from his hotel in Ooty and his film career was also going very slow, hence he had to face financial crisis. After this, by doing some successful films and TV shows, his career graph moved up and fixed his position.