Bollywood stars have everything we dream of – name, fame and money. But the meteoric rise in the cinema industry is often short lived if they do not handle and sustain their success. Many Bollywood faces have fizzled out and faded from our memories. Their riches-to-rags stories are upsetting and shocking. In this post, read more about the Bollywood stars who died penniless and spent their last few days in utter penury.

1. Meena Kumari: The Tragedy Queen? of Indian cinema had a tragic life both personally and financially. Born Mehajabee Bano, she went on to become one of the most iconic celebrities of Bollywood. Meena?s marriage to writer-director Kamal Amrohi soured when Dharmendra made an appearance in her life, soon her marriage broke up. Meena Kumari became an alcoholic and damaged her liver. Towards the end of her life, she and Amrohi took up the stalled ?Pakeezah? project. Despite her failing health, Meena Kumari gave the performance her everything. She died all alone three weeks after the movie released with no money left to pay her hospital bills.
2. Ruby Myers: Ruby Myers became a popular Hindi cinema star, more widely known as Sulochana. As a silent movie star, she was one of the highest paid actors of her day. The charming yesteryear star was such a crowd-puller that one short film of Mahatma Gandhi inaugurating a khadi exhibition had Sulochana?s dance number added in. She learnt to speak Hindi and had a few hits but gradually, offers dried up. She starte...