RICHES TO RAGS:

RICH TO RAGS:

1.Meena Kumari, who is also known as the 'tragedy queen' of Indian cinema, shot to fame in the early fifties with the release of Baiju Bawra and went on to do some historic films. However, in her personal life, she battled with alcoholism, which led to her demise in 1972. Reportedly, her family sold off her bungalow to pay her medical bills. 

2.Vimi made her debut in B.R. Chopra's Hamraaz in 1967 and rose to stardom in quick time. However, after her separation with husband Shiv Agarwal, things took turn for worse and Vimi was left with no money or emotional support. She spent her last few days in the general ward of Nanavati Hospital. She was in her thirties when she died in 1977. The world was shocked to know that her body was taken for cremation on a chanawalla's thela.

3. The famous actor Achala Sachdev died a painful death in Pune after she was totally ignored by her US-based son and Pune-based daughter.

4.Veteran actor AK Hangal faced a major financial crisis after his successful stint in Bollywood. Apparently, during his last years, he was unable to pay his medical bills and passed away 2012. (BCCL.

5.When King of Pop Michael Jackson passed away in 2009, reports surfaced that the singer was in debt of $285 million. 

6.(Reuters. Bharat Bhushan was some of the first few actors in the country who defined stardom. He had loads of money but he lost all of it to gambling. Things got so worse that he had to live in a chawl during the last days of his life.

7.During his peak time, Bhagwan Dada had a lavish lifestyle. He owned bungalows, fleet of cars and had lots of followers. However, during his last days he had no money left and nobody at his bedside.

8.One of the renowned photographers in Bollywood, Jagdish Mali was found on the roads of Mumbai with no clothes and no shelter in a very horrifying state days before his death. He passed away in 2013. (BCCL)

9. Veronica Lake became a Hollywood pin-up in 1920s and starred in several popular films. However, in her personal life, she struggled with divorces, alcoholism and mental illness, which left her broke when she died in 1973. (Getty Images)

10.Oscar Wilde, the famous author and playwright, went bankrupt in 1895 after he was charged with gross indecency by Queensberry. His estate was liquidated as well, and by the time he went to jail, he had lost nearly everything. He tried unsuccessfully to recreate his previous literary genius, but failed miserably and died alone and penniless in a Paris hotel in 1900.

11.Karl Marx, the German political thinker and revolutionary, left just £250 to his youngest daughter Eleanor on his death. (Getty Images)

12.Joe Louis was acknowledged as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. At the peak of his career, he made a great deal of money. However, he lost all of it, thanks to some opportunistic friends and relatives. He died in 1981, having almost nothing left of his once enviable fortune. (Getty Images)