Only 8 people attended star’s funeral after he went bankrupt; Amitabh Bachchan saw him ‘alone, forgotten’ in bus queue
The glamour associated with Bollywood attracts people from every strata of society as it is believed that if you make it in the movies, you will be swimming in riches; but, despite being the most successful star, one’s fortunes can turn overnight, and they can lose it all. And the same happened with the yesteryear star Bharat Bhushan, who was once considered the biggest star of the 1950s. Bharat Bhushan worked in films like Baiju Bawra, Barsaat Ki Raat, Mirza Ghalib, among many others, and while he made enough money that could have sustained him for a lifetime, he lost it all after making some bad monetary decisions. He had to sell all three of his bungalows in Bandra, one of which was the popular mansion named ‘Aashirvaad’, which was later owned by stars like Rajendra Kumar and Rajesh Khanna. Bharat Bhushan’s films continue to inspire Ranveer Singh Bharat made his debut in 1941 with a film called Chitralekha, but it was in the year 1952 that his star rose when he appeared in Baiju …