Bollywood has been home to many shinning stars who have elevated Hindi cinema to remarkable heights. Among them was the actor who at one point held a stature even greater than Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna. However fate took a harsh turn and his career came crashing down. Were talking about actor Navin Nischol who was once counted among the top superstars of his time. Navin Nischols debut with Rekha Born into a Bengali family in Lahore Navin ventured into modelling after finishing the school and even won the preliminary round of Mr. India contest during the 1960s. He later travelled to Mumbai where he met his fathers friend renowned director Mohan Sehgal. Mohan advised him to join the Film Institute in Pune to gain a deeper understanding of cinema. Taking his advise Navin enrolled and soon after Mohan cast him in Sawan Bhadon opposite Rekha. Interestingly this film also marked the debut film of the evergreen superstar Rekha. Navin Nischols career started declining due to... Released in 1970 Sawan Bhadon became a superhit and soon filmmakers were eager to cast Navin in their projects. He went on to star in successful projects like Victoria No. 203 Dhundh and Hanste Zakhm. At one point he became a bigger star than Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna. However by the mid 70s Navins career began to decline due to a string of commercial failures and he gradually transitioned into character roles. Navin Nischol was arrested because... Navin first tied the knot with Neelu Kapoor niece of legendary actor Dev Anand and sister of filmmaker Shekhar Kapur. Unfortunately the couple got divorced. Navin later tied the knot with Geetanjali who had previously been married. However on April 22 2006 Geetanjali died by suicide. She hung herself and left a suicide note claiming that Navin harassed her and used to mentally tortured her. She also wrote that Navins brother instigated him to trouble her. Following this a local court ordered police custody of both Navin and his brother until May 2006. According to a report in India Today Navins lawyer stated that Geetanjali was struggling with depression and alcoholism. Eventually both Navin and his brother were released. On March 19 2011 the actor passed away due to a heart attack in Pune. He is survived by his two daughters Natasha and Nomita from his first marriage.