There was a time when Avinash Wadhawan was counted among Bollywood's brightest rising stars. In the early 1990s, the actor was signing multiple films, sharing screen space with the industry's leading heroines, and was even in the running for projects that would later become milestones in the careers of Ajay Devgn, Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar.

Avinash Wadhawan quickly rose to fame with successful films but faced personal struggles that derailed his career. | Bollywood

There was a time when Avinash Wadhawan was counted among Bollywood's brightest rising stars. In the early 1990s, the actor was signing multiple films, sharing screen space with…