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Those who shared a screen space with Salman Khan are now living a simple life in a tiny 10x10 chawl in Mumbai. The actress came out as a debutant at the age of 17, but after the film did not make such an impact, she struggled.

She was beset by a tragic turn when she was diagnosed with aggressive tuberculosis. She was left alone by her husband and in-laws, and she desperately needed money. Pooja went to the extent of being a domestic employee in the chawl to earn her living.

Salman Khan came to her aid after she had made a public appeal, allegedly even paying her medical bills over a six-month period. In 2020, she tried to make a comeback with a Punjabi film, which, however, flopped.

Unlike her elder sister, Pooja is currently a top-earning small tiffin vendor working out of her chawl, her place of residence. The message that her story conveys is the realities and unpredictability of the film industry. Netizens are terming it a heart-wrenching drop in popularity.