India, June 28 -- There was a time when Avinash Wadhawan was considered among Bollywood's most promising young stars. In the early 1990s, he was signing multiple films, working with leading female actors and was even being considered for projects that eventually made stars out of actors like Ajay Devgn, Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar. While his contemporaries went on to become superstars, Avinash's career took a dramatically different turn. Today, the actor is largely missing from mainstream Bollywood and is instead seen occasionally on television and OTT platforms. Here's a look at what happened to the once-popular star.

Long before he became an actor, Avinash was known for his academic excellence. A bright student, he regularly earned...