New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- In the early 1990s, several newcomers made their successful debut in the Indian film industry. While some went on to create a niche for themselves in the industry, most of them faded with time. One of them is a young actor who made his entry in the industry at just 16 as the lead actor. He rose to fame overnight, hailed as a prodigy and celebrated as the industry's next star at a time when Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Akshay Kumar were nowhere close to the success they enjoy today.

However, it all came crashing down after just 10 years when the actor silently left the film world after being bedridden.

The actor is Harish Kumar.

Harish Kumar's journey in films began as a child actor in the late 1970s, with fil...