Former Bollywood hero number one Jackie Shroff is facing bankruptcy as his career hits rock bottom.

The action hero, who made his debut in the hit flick Hero, has seen his popularity decrease with hardly any work in hand. Jackie took a loan from film maker Sajid Nadiadwala which he hasn’t been able to repay. Sajid started legal proceedings to obtain his money back, but due to the intervention of Salman Khan, the loan has been restructed.

Says a source, “Jackie went to Salman (who is Nadiadwala’s close friend) and explained his position to him. Salman immediately called up Nadiadwala and asked him to end the legal wrangle. Nadiadwala withdrew the case on Salman’s request. Moreoever, Jackie has also parted with most of his Sony shares. He is a darling and nobody wants to see him in trouble, not even Nadiadwala.”

It has also been rumoured that a ‘drug’ problem maybe the cause behind Jackie’s sudden financial crises. When a journalist approached Jackie about this, he responded by saying, “Oh, there is no financial crunch. I still have the Sony shares with me. But yes, I had taken a loan from Sajid. The loan was taken for my home-production Sandhya. Woh kuch distribution ka chakkar tha. Sajid will definitely get his money back when my film Sandhya releases. Meri woh picture (Sandhya) atak gayi hai.”

Salman Khan is also helping Jackie in ressurecting his career and has lined up a few pivotal roles for him. To this Jackie replies, “I don’t know if Salman is helping me with my career. But if that is the case, I think that I have a guardian angel around me. I would love to work a lot once again. Think of it, who wouldn’t? Actually, there are quite a few guardian angels around me. I think my goodness is helping me out.”

We wish Jackie all the best and hope to see him back at the top very soon.