India, Feb. 10 -- Those who grew up watching Bollywood films in mid 2000s would remember actor Rajpal Yadav as someone whose presence on screen meant unending doses of laughter. But the actor who once brought smiles to our faces, with his work in films like Hulchul, Phir Hera Pheri, Bhagam Bhag, Chup Chup Ke and Bhool Bhulayain, is in trouble over financial woes. Yadav, last week surrendered at Delhi's Tihar Jail following a court order in a cheque bounce case.

His surrender came after the Delhi High Court rejected his final plea for more time to arrange funds, bringing an end to a long-running legal battle linked to his 2010 directorial venture Ata Pata Laapata.

Now several celebrities and even politicians have come forward to extend h...