Former actor Rahul Roy with his sister, Hari Maa Priyanka, and her husband, Romeer Sen. (Credit: Express Archives, Instagram/@officialrahulroy)

Once touted by many as the next biggest icon in Bollywood, actor Rahul Roy is no longer active in movies. Yet, he made quite a few headlines over the past few weeks, but for unfortunate reasons. It began when the 1990s’ heartthrob was spotted a fortnight ago in Versova, Mumbai, holding a suitcase and walking along a damaged road . Conversations about him picked up after a few of his reels went viral on social media, showing him collaborating with random content creators .

Subsequently, he issued a statement saying he was minding his own business and requesting that others not unnecessarily interfere in his life.…