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Actor: Octopussy. Kabir Bedi is one of India's most famous international actors, with a career that spans from Bollywood to Hollywood and Europe, in films, television, theatre, and radio. Kabir's Italian series "SANDOKAN" made him a major star across all of Europe. He starred in one of the world's most-watched TV series, "THE BOLD AND THE ...
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- January 16, 1946
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Kabir Bedi. Actor: Octopussy. Kabir Bedi is one of India's most famous international actors, with a career that spans from Bollywood to Hollywood and Europe, in films, television, theatre, and radio. Kabir's Italian series "SANDOKAN" made him a major star across all of Europe. He starred in one of the world's most-watched TV series, "THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL" He acted in the James Bond ...
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Kabir Bedi was born on Wednesday, 16 January 1946 (age 78 years; as of 2024) in Lahore, Punjab Province of British India (now Punjab, Pakistan). His zodiac sign is Capricorn. While he was doing his schooling at The Elisabeth Gauba School, New Delhi, he was friends with the Indian politicians Rajiv Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi. He attended Delhi Public ...
Parents & Siblings
His father, Baba Pyare Lal Singh Bedi, was an author and philosopher. His mother, Freda Bedi, was the first western woman to take ordination in Tibetan Buddhism, and she was British, who was born in Derby, England, and she was an author too. His mother was born into a Christian family, however, later, she adopted Buddhism and became a Buddhist nun. His father was a communist, and his mother was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. His elder brother, Ranga Bedi, is a tea planter. His younger sister,...
Other Relatives
The Indian actress Aalia Furniturewallaaka Alaya F is Kabir Bedi’s granddaughter.
In the late 1970s, Kabir got into an extramarital affair with the Indian actress Parveen Babi. In an interview, Kabir shared that his wife Protima Bediencouraged his relationship with Parveen. In an interview, while talking about Kabir and Parveen’s relationship, Protima once said, The couple dated for a few years, however in 1977, the couple parte...
Kabir was born into a Sikh Khatri family, and he is a descendant of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. YouTube – Jashn-e-Rekhta In an interview, he revealed that when he was 10 years old, he became a Buddhist monk for some time. He also learnt meditation and Vipassana. The New Indian ExpressHe said,
Film and Radio Chief
In 1968, he started working as a film and radio chief at Lintas, Mumbai. After working there for two years, he joined Ogilvy & Mather Private Limited, Mumbai as a film and radio chief.
Theatre
In 1970, he appeared in the popular Indian theatre play Tughlaq. He has appeared in various Hindi, English, and European theatre plays including Shakespeare’s Othello, The Vultures, The Far Pavilions, and Taj.
1979:Best Male TV Star by Bravo Otto Germany2002:Capri Fest Lifetime Achievement Award2007:Flaiano International Prize2007: Pegaso D’oro Lifetime Achievement Award by Premi Internazionali Flaiano, ItalyKabir Bedi receiving Premi Internazionali Flaiano2010:“Cavaliere” (Knight) of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by the Italian Government for his outstanding contribution to Italian cinema2018: Honorary Degree from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaKabir Bedi receiving Doctorate from the Kalinga Institute of TechnologyActor:Bud SpencerFilm(s):Dr Zhivago (1965), Gandhi (1982), Octopussy (1983)TV Show:Homeland (2011)Comic Character(s):The Phantom, BatmanCartoon:The ChipmunksMusic Band:The BeatlesAt the age of 7, he participated in the theatre play ‘Bandar Da Vyaah’ for the first time.He has been featured on the cover of various magazines including iHola!, Teletutto Bolero, and Bravo.Kabir Bedi featured on a magazine coverKabir is fluent in various languages including Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English, and Italian.In an interview, he shared that while he was in college his family’s financial condition was not good and he had to do a part-time job at All India Radio, Delhi as an English news reader. While he...In 2011, he started his YouTube channel ‘Kabir Bedi’ on which he uploads videos related to his acting projects. As of April 2023, he has around 5.23k subscribers on his YouTube channel.He follows a non-vegetarian diet. Instagram – Kabir BediMay 2, 2021 · Kabir Bedi has lived a life juggling multiple film industries, continents, and families. In his new memoir, the actor dwells on the people who have shaped him, more than the events that transformed him.
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Sep 26, 2021 · Kabir Bedi: Within myself, I am still 25, physically I am 50, and spiritually, I feel I am 5000-years-old TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Sep 27, 2021, 08:39 IST Share
May 12, 2021 · Kabir was born the child of two remarkable parents who deserve and are the subjects of various biographies of their own – his father as a descendant of Guru Nanak and spiritual mystic with a ...
Apr 13, 2021 · An actor, storyteller and the original crossover star, Bedi cut a dashing figure on screen and stage for most of the second half of the 20th century.
