Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Life of an Actor

501 Pages·2021·9.356 MB·English

by  Kabir Bedi

The Emotional Life of an Actor
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The Emotional Life of an Actor
K BIR BEDI
First published by Westland Publications
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Copyright © Kabir Bedi, 2021
ISBN:9789390679409
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Dedicated to techies,
all young
like Siddharth,
my son
the
and all young people
to the the better,
who want change world for
hoping you fulfil your dreams.
CONTENTS
BEFORE I BEGIN
STORIES I MUST TELL
1 LEAVING HOME WITH THE BEATLES
BOLDNESS AND BETRAYAL
2 CHANCES AND CHOICES KABIR AND
KISHMISH
3 DAY S OF LOVE AND GLORY
SANDOKAN AND PARVEEN BABI
4 REVOLUTION TO RELIGION BABA AND
FREDA
5 RAMBLINGS ON A BEACH BEACHES
AND BELIEFS
6 SAVING MY SON THE WOUNDED
SOUL
7 AGONY AND ECSTASY RUIN AND
RESURRECTION
ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAGAZINE
COVERS
FOR THIS BOOK, I THANK
These are stories I must tell. Most
are told, perhaps unusually, through the
prism of people and places I have known
and loved. I tell them as truthfully as I
can, fallible as I am, as interestingly as I
can. They are emotional stories of turbu­
lent times. Together, they are the story
of my tumultuous journey as an actor.
It's not easy to write of my life. I have
seen great glory and I tell you how I
got there. I've also made mistakes which
you'd do well to avoid. But remembering
stirs up some memories I had hoped to
leave behind. Yet, the pain and the joy,
the agony and the ecstasy, are insepa­
rably woven in my life. So I share them
with you.
I write of the people and events only
related to the stories in this book. I seek
the forgiveness of friends, family and
colleagues not mentioned. I have other
stories that traverse the same eventful
years. You may yet appear in some of
them, for I have more to tell. For now,
forgive me. You are in my heart. But
some I must thank here, even if not in
my stories, for they have enriched my
writing. I thank many more at the end
for making this book a reality.
I must thank my guru from my adver­
tising days, Gerson da Cunha; journal­
ist, historian and author Andrew White­
head; and Italian journalist, author and
friend Carlo Pizzati, for their invaluable
advice on this book.
I must thank my friend Mickey Nivelli,
his wonderful wife Chand, and his guid­
ing spirit Lotte, for having helped me in
my time of greatest need. I will never
forget their humanity, nor let it be for­
gotten.
I must thank Giampaolo Cutillo, once
Consul General of Italy in Mumbai, for
nominating me for 'Cavaliere', Italy's
highest civilian honour. Also, his beau­
tiful wife, Elisabetta Salvatori, a vibrant
part of his life.
I must thank my wife Parveen Dusanj­
Bedi for her abiding love. She motivated
me to finish this book after years of frus­
trating starts. Her advice is no less than
others. To her, my eternal gratitude.
Bless all of you who wished me success.
Your wishes made much come true.