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| years_active = 1971–present
| Parents = Freda Bedi, BPL Bedi | years_active = 1971–present
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'''Kabir Bedi''' (born 16 January 1948) is an Indian film actor. His career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and especially Italy among other European countries in three media: film, television and theatre.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001934/| work=IMDb | title=Internationally acclaimed Indian actor | date=1971–2016 }}</ref> He is noted for his role as ] in '']'' and the villainous Sanjay Verma in the 80's blockbuster '']''. He is especially popular in Italy and Europe, known for playing the pirate '']'' in the popular Italian TV mini series. He is best known in the United States for his role as the villainous ], henchman to ] in the 1983 ] film '']''. Kabir Bedi is very popular in Italy and is fluent in Italian. He is based in India and lives in ].<ref>{{cite web '''Kabir Bedi''' (born 16 January 1946) is an Indian actor. His career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and especially Italy among other Western countries in three media: film, television and theatre. He is noted for his role as ] in '']'' and the villainous Sanjay Verma in the 1980s blockbuster '']''. He is best known in Italy and Europe for playing the pirate '']'' in the popular Italian TV miniseries and for his role as the villainous Gobinda in the 1983 ] film '']''. Bedi is based in India and lives in ].<ref>{{cite web
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⚫ == Early life and education ==
== Biography ==
Kabir Bedi was born in ] in the ] of ] (now in ]) on 16 January 1946.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kabir Bedi Birthday 2024: Tracing the actor's international film journey |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/news/kabir-bedi-birthday-2024-tracing-the-actor-s-international-film-journey/ar-AA1n2T8C |access-date=5 February 2024 |work=MSN |date=16 January 2024}}</ref> His father, Baba Pyare Lal Singh Bedi, was a ] author, philosopher and a direct descendent of ].<ref name="Butalia">{{cite book |last1=Butalia |first1=Urvashi |title=Partition: The Long Shadow |date=24 February 2015 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=978-93-5118-949-7 |page=159 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0E3WBgAAQBAJ&dq=kabir+bedi+lahore&pg=PT159}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kabir Bedi reveals he is a '17th generation descendant' of Guru Nanak as he commemorates his 550th birth anniversary |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/hindi/kabir-bedi-reveals-he-is-a-17th-generation-descendant-of-guru-nanak-as-he-commemorates-his-550th-birth-anniversary/videoshow/72032599.cms |work=The Times of India |date=13 November 2019 |access-date=5 February 2024 |archive-date=5 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205120104/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/hindi/kabir-bedi-reveals-he-is-a-17th-generation-descendant-of-guru-nanak-as-he-commemorates-his-550th-birth-anniversary/videoshow/72032599.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> His mother, ], was an ] woman born in Derby, England,<ref name="Butalia"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Whitehead |first1=Andrew |title=The Lives of Freda: The Political, Spiritual and Personal Journeys of Freda Bedi |date=10 February 2019 |publisher=Speaking Tiger Books |isbn=978-93-88874-08-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZuVRxAEACAAJ}}</ref> who became famous as the first Western woman to take ordination in Tibetan Buddhism.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mackenzie|first1=Vicki|title=The Revolutionary Life of Freda Bedi|date=2017|publisher=Shambhala Publications|location=Boulder, CO|isbn=9781611804256|pages=xii|edition=1st}}</ref> He was educated at ], ], Uttarakhand, and ].

⚫ === Early life ===
Bedi was one of three children born into a ] family that had devoted itself to India's fight for independence from British ]. His father, Baba Pyare Lal Singh Bedi, a ] ], was an author and philosopher. His mother, ] was a British woman born in Derby, England, who became famous as the first Western woman to take ordination in Tibetan Buddhism.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mackenzie|first1=Vicki|title=The Revolutionary Life of Freda Bedi|date=2017|publisher=Shambhala Publications|location=Boulder, CO|isbn=9781611804256|page=xii|edition=1st}}</ref> Kabir Bedi did his schooling at ], ], Uttarakhand and graduation from ].

⚫ === Personal life ===
⚫ Bedi married four times and had three children, ], Siddharth (deceased) and Adam. He was married to ], an ] dancer. Their daughter ] is a magazine/newspaper columnist and former actress.{{Update after|2010|11}} Their son, Siddharth, who went to ], was diagnosed with ] and committed suicide in 1997 at the age of 26.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118141247/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=140475%2F |date=18 January 2014 }}</ref>

⚫ As his marriage with Protima began to break down he famously started a relationship with ]. They never married. He later married British-born fashion designer Susan Humphreys. Their son, Adam Bedi, is an international model<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adambedi.com/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=6 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625101127/http://www.adambedi.com/ |archivedate=25 June 2013 }}</ref> who made his Hindi Film debut with the thriller, ''Hello? Kaun Hai!''.<ref>{{Dead link|date=June 2016}}</ref> This marriage ended in divorce.

In the early 1980s, Bedi married TV and radio presenter ]. They had no children and divorced in 2005. After that, Bedi has been in a relationship with British-born Parveen Dusanj,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-04/news-interviews/32007501_1_kabir-bedi-parveen-dusanj-small-screen | archive-url=https://archive.is/20130126142230/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-04/news-interviews/32007501_1_kabir-bedi-parveen-dusanj-small-screen | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-01-26 | work=The Times Of India | title=Let's keep it a surprise: Parveen Dusanj - The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/fathers-day/When-Dad-likes-them-young/articleshow/4667081.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=When Dad likes them young! - The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/City_Supplements/Pune_Times/Another_Parveen_is_Kabir_Bedis_love/articleshow/2008184.cms|title=Another Parveen is Kabir Bedi's love|newspaper=The Times of India|first1=Afsana|last1=Ahmed|first2=Smrity|last2=Sharma|date=6 May 2007}}</ref> whom he married a day before his 70th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/kabir-bedi-ties-knot-with-parveen-dusanj-on-70th-birthday-1190935.html |title=Kabir Bedi ties knot with Parveen Dusanj on 70th birthday |publisher=Ibnlive.com |date=17 January 2016 |accessdate=17 January 2016}}</ref>

⚫ Bedi supports the anti-Government struggle in ], and is an official ambassador of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1103940|title=Kabir Bedi's voice for Burma's Mandela|publisher=Daily News & Analysis|accessdate=}}</ref> He is also the Brand Ambassador for Rotary International South Asia for their Teach Programme and the Total Literacy Mission in India and North Asia.


== Career == == Career ==
Kabir Bedi began his career in ] and then moved on to ]s. Bedi remains one of the first international actors from India who started out in Hindi films, worked in Hollywood films and became a star in Europe. Bedi began his career in ] and then moved on to ]s. He remains one of the first international actors from India who started out in Hindi films, worked in Hollywood films and became a star in Europe.


=== Stage acting === === Stage acting ===
As a stage actor, Kabir has performed ]'s '']'' as well as portrayed a historical Indian king, ''Tughlaq''; and a self-destructive alcoholic in ''The Vultures''. In London he also starred in '']'', the West End musical adaptation of ]'s novel, at the ]. As a stage actor, Bedi has performed ]'s '']'' as well as portrayed a historical Indian king in ''Tughlaq'', and a self-destructive alcoholic in ''The Vultures''. In London he starred in '']'', the West End musical adaptation of ]'s novel, at the ].
In 2011 Kabir played Emperor Shah Jahan, in 'Taj', a play written by ], a Canadian playwright for the ] in Toronto. In 2013, this play was recommissioned and went on an 8-week multi-city tour of Canada.<ref></ref> In 2011 Bedi played Emperor Shah Jahan in ''Taj'', a play written by ], a Canadian playwright for the ] in Toronto. In 2013, this play was recommissioned and went on an eight-week multi-city tour of Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theartsguild.com/kabir-bedi-lisa-ray-discuss-taj/ |title=Kabir Bedi & Lisa Ray Discuss 'TAJ' |date=16 October 2013 |access-date=11 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714132936/http://www.theartsguild.com/kabir-bedi-lisa-ray-discuss-taj/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== Film career === === Film career ===
In the ] film '']'', he played the villain's aide ]. In the ] film '']'', Bedi played the villain's aide Gobinda.


Kabir has acted in over 60 Indian films. In the historical epic '']'', Kabir starred as the ]. Other starring Hindi film roles include ]'s ''Kacche Dhaage'', ]'s '']'' and ]'s '']''. He has acted in over 60 Indian films. In the historical epic '']'', he starred as the ]. Other starring Hindi film roles include ]'s ''Kacche Dhaage'', ]'s '']'' and ]'s '']''.


Kabir Bedi shot a movie with ] ('']''), ] (''Showman''), and ] ('']'').<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629070508/http://www.zimbio.com/Kabir%2BBedi/articles |date=29 June 2009 }}</ref> He also starred in ]'s film, '']'' with ] and ]. He acted in the Tamil film ']', directed by ]. Bedi shot a movie with ] ('']''), ] (''Showman''), and ] ('']'').<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629070508/http://www.zimbio.com/Kabir%2BBedi/articles |date=29 June 2009 }}</ref> He also starred in ]'s film, '']'' with ] and ]. He acted in the Tamil film '']'', directed by ].


Kabir played roles in ]' '']'', a film on the ], directed by ], as well as the acclaimed Italian film ''Andata Ritorno'', by ], winner of the ] Award. Bedi played roles in ]' '']'', a film on the ], directed by ], as well as the acclaimed Italian film ''Andata Ritorno'', by ], winner of the ] Award.
In 2017, he acted in a Telugu historical movie '']'', as Nahapana, an important ruler of the Western Kshatrapas. In 2017, he acted in the Telugu historical movie '']'', as Nahapana, an important ruler of the ].


=== Television career === === Television career ===
Kabir has appeared on American television, in Hallmark's African epic ''Forbidden Territory'', and ]'s ''On Wings of Eagles'' and also ''Red Eagle''. He played Friar Sands in '']'', for ]. Kabir also acted in '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. Bedi has appeared on American television, in Hallmark's African epic ''Forbidden Territory'', and ]'s ''On Wings of Eagles'' and ''Red Eagle''. He played Friar Sands in '']'', for ]. He also acted in '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.


In Europe, his greatest success was '']'', the saga of a romantic Southeast Asian pirate during British colonial times; an Italian-German-French TV series which broke viewership records across Europe. Kabir recently starred in a prime-time Italian television series, ''Un Medico in Famiglia'', on ] TV. In Europe, his greatest success was '']'', the saga of a romantic Southeast Asian pirate during British colonial times, an Italian-German-French TV series which broke viewership records across Europe. He recently starred in a prime-time Italian television series, ''Un Medico in Famiglia'', on ] TV.


For over a year, Kabir starred in '']'', the second most-watched television show in the world, seen by over a billion people in 149 countries. For over a year, Bedi starred in '']'', the second most-watched television show in the world, seen by over a billion people in 149 countries.


He had his own cinematic talk show on Indian TV, ''"Director's Cut"'', a 13-part special series interviewing the country's leading directors. His success on television continued in 2013 with award-winning prime-time shows “''Guns and Glory: The Indian Soldier''” & “''Vandemataram''”, for India’s news channels - ] & ].<ref></ref> He had his own cinematic talk show on Indian TV, ''Director's Cut'', a 13-part special series interviewing the country's leading directors. His success on television continued in 2013 with award-winning prime-time shows ''Guns and Glory: The Indian Soldier'' and ''Vandemataram'', for India's news channels ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ntawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k14/winners.php |title=The NT Awards – 2014 Winners |access-date=11 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712083501/http://ntawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k14/winners.php |archive-date=12 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


] ]


In the Indian Biblical television series ']', Bedi played both the young and aged Abraham. In the Indian Biblical television series ']', Bedi played both the young and aged ].


=== Radio career === === Radio career ===
In 2007 he starred in "Chat", a radio show aired by ], in the role of Sandokan. In 2012, he did a series of Radio One programmes titled, 'Women of Gold' and 'Men of Steel' in honour of industry champions in India. In 2017 he did another series in English for Radio One, 'Ten On Ten' celebrating top ten innovations out of India. He also did the year end special series, 'Best of 2018'. In 2007 he starred in ''Chat'', a radio show aired by ], in the role of Sandokan. In 2012, he did a series of Radio One programmes titled ''Women of Gold'' and ''Men of Steel'' in honour of industry champions in India. In 2017 he did another series in English for Radio One, ''Ten on Ten'', celebrating the top ten innovations out of India. He also did the year-end special series, ''Best of 2017''.


=== Writing === === Writing ===
⚫ Bedi is a regular contributor to Indian publications including the ''Times of India'' and ''Tehelka'' on political and social issues affecting the country. He is also seen debating such topics on Indian national television.<ref name=Blog>{{cite web|last=Bedi|first=Kabir|title=Kabir Bedi Blog|url=http://kabirbediinternational.blogspot.in/search?updated-min=2011-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2012-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=9|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121218160932/http://kabirbediinternational.blogspot.in/search?updated-min=2011-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2012-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=9|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 December 2012}}</ref>

⚫ Kabir Bedi is a regular contributor to Indian publications including the Times of India and Tehelka on political and social issues affecting the country. He is also seen debating such topics on Indian national television.<ref name=Blog>{{cite web|last=Bedi|first=Kabir|title=Kabir Bedi Blog|url=http://kabirbediinternational.blogspot.in/search?updated-min=2011-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2012-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=9}}</ref>


=== Charity === === Charity ===
⚫ In February 2017, Bedi was announced as the new 'brand ambassador' for international development organisation, ], saying on his appointment, "Today there is immense awareness and attempt towards eye health and care in India and Sightsavers have shown way to people at large in the country with their achievements in the area of eye care."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/marketing/brands/kabir-bedi-is-sightsavers-brand-ambassador-170228 |title=Kabir Bedi is Sightsavers' brand ambassador |date=28 February 2017 |access-date=28 February 2017 |archive-date=1 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301013004/http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/marketing/brands/kabir-bedi-is-sightsavers-brand-ambassador-170228 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Bedi is the honorary brand ambassador for Italian Charity Care and Share Italia, which educates and looks after street children, from school to university, in Andhra Pradesh and Telegana.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/care-share-italia-names-kabir-bedi-ambassador/article25914112.ece | title=Care & Share Italia names Kabir Bedi ambassador | newspaper=The Hindu | date=4 January 2019 | access-date=20 November 2022 | archive-date=20 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120083101/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/care-share-italia-names-kabir-bedi-ambassador/article25914112.ece | url-status=live }}</ref>
⚫ In February 2017, Bedi was announced as the new 'brand ambassador' for international development organisation, ], saying on his appointment, "Today there is immense awareness and attempt towards eye health and care in India and Sightsavers have shown way to people at large in the country with their achievements in the area of eye care."<ref></ref>


=== Awards and achievements === === Awards and achievements ===
Since 1984 Kabir has been a voting member of the ] (who are responsible for presenting the ]) and he is a voting member of the ]. Since 1982 Bedi has been a voting member of the ] (who are responsible for presenting the ]). He is also a voting member of the ].


He has won numerous film, advertising and popularity awards across Europe and India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kabir-bedi.com/facts/awards/awardsmain.asp |title=Kabir Bedi: Awards page |access-date=20 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713142218/http://www.kabir-bedi.com/facts/awards/awardsmain.asp |archive-date=13 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has won numerous film, advertising and popularity awards across Europe and India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kabir-bedi.com/facts/awards/awardsmain.asp |title=Kabir Bedi: Awards page |access-date=20 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713142218/http://www.kabir-bedi.com/facts/awards/awardsmain.asp |archive-date=13 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


By decree of the President of the Italian Republic of 2 June 2010, Kabir Bedi was officially knighted. He received the highest ranking civilian honour of the Italian Republic and was bestowed the title of "Cavaliere" (Knight) of the ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Knight-in-shining-armour/articleshow/7077020.cms |work=The Times of India | title=Knight in shining armour | date=11 December 2010}}</ref>He has recently received Honorary Degree from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha,India. By decree of the President of the Italian Republic of 2 June 2010, Bedi was officially knighted. He received the highest ranking civilian honour of the Italian Republic and was bestowed the title of "Cavaliere" (Knight) of the ].<ref name="TOI knight">{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Knight-in-shining-armour/articleshow/7077020.cms | work=The Times of India| title=Knight in shining armour | date=11 December 2010 | access-date=5 June 2016 | archive-date=20 November 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120223544/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Knight-in-shining-armour/articleshow/7077020.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> He has recently received Honorary Degree from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

⚫ == Personal life ==
⚫ Bedi married four times and had three children, ], Siddharth (deceased) and Adam. He was married to ], an ] dancer. Their daughter Pooja Bedi is a magazine / newspaper columnist and former actress. Siddharth, who attended Carnegie Mellon University, was diagnosed with ] and died by suicide in 1997 at the age of 26.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118141247/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=140475%2F|date=18 January 2014}}</ref>

⚫ As his marriage to Protima began to break down, he started a relationship with ]. They never married. He later married British-born fashion designer Susan Humphreys. Their son, Adam Bedi, is an international model<ref>{{cite web|title=Adam Bedi - Official Site|url=http://www.adambedi.com/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625101127/http://www.adambedi.com/|archive-date=25 June 2013|access-date=6 August 2013}}</ref> who made his Hindi film debut with the thriller ''Hello? Kaun Hai!''.<ref>{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> This marriage ended in divorce.

In the early 1990s, Bedi married TV and radio presenter ]. They had no children and divorced in 2005. After that, Bedi started a relationship with British-born Parveen Dusanj,<ref>{{cite news|title=Let's keep it a surprise: Parveen Dusanj|work=]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Lets-keep-it-a-surprise-Parveen-Dusanj/etarticleshow/13773192.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126142230/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-04/news-interviews/32007501_1_kabir-bedi-parveen-dusanj-small-screen|archive-date=26 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=When Dad likes them young!|work=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/fathers-day/When-Dad-likes-them-young/articleshow/4667081.cms|url-status=live|access-date=15 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921122722/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/fathers-day/When-Dad-likes-them-young/articleshow/4667081.cms|archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ahmed|first1=Afsana|last2=Sharma|first2=Smrity|date=6 May 2007|title=Another Parveen is Kabir Bedi's love|newspaper=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/City_Supplements/Pune_Times/Another_Parveen_is_Kabir_Bedis_love/articleshow/2008184.cms|url-status=live|access-date=18 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025171138/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune-times/Another-Parveen-is-Kabir-Bedis-love/articleshow/2008184.cms|archive-date=25 October 2012}}</ref> whom he married a day before his 70th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|date=17 January 2016|title=Kabir Bedi ties knot with Parveen Dusanj on 70th birthday|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/kabir-bedi-ties-knot-with-parveen-dusanj-on-70th-birthday-1190935.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119015452/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/kabir-bedi-ties-knot-with-parveen-dusanj-on-70th-birthday-1190935.html|archive-date=19 January 2016|access-date=17 January 2016|publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref>

⚫ Bedi supports the anti-government struggle in ], and he is an official ambassador of the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kabir Bedi's voice for Burma's Mandela|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1103940|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202010009/http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1103940|archive-date=2 February 2008|work=Daily News & Analysis}}</ref> He is the brand ambassador for Rotary International South Asia for its Teach Programme and the Total Literacy Mission in India and South Asia.


== Filmography == == Filmography ==
===Films=== === Films ===
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|rowspan="2"|1971 |rowspan="2"|1971
| '']''|| Mahesh Jetley | '']''|| Mahesh Jetley #3
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| '']''|| | '']''|| Brijmohan
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| '']'' || | '']'' ||
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|rowspan="2"|1973 |rowspan="2"|1973
| '']''|| Roopa | '']''|| Pandit Tulsiram / Daku Roopa
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| '']''||Jhumru | '']''|| Jhumru
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|'']''|| Diwana/Ravikant Vyas |'']''|| Diwana/Ravikant Vyas
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|rowspan="2"|1975 |rowspan="2"|1975
| '']''|| | '']''|| Vikram
|- |-
| ''Daaku'' || Daaku Raju | ''Daaku'' || Daku Raju
|- |-
|rowspan="5"|1976 |rowspan="4"|1976
| '']''|| Uday | '']''|| Uday
|- |-
| ''Harfan Maula''|| Faulad Singh | ''Harfan Maula''|| Faulad Singh
|- |-
⚫ | '']''|| Durga Prasad
⚫ | ''Vishwasghaat'' || Uday
⚫ |-
⚫ | '']''|| Durga Prasad/D.P.
|- |-
| '']'' || The Black Corsair (Italy) | '']'' || The Black Corsair (Italy)
|- |-
|rowspan="2"|1977 |rowspan="3"|1977
| '']'' || Sandokan | '']'' || Sangram Singh
⚫ |-
⚫ | '']'' || Uday
|- |-
| '']'' || | '']'' || ]
|- |-
|1978 |1978
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|'']''|| Malik |'']''|| Malik
|- |-
| '']''|| Kishan/Badal | '']''|| Kishan / Badal
|- |-
| ''Yuvraj''||Samrat Surya Dev Singh | ''Yuvraaj''|| Samrat Surya Dev Singh
|- |-
|1981 |1981
| '']''||Gar | '']''|| Gar
|- |-
|rowspan="2"|1982 |rowspan="3"|1982
| '']''|| ] | '']''|| ]
|- |-
| '']''||The Spirit | '']''||The Spirit
|-
| ''Girl from India''||Artist
|- |-
|1983 |1983
| '']'' || Gobinda | '']'' || Gobinda
|- |-
|rowspan="3"|1988 |rowspan="4"|1988
| ''Counterforce''|| Koura | ''Escuadrón''|| Koura
|- |-
| '']''|| Sanjay Verma | '']''|| Sanjay Verma
|- |-
| '']''|| | '']''|| Ravi
|-
| '']''|| Akbar
|- |-
|rowspan="3"|1990 |rowspan="3"|1990
| '']'' || Senior Inspector Shah Nawaz Khan | '']'' || Senior Inspector Shah Nawaz Khan
|- |-
|'' Haar Jeet''|| | '' Haar Jeet''||
|- |-
| ''Shera Shamshera''|| | ''Shera Shamshera''|| Shankar
|- |-
|rowspan="3"|1991 |rowspan="3"|1991
| '']''|| Inspector Suraj Singh | '']''|| Inspector Suraj Singh
|- |-
| ''Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi''|| | ''Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi''|| Ranveer Singh
|- |-
| ''Vishkanya''|| Forest Officer Vikram Singh | ''Vishkanya''|| Forest Officer Vikram Singh
|- |-
|rowspan="4"|1992 |rowspan="4"|1992
| '']''|| Digvijay Singh | '']''|| Rai Bahadur Digvijay Singh
|- |-
|'']'' || Raj Pratap Singhal |'']'' || Raj Pratap Singhal
|- |-
| '']''|| Moulet | '']''|| Moulet
|- |-
| ''Lambu Dada''|| | ''Lambu Dada''|| Lambu Dada
|- |-
|rowspan="2"|1993 |rowspan="2"|1993
| '']''||Thakur Ganga Singh (Police Officer) | '']''|| Police Officer Thakur Ganga Singh
|- |-
| '']''|| Col Kanir | '']''|| Colonel Kanir
|- |-
|rowspan="3"|1994 |rowspan="3"|1994
| '']''|| Captain | '']''|| Captain Rehmat Khan
|- |-
|''Lie Down with Lions''||Kabir | ''Lie Down with Lions''|| Kabir
|- |-
| ''The Maharaja's Daughter''|| Chandragupta | ''The Maharaja's Daughter''|| Chandragupta
|- |-
|rowspan="3"|1995 |rowspan="3"|1995
| ''OP Centre''|| Abdul | ''OP Centre''|| Abdul Fazawi
|- |-
| '']''|| Rajan | '']''|| Rajan
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|- |-
|rowspan="1"|1998 |rowspan="1"|1998
| ''Mashamal - Ritorno al Deserto''|| Tahar Id Bran | ''Mashamal – Ritorno al Deserto''|| Tahar Id Bran
|- |-
|1999 |1999
| '']''|| Brig. Bedi | '']''|| Brigadier Bedi
|- |-
|2001 |2001
| '']''|| Friar Sand | '']''|| ]
|- |-
|rowspan="2"|2002 |rowspan="2"|2002
| '']''|| Mahendra Pratap Rana | '']''|| Mahendra Pratap Rana
|- |-
| '']''|| Mr. Varma (Ayesha's Father) | '']''|| Mr. Verma (Ayesha's Father)
|- |-
|rowspan="2"|2003 |rowspan="2"|2003
| '']''|| Chhote Pathan | '']''|| Chhote Pathan
|- |-
| '']''|| Mr. Zakaria | '']''|| Mr. Zakaria
|- |-
|rowspan="6"|2004 |rowspan="6"|2004
| ''Father''|| Karl, father (a violinist) | ''Father''|| Karl (Father & Violinist)
|- |-
| '']''|| Pundit Ved Bhushan | '']''|| Pandit Ved Bhushan
|- |-
| '']''|| | '']''||
|- |-
| '']''||Raj Mallya | '']''|| Raj Maliya
|- |-
|'']''|| Tolstoj (Italian film) |'']''|| Tolstoj (Italian film)
|- |-
| '']''||Gen. Amarjeet Bakshi | '']''|| ] Amarjeet Bakshi
|- |-
|rowspan="2"|2005 |rowspan="2"|2005
| '']''|| Anjali's Father | '']''|| Ambarkant Verma
|- |-
|'']''|| Emperor Shah Jahan |'']''|| Emperor ]
|- |-
|rowspan="4"|2006 |rowspan="4"|2006
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| ''Jaanleva''|| Rakesh Khullar | ''Jaanleva''|| Rakesh Khullar
|- |-
|''A All About Her''|| | ''A All About Her''||
|- |-
|''Take 3 Girls''||Mo | ''Take 3 Girls''||Mo
|- |-
|2008 |2008
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|2010 |2010
| '']''||Bob Grover | '']''|| Bob Grover
|- |-
|rowspan="1"|2011 |rowspan="1"|2011
| '']''|| | ''Yaara O Dildaara''|| Karam Singh Sandhu
|- |-
|rowspan="2"|2012 |rowspan="2"|2012
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|rowspan="2"|2016 |rowspan="2"|2016
| '']'' || A A Khan | '']'' || Afzal A. Khan
|- |-
| '']''|| Maham | '']''|| Maham
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|- |-
| ''Edict of Expulsion 1492''|| Sultan Bayezid | ''Edict of Expulsion 1492''|| ]
|- |-
|'']''|| RAW Chief |'']''|| ]
|- |-
| rowspan="2"|2018 | rowspan="2"|2018
| '']'' || Shera | ''Jaane Kyun De Yaaron'' || Shera
|- |-
|'']''||Maharaja Hari Singh |'']''||Maharaja Hari Singh
|-
| 2023 || '']'' || ]<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 May 2023 |title=When will Shaakuntalam premiere on OTT? Check release date, time and where to watch Samantha Ruth Prabhu's film online |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/when-will-shaakuntalam-premiere-on-ott-check-release-date-time-and-where-to-watch-samantha-ruth-prabhus-film-online/articleshow/100051486.cms |access-date=17 May 2023 |issn=0013-0389 |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519052429/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/when-will-shaakuntalam-premiere-on-ott-check-release-date-time-and-where-to-watch-samantha-ruth-prabhus-film-online/articleshow/100051486.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 2024 || '']'' ||
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{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
|- |-
! TV Title !! Release Year!! Status !! Character ! TV show title !! Release year!! Status !! Character
|- |-
| ] || 1976 || European TV Mini series|| Sandokan | ] || 1976 || European TV miniseries|| ]
|- |-
|'']''|| 1977 || European TV Mini series || Sandokan |'']''|| 1977 || European TV miniseries || Sandokan
|- |-
|]|| 1982 || TV Series || Farouk Ahmed |]|| 1982 || TV series || Farouk Ahmed
|- |-
|'']''|| 1983 || TV Series || Rama |'']''|| 1983 || TV series || Rama
|- |-
|'']''|| November 1985|| TV Series || Vascone |'']''|| November 1985|| TV series || Vascone
|- |-
|''Dynasty''|| 1986 || TV Series || Farouk Ahmed |''Dynasty''|| 1986 || TV series || Farouk Ahmed
|- |-
| ] || 1986 || TV Series || Mohammed | ] || 1986 || TV series || Mohammed
|- |-
|''The Days and Nights of Molly Dod''|| May 1987 || TV Series || Bill |'']''|| 1986 || TV series || Colonel Carlos Demitri
|- |-
|''Misteri della Giungla Nera, I – a.k.a. The Mysteries of the Dark Jungle''|| 1991 || TV Mini Series || Kammamuri |''The Days and Nights of Molly Dod''|| May 1987 || TV series || Bill
|- |-
|''Il Principe del Deserto – a.k.a. Desert Law''|| 1991 || TV Series || Moulet Beni-Zair |''Misteri della Giungla Nera, I – a.k.a. The Mysteries of the Dark Jungle''|| 1991 || TV miniseries || Kammamuri
|- |-
|''The Bold and the Beautiful''|| September 1994 || TV Series || Prince Omar |''Il Principe del Deserto – a.k.a. Desert Law''|| 1991 || TV series || Moulet Beni-Zair
|- |-
| '']'' || 1994 || TV Series || Chandragupta |''The Bold and the Beautiful''|| September 1994 || TV series || Prince Omar
|- |-
|'']''|| 20 November 1995 || TV Series || Kamir | '']'' || 1994 || TV series || Chandragupta
|- |-
|'']''|| 20 November 1995 || TV series || Kamir
⚫ | '']''
⚫ || 1995 || TV Series || Abraham, the Patriarch
|- |-
⚫ | '']''
|]|| 6 October 1996 || TV Mini Series || Sandokan
⚫ || 1995 || TV series || Abraham, the Patriarch
|- |-
|''] – a.k.a. We are Angels''|| 16 February 1997 || TV Mini Series || Gen. Napoleon Durate |]|| 6 October 1996 || TV miniseries || Sandokan
|- |-
| '']'' || 7 December 1997 || TV Series || Khamis Bin Abdullah |''] – a.k.a. We are Angels''|| 16 February 1997 || TV miniseries || Gen. Napoleon Durate
|- |-
|'']''|| 9 February 1998 || TV Series || Aristotle Drago | '']'' || 7 December 1997 || TV series || Khamis Bin Abdullah
|- |-
|'']''|| February 1988 || TV Series || Vikram Singh |'']''|| 9 February 1998 || TV series || Aristotle Drago
|- |-
|'']''|| 10 February 1988 || TV Series || Malcolm |'']''|| February 1988 || TV series || Vikram Singh
|- |-
|''L'isola dei famosi''|| 2004 || Italian Reality Show || Himself |'']''|| 10 February 1988 || TV series || Malcolm
|- |-
|''The Bold and the Beautiful''|| 4 May 2005 || TV Series || Prince Omar |''L'isola dei famosi''|| 2004 || Italian reality show || Himself
|- |-
|''Vivere''|| May 2006 || Italian TV Series || Emir Ibrahim |''The Bold and the Beautiful''|| 4 May 2005 || TV series || Prince Omar
|- |-
|''Director's Cut''|| 2007 || TV Special Series || Himself |''Vivere''|| May 2006 || Italian TV series || Emir Ibrahim
|- |-
|''Un medico in famiglia 5''|| 2007 || Italian TV Series || Kabir |''Director's Cut''|| 2007 || TV special series || Himself
|- |-
|''Ganga Kii Dheej''|| 2010–2011 || Hindi TV Series || Dada Bhai |''Un medico in famiglia 5''|| 2007 || Italian TV series || Kabir
|- |-
|''Buddha''|| 2013 || Hindi TV Series || Asita Muni (Cameo) |'']''|| 2010–2011 || Hindi TV series || Dada Bhai
|- |-
|''VandeMataram''|| 2013 || TV Special News Series || Himself |'']''|| 2013 || Hindi TV series || ] ] (Cameo)
|- |-
|''Guns & Glory: The Indian Soldier''|| 2013 || TV Special News Series || Himself |''VandeMataram''|| 2013 || TV special news series || Himself
|- |-
|''Jai Ho''|| 2014 || TV Special News Series || Himself |''Guns & Glory: The Indian Soldier''|| 2013 || TV special news series || Himself
|- |-
|''Thinkistan'' || 2019 || Web Series || Danish Azeem |''Jai Ho''|| 2014 || TV special news series || Himself
|- |-
|''Thinkistan'' || 2019 || Web series || Danish Azeem
|-
|'']'' || 2024 || Web series ||
|-
|'']'' || 2024 || web series ||
|}

==Reality shows==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Show title
!Role
!Status
!Sr.
|-
|2021-2022
|'']'' (season 6)
|Contestant (entered day 113, evicted day 162)
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|- |-
! Radio Title !! Release Year !! Status !! Character ! Radio title !! Release year !! Status !! Character
|- |-
| Ch@t (Italian fiction) || 2007 || RAI Radio2 || Sandokan | Ch@t (Italian fiction) || 2007 || RAI Radio2 || Sandokan
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| 'Men of Steel' || 2012 || Radio One || Himself | 'Men of Steel' || 2012 || Radio One || Himself
|- |-
| 'Ten on Ten' - 'Ten Biggest Impacts This Last Decade' || 2017 || Radio One || Himself | 'Ten on Ten' – 'Ten Biggest Impacts This Last Decade' || 2017 || Radio One || Himself
|- |-
| 'Best of 2017' || 2017 || Radio One || Himself | 'Best of 2017' || 2017 || Radio One || Himself
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|- |-
! Film title !! Actor !! Character !! Dub Language !! Original Language !! Original Year Release !! Dub Year Release !! Notes ! Film title !! Actor !! Character !! Dub language !! Original language !! Original year release !! Dub year release !! Notes
|- |-
| ] || ] || Nizam || Hindi || English || 2010 || 2010 || Performed alongside ] who voiced ] as ] and ] who voiced ] as Prince Garsiv in Hindi. | ] || ] || Nizam || Hindi || English || 2010 || 2010 || Performed alongside Yudhvir Dahiya who voiced ] as ] and ] who voiced ] as Prince Garsiv in Hindi.
|- |-
| ] || ] || ] || Hindi || English || 2015 || 2015 || Performed alongside ] who voiced ] as ] in Hindi. | ] || ] || ] || Hindi || English || 2015 || 2015 || Performed alongside ] who voiced ] as ] in Hindi.
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==Voice overs in ads and commercials== == Voiceovers in ads and commercials ==
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
|- |-
! Project!! Type !! Language !! Year ! Project!! Type !! Language !! Year
|- |-
| The Keeper of the Flame - The History of TATA || Documentary || English|| 2007 | ''The Keeper of the Flame – The History of TATA'' || Documentary || English|| 2007
|- |-
| An Introduction to CHILDLINE India || Public Awareness Campaign - Narrator || English || 2008 | An Introduction to CHILDLINE India || Public awareness campaign – narrator || English || 2008
|- |-
| Aircel Save the Tiger Campaign || Public Awareness Campaign - Narrator || English || 2009 | Aircel Save the Tiger Campaign || Public awareness campaign – narrator || English || 2009
|- |-
| Ford Motors launch Figo, India || Live Events || English || 2010 | Ford Motors launch Figo, India || Live event || English || 2010
|- |-
| Somnath Temple, Gujarat|| Sound & Light Show || English || 2010 | Somnath Temple, Gujarat|| Sound & light show || English || 2010
|- |-
| Red Fort, New Delhi || Sound & Light Show || English || 2011 | Red Fort, New Delhi || Sound & light show || English || 2011
|- |-
| Virasat-e-Khalsa - Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex, Punjab || Narrator || English || 2011 | Virasat-e-Khalsa – Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex, Punjab || Narrator || English || 2011
|- |-
| Apollo Tyres || Advertisement || English || 2013 | Apollo Tyres || Advertisement || English || 2013
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| Jindal Panther || Advertisement || English || 2014 | Jindal Panther || Advertisement || English || 2014
|- |-
| Banda Singh Bahadur - War Memorial, Punjab || Sound & Light Show || English || 2014 | Banda Singh Bahadur – War Memorial, Punjab || Sound & light show || English || 2014
|- |-
| TAJ Hotels, Resorts & Palaces|| Advertisement || English || 2014 | TAJ Hotels, Resorts & Palaces|| Advertisement || English || 2014
|- |-
|DHL || Advertisement || Hindi || 2015 | DHL || Advertisement || Hindi || 2015
|- |-
| Yamaha || Advertisement || Hindi || 2015 | Yamaha || Advertisement || Hindi || 2015
|- |-
| Mount of Excellence || Documentary narrator || English || 2015 | ''Mount of Excellence'' || Documentary narrator || English || 2015
|- |-
| Parle || Advertisement || Hindi & English || 2016 | Parle || Advertisement || Hindi & English || 2016
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| Tanishq || Advertisement || English || 2016 | Tanishq || Advertisement || English || 2016
|- |-
| Konark Sun Temple, Odisha || Sound & Light Show || English || 2017 | Konark Sun Temple, Odisha || Sound & light show || English || 2017
|- |-
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Indian film actor (born 1946)

Kabir Bedi
Bedi in 2012
Born (1946-01-16) 16 January 1946 (age 78)
Lahore, Punjab Province, British India
(present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • television presenter
Years active1971–present
Spouses
  • Protima Gauri ​ ​(m. 1969; div. 1974)​
  • Susan Humphreys ​ ​(m. 1980; div. 1990)​
  • Nikki Bedi ​ ​(m. 1992; div. 2005)​
  • Parveen Dusanj-Bedi ​(m. 2016)​
Children3
MotherFreda Bedi
HonorsOrder of Merit of the Italian Republic

Kabir Bedi (born 16 January 1946) is an Indian actor. His career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and especially Italy among other Western countries in three media: film, television and theatre. He is noted for his role as Emperor Shah Jahan in Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story and the villainous Sanjay Verma in the 1980s blockbuster Khoon Bhari Maang. He is best known in Italy and Europe for playing the pirate Sandokan in the popular Italian TV miniseries and for his role as the villainous Gobinda in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy. Bedi is based in India and lives in Mumbai.

Early life and education

Kabir Bedi was born in Lahore in the Punjab Province of British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) on 16 January 1946. His father, Baba Pyare Lal Singh Bedi, was a Punjabi Sikh author, philosopher and a direct descendent of Guru Nanak. His mother, Freda Bedi, was an English woman born in Derby, England, who became famous as the first Western woman to take ordination in Tibetan Buddhism. He was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, Uttarakhand, and St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

Career

Bedi began his career in Indian theatre and then moved on to Hindi films. He remains one of the first international actors from India who started out in Hindi films, worked in Hollywood films and became a star in Europe.

Stage acting

As a stage actor, Bedi has performed Shakespeare's Othello as well as portrayed a historical Indian king in Tughlaq, and a self-destructive alcoholic in The Vultures. In London he starred in The Far Pavilions, the West End musical adaptation of M. M. Kaye's novel, at the Shaftesbury Theatre. In 2011 Bedi played Emperor Shah Jahan in Taj, a play written by John Murrell, a Canadian playwright for the Luminato Festival in Toronto. In 2013, this play was recommissioned and went on an eight-week multi-city tour of Canada.

Film career

In the James Bond film Octopussy, Bedi played the villain's aide Gobinda.

He has acted in over 60 Indian films. In the historical epic Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story, he starred as the Emperor Shah Jahan. Other starring Hindi film roles include Raj Khosla's Kacche Dhaage, Rakesh Roshan's Khoon Bhari Maang and Farah Khan's Main Hoon Na.

Bedi shot a movie with Hrithik Roshan (Kites), Govinda (Showman), and Akshay Kumar (Blue). He also starred in Deepa Mehta's film, Kamagata Maru with Amitabh Bachchan and John Abraham. He acted in the Tamil film Aravaan, directed by Vasanthabalan.

Bedi played roles in Columbia Pictures' The Beast of War, a film on the Russian war in Afghanistan, directed by Kevin Reynolds, as well as the acclaimed Italian film Andata Ritorno, by Marco Ponti, winner of the David di Donatello Award. In 2017, he acted in the Telugu historical movie Gautamiputra Satakarni, as Nahapana, an important ruler of the Western Kshatrapas.

Television career

Bedi has appeared on American television, in Hallmark's African epic Forbidden Territory, and Ken Follett's On Wings of Eagles and Red Eagle. He played Friar Sands in The Lost Empire, for NBC. He also acted in Dynasty, Murder, She Wrote, Magnum, P.I., Hunter, Knight Rider and Highlander: The Series.

In Europe, his greatest success was Sandokan, the saga of a romantic Southeast Asian pirate during British colonial times, an Italian-German-French TV series which broke viewership records across Europe. He recently starred in a prime-time Italian television series, Un Medico in Famiglia, on RAI TV.

For over a year, Bedi starred in The Bold and the Beautiful, the second most-watched television show in the world, seen by over a billion people in 149 countries.

He had his own cinematic talk show on Indian TV, Director's Cut, a 13-part special series interviewing the country's leading directors. His success on television continued in 2013 with award-winning prime-time shows Guns and Glory: The Indian Soldier and Vandemataram, for India's news channels Headlines Today and Aaj Tak.

Kabir Bedi after receiving his knighthood

In the Indian Biblical television series 'Bible Ki Kahaniya', Bedi played both the young and aged Abraham.

Radio career

In 2007 he starred in Chat, a radio show aired by RAI Radio2, in the role of Sandokan. In 2012, he did a series of Radio One programmes titled Women of Gold and Men of Steel in honour of industry champions in India. In 2017 he did another series in English for Radio One, Ten on Ten, celebrating the top ten innovations out of India. He also did the year-end special series, Best of 2017.

Writing

Bedi is a regular contributor to Indian publications including the Times of India and Tehelka on political and social issues affecting the country. He is also seen debating such topics on Indian national television.

Charity

In February 2017, Bedi was announced as the new 'brand ambassador' for international development organisation, Sightsavers, saying on his appointment, "Today there is immense awareness and attempt towards eye health and care in India and Sightsavers have shown way to people at large in the country with their achievements in the area of eye care." Bedi is the honorary brand ambassador for Italian Charity Care and Share Italia, which educates and looks after street children, from school to university, in Andhra Pradesh and Telegana.

Awards and achievements

Since 1982 Bedi has been a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (who are responsible for presenting the Oscar awards). He is also a voting member of the Screen Actors Guild.

He has won numerous film, advertising and popularity awards across Europe and India.

By decree of the President of the Italian Republic of 2 June 2010, Bedi was officially knighted. He received the highest ranking civilian honour of the Italian Republic and was bestowed the title of "Cavaliere" (Knight) of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He has recently received Honorary Degree from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Personal life

Bedi married four times and had three children, Pooja, Siddharth (deceased) and Adam. He was married to Protima Bedi, an Odissi dancer. Their daughter Pooja Bedi is a magazine / newspaper columnist and former actress. Siddharth, who attended Carnegie Mellon University, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and died by suicide in 1997 at the age of 26.

As his marriage to Protima began to break down, he started a relationship with Parveen Babi. They never married. He later married British-born fashion designer Susan Humphreys. Their son, Adam Bedi, is an international model who made his Hindi film debut with the thriller Hello? Kaun Hai!. This marriage ended in divorce.

In the early 1990s, Bedi married TV and radio presenter Nikki Bedi. They had no children and divorced in 2005. After that, Bedi started a relationship with British-born Parveen Dusanj, whom he married a day before his 70th birthday.

Bedi supports the anti-government struggle in Myanmar, and he is an official ambassador of the Burma Campaign UK. He is the brand ambassador for Rotary International South Asia for its Teach Programme and the Total Literacy Mission in India and South Asia.

Filmography

Films

Year Film title Character
1971 Hulchul Mahesh Jetley #3
Seema
1972 Rakhi Aur Hathkadi Suraj
Sazaa Brijmohan
Anokha Daan
1973 Kuchhe Dhaage Pandit Tulsiram / Daku Roopa
Yauwan Jhumru
1974 Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain
Maa Bahen Aur Biwi
Ishk Ishk Ishk Diwana/Ravikant Vyas
1975 Anari Vikram
Daaku Daku Raju
1976 Nagin Uday
Harfan Maula Faulad Singh
Bullet Durga Prasad
The Black Corsair The Black Corsair (Italy)
1977 Daku Aur Mahatma Sangram Singh
Vishwasghaat Uday
La tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa! Sandokan
1978 The Thief of Baghdad Prince Taj
1979 Ashanti Malik
Aakhri Kasam Kishan / Badal
Yuvraaj Samrat Surya Dev Singh
1981 The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire Gar
1982 40 Days of Musa Dagh Gabriel Bagradian
Satan's Mistress The Spirit
Girl from India Artist
1983 Octopussy Gobinda
1988 Escuadrón Koura
Khoon Bhari Maang Sanjay Verma
Mera Shikar Ravi
The Beast Akbar
1990 Police Public Senior Inspector Shah Nawaz Khan
Haar Jeet
Shera Shamshera Shankar
1991 Kurbaan Inspector Suraj Singh
Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi Ranveer Singh
Vishkanya Forest Officer Vikram Singh
1992 Dil Aashna Hai Rai Bahadur Digvijay Singh
Yalgaar Raj Pratap Singhal
Beyond Justice Moulet
Lambu Dada Lambu Dada
1993 Kshatriya Police Officer Thakur Ganga Singh
Yugandhar Colonel Kanir
1994 Salaami Captain Rehmat Khan
Lie Down with Lions Kabir
The Maharaja's Daughter Chandragupta
1995 OP Centre Abdul Fazawi
Kismat Rajan
Aatank Hi Aatank Police Inspector
1996 The Return of Sandokan Sandokan
1998 Mashamal – Ritorno al Deserto Tahar Id Bran
1999 Kohram Brigadier Bedi
2001 The Lost Empire Friar Sand
2002 Kranti Mahendra Pratap Rana
Maine Dil Tujhko Diya Mr. Verma (Ayesha's Father)
2003 Talaash Chhote Pathan
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy Mr. Zakaria
2004 Father Karl (Father & Violinist)
Rudraksh Pandit Ved Bhushan
Asambhav
Kismat Raj Maliya
Roundtrip Tolstoj (Italian film)
Main Hoon Na General Amarjeet Bakshi
2005 Bewafaa Ambarkant Verma
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story Emperor Shah Jahan
2006 Do Raha
Jaanleva Rakesh Khullar
A All About Her
Take 3 Girls Mo
2008 Showman
2009 Blue Captain Jagat Malhotra
2010 Kites Bob Grover
2011 Yaara O Dildaara Karam Singh Sandhu
2012 Aravaan Tamil film
Chakravyuh Mahanta, an industrialist and negotiator for the government
2015 Dilwale Dev Malik
Anarkali Jaffer Imam
2016 Teraa Surroor Afzal A. Khan
Mohenjo Daro Maham
2017 Gautamiputra Satakarni Nahapana
Edict of Expulsion 1492 Sultan Bayezid
Paisa Vasool RAW Chief
2018 Jaane Kyun De Yaaron Shera
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 Maharaja Hari Singh
2023 Shaakuntalam Kashyapa Maharshi
2024 Berlin

Television

TV show title Release year Status Character
Sandokan 1976 European TV miniseries Sandokan
La tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa! 1977 European TV miniseries Sandokan
Dynasty 1982 TV series Farouk Ahmed
General Hospital 1983 TV series Rama
Knight Rider November 1985 TV series Vascone
Dynasty 1986 TV series Farouk Ahmed
On Wings of Eagles 1986 TV series Mohammed
One Life to Live 1986 TV series Colonel Carlos Demitri
The Days and Nights of Molly Dod May 1987 TV series Bill
Misteri della Giungla Nera, I – a.k.a. The Mysteries of the Dark Jungle 1991 TV miniseries Kammamuri
Il Principe del Deserto – a.k.a. Desert Law 1991 TV series Moulet Beni-Zair
The Bold and the Beautiful September 1994 TV series Prince Omar
Maharaja's Daughter 1994 TV series Chandragupta
Highlander: The Series 20 November 1995 TV series Kamir
Bible Ki Kahaniya 1995 TV series Abraham, the Patriarch
Il Ritorno di Sandokan 6 October 1996 TV miniseries Sandokan
Noi siamo angeli – a.k.a. We are Angels 16 February 1997 TV miniseries Gen. Napoleon Durate
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone 7 December 1997 TV series Khamis Bin Abdullah
Team Knight Rider 9 February 1998 TV series Aristotle Drago
Murder, She Wrote February 1988 TV series Vikram Singh
Magnum, P.I. 10 February 1988 TV series Malcolm
L'isola dei famosi 2004 Italian reality show Himself
The Bold and the Beautiful 4 May 2005 TV series Prince Omar
Vivere May 2006 Italian TV series Emir Ibrahim
Director's Cut 2007 TV special series Himself
Un medico in famiglia 5 2007 Italian TV series Kabir
Ganga Kii Dheej 2010–2011 Hindi TV series Dada Bhai
Buddha 2013 Hindi TV series Asita Muni (Cameo)
VandeMataram 2013 TV special news series Himself
Guns & Glory: The Indian Soldier 2013 TV special news series Himself
Jai Ho 2014 TV special news series Himself
Thinkistan 2019 Web series Danish Azeem
Tanaav 2024 Web series
Life Hill Gayi 2024 web series

Reality shows

Year Show title Role Status Sr.
2021-2022 Grande Fratello VIP (season 6) Contestant (entered day 113, evicted day 162) Evicted 15

Radio

Radio title Release year Status Character
Ch@t (Italian fiction) 2007 RAI Radio2 Sandokan
'Women of Gold' 2012 RadioOne Himself
'Men of Steel' 2012 Radio One Himself
'Ten on Ten' – 'Ten Biggest Impacts This Last Decade' 2017 Radio One Himself
'Best of 2017' 2017 Radio One Himself

Dubbing roles

Live action films

Film title Actor Character Dub language Original language Original year release Dub year release Notes
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Ben Kingsley Nizam Hindi English 2010 2010 Performed alongside Yudhvir Dahiya who voiced Jake Gyllenhaal as Dastan and Joy Sengupta who voiced Toby Kebbell as Prince Garsiv in Hindi.
Fantastic Four Reg E. Cathey Dr. Franklin Storm Hindi English 2015 2015 Performed alongside Karan Trivedi who voiced Miles Teller as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic in Hindi.

Voiceovers in ads and commercials

Project Type Language Year
The Keeper of the Flame – The History of TATA Documentary English 2007
An Introduction to CHILDLINE India Public awareness campaign – narrator English 2008
Aircel Save the Tiger Campaign Public awareness campaign – narrator English 2009
Ford Motors launch Figo, India Live event English 2010
Somnath Temple, Gujarat Sound & light show English 2010
Red Fort, New Delhi Sound & light show English 2011
Virasat-e-Khalsa – Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex, Punjab Narrator English 2011
Apollo Tyres Advertisement English 2013
Jindal Panther Advertisement English 2014
Banda Singh Bahadur – War Memorial, Punjab Sound & light show English 2014
TAJ Hotels, Resorts & Palaces Advertisement English 2014
DHL Advertisement Hindi 2015
Yamaha Advertisement Hindi 2015
Mount of Excellence Documentary narrator English 2015
Parle Advertisement Hindi & English 2016
Tanishq Advertisement English 2016
Konark Sun Temple, Odisha Sound & light show English 2017

Voting memberships

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Screen Actors Guild
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
The British Actors' Equity Association

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