For Kabir Bedi, veteren actor, pandemic turned out to be a good time to write his memoir “Story I Must Tell”. In his book, he talks about his Bollywood journey and personal relationships. The autobiography will be launched soon but the announcement came in through Kabir’s instagram handle.
In a segment the actor has written about his failed open marriage with Odissi dancer Protima Gupta and he fell in love with Parveen Babi. The Octopussy star revealed that he was not happy with his open marriage and was feeling alone and dejected.
The excerpt of his memoir reads,
“Our open marriage may have seemed like a good idea at first. In the end, it only caused me greater anxiety. It had led to a lack of intimacy between us. I didn’t feel the love that I wanted, the caring and sharing I needed. Nor was I able to give it. The old magic had gone. I was feeling alone, empty and dejected. Parveen Babi filled that void. She was a ravishingly beautiful actress with fair skin, long black hair and dark, mesmerising eyes. Until then, I’d always thought of her as ‘the girlfriend of Danny Denzongpa’. He was a good-looking Sikkimese actor, two years younger than me, a year older than Parveen. In the years ahead, he would become a highly successful villain in Bollywood and be nominated for many Filmfare Awards. Parveen began her rapid rise to stardom during their four years together. Her living openly with Danny, wearing jeans and smoking in public, had given her a bohemian image in India. But, morally, she was a conservative Gujarati girl. While the rest of the Juhu gang talked about the ‘free sex’ preaching of Guru Osho, she believed in sexual fidelity. It’s what I was looking for when I fell in love with her.”
The actor revealed how he told Protima that he had fallen in love with Parveen Babi and wrote,
“There was no easy way to break the news (to Protima). ‘I’m going over to Parveen’s tonight,’ I said softly when she came in. ‘Parveen’s!’ she repeated in surprise. I could see her computing what must have happened”.
The actor recently said to the media that he has
“poured (his) heart into this book about (his) turbulent professional and emotional life.”