Hollywood and Bollywood film and TV star whose career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and especially Italy among other European countries in three media: film, television and theatre. Kabir Bedi is best known 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 mainly known in Italy and Europe for playing the pirate Sandokan in the popular Italian TV mini series and for his role as the villainous Gobinda in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy. He also starred in one of the world’s most-watched TV series, “THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL”
Kabir Bedi
Born on January 16, 1946 in Lahore, Pakistan, into a Sikh family, his father, Baba Pyare Lal Singh Bedi, a Punjabi Sikh, was an author and philosopher. His mother, Freda Bedi, was a British woman who was jailed in India as a supporter of Indian nationalism and was the first Western woman to take full ordination in Tibetan Buddhism. Kabir was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, Uttarakhand, and St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. He has been married four times and has three children.
Kabir Bedi Personal Details:
Date Of Birth: 16 January 1946
Birth Place: Lahore, Pakistan
Birth Name: Kabir Bedi
Nickname: Kabir
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: Indian
Race/Ethnicity: Asian
Religion: Sikhism
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Kabir Bedi Body Statistics:
Weight in Pounds: 170 lbs
Weight in Kilogram: 77 kg
Height in Feet: 6′ 1″
Height in Meters: 1.85 m
Body Build/Type: Average
Shoe Size: N/A
Kabir Bedi Family Details:
Father: Baba Pyare Lal Singh Bedi (d. 26 March 1977) (Punjabi Sikh, who was an author and philosopher)
Mother: Freda Bedi (b. Freda Marie Houlston; 5 February 1911 – 26 March 1977) also known as Sister Palmo or Gelongma Karma Kechog Palmo
Spouse/Wife: Parveen Dusanj (m. 2016), Nikki Bedi (m. 1992–2005), Protima Bedi (m. 1969–1974)
Children: Pooja Bedi, Adam Bedi, Siddharth Bedi
Siblings: Gulhima Bedi (Younger Sister), Ranga Bedi (Brother)
Grandchildren: Alaya F, Omar Furniturewalla
Others: Ami Mehera (Neice), Seher Bedi (Neice), Dewan Virendranath (Paternal uncle),
Kabir Bedi Education:
Sherwood College, Nainital, Uttarakhand
St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
Kabir Bedi Facts:.
*He was born on January 16, 1946 in Lahore, Pakistan.
*His mother, Freda Bedi, was a British woman who was jailed in India as a supporter of Indian nationalism and was the first Western woman to take full ordination in Tibetan Buddhism
*His brother Ranga Bedi, who was a tea planter, and his sister, Gulhima, who was born in Srinagar in 1949, now lives in the United States.
*He began his career in Indian theatre.
*His Italian series “SANDOKAN” made him a major star across all of Europe.
*He was knighted by the Italian Republic he is now Cavalier Kabir Bedi.
*He was ranked by Google as the no.2 most googled Bollywood Male actor in 2016!.
*He went to the same school and grade as Amitabh’s younger brother Ajitabh.
*He is fluent in Hindi, English and Italian.
*Follow him on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.