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1975 |
| August 1975 |
At 26,
Protima Bedi, a mother of two, starts to learn Odissi dancing,
after she saw
by chance an Odissi dance recital at the Bhulabhai Memorial Institute. |
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1976 |
| January
6, 1976 |
Kabir
Bedi in a TV broadcast world premiere to be proud of:
An audience of 27 million people watch the TV broadcast of Sandokan
in Italy.
Sandokan with Kabir Bedi - the best Sandokan - ever! - is an
instant hit with the audience and will go on to become an international
cult TV mini-series.
...And more than 30 years later, fans of Sandokan
still talk about Kabir Bedi's signature role! |
| February 3,
1976 |
Following his success
as Sandokan, Kabir Bedi visits Casa Salgari in Torino. Although
the weather
is wintery and Kabir Bedi looks somewhat uncomfortable because
of it, he is surrounded by new Italian fans wherever he goes.
There's
a
warm welcome from the people in Torino and the RAI takes some pictures
of "Sandokan" at Casa Salgari, including a busily
autograph writing Kabir Bedi. |
| November
29, 1976 |
After having taken
India by storm (before 1975), Kabir Bedi now is very popular
in Europe, too.
Kabir Bedi visits Spain end November 1976 on a promotional tour because
TV-blockbuster Sandokan is broadcast on national TV channel RTVE.
Girls at airports bare their thighs for his autograph and this morning
Kabir Bedi causes a big stir in Madrid, Spain, signing Unicef Christmas
cards, together with the Infanta
Margarita, sister of King Juan Carlos I of Spain. |
| November
30, 1976 |
Today, Kabir Bedi
is summoned to a police station in Madrid, Spain, to pay
for the
damage
he caused
to parked cars: he had run over the cars' roofs in a desperate
attempt to escape the attentions of his, mostly female, admirers,
who had gathered in the department store El Corte
Ingles
in
Madrid, Spain. |
| 1976 |
Former national Indian
swimming champion (1974) Nafisa Ali is crowned Miss India. She
became a model because "Kabir Bedi told me I was good-looking."
Many years later, Nafisa Ali will play the part of Kabir Bedi's
Canadian wife in Bewafaa (2005, starring Akshay Kumar and Kareena
Kapoor). |
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1977 |
| 1977 |
Kabir
Bedi's mother dies. |
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1978 |
| 1978 |
While still married
to Protima, Kabir Bedi has a much-publicised relationship with
actress/model Parveen Babi.
Parveen Babi had moved to Bombay and was living with Danny Dengzongpa when
she became part of the Juhu gang of stars. Soon, Parveen Babi decides to
leave Danny Dengzongpa and rents an apartment of her own.
Parveen Babi had been a good friend of Kabir's and Protima's for two years
before Kabir Bedi decides to live with her.
India's well-known bohemian couple breaks up: Kabir Bedi divorces Protima. |
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1979 |
| 1979 |
After
having conquered both India and Europe, Kabir Bedi moves to
Hollywood. |
| February 1,
1979 |
Just a few days after
turning 34, Kabir Bedi marries 29-years-old British-born fashion
designer
Susan Humphreys (born 1950) on the west coast in the USA.
Kabir Bedi had met Susan in an art gallery.
They spend their honeymoon travelling in Europe, first
arriving at London airport, where paparazzi were already lying
in wait for the star... |
| April &
May 1979 |
TV broadcast of Sandokan
in Germany on Saturday evenings. The exotic
tale
is a big success, bringing Kabir Bedi instant and huge popularity
in Germany, too. |
| Summer 1979 |
Two of Kabir Bedi's
movies are shown in Germany's cinemas: The Thief of Baghdad and
Ashanti,
contributing to his ever-growing popularity. |
| June 12, 1979 |
Thousands of German
fans have gathered in the Olympia-Halle, Munich, at a "Bravo
Super Disco" to watch Kabir Bedi's Sandokan-Show in which
he also performs as a singer. |
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