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{{Infobox person
| name = Kabir Bedi
| image = Kabir Bedi.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Bedi in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1946|1|16}}
| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Television presenter}}
| years_active = 1971–present
| parents = {{ubl|Baba Pyare Lal Singh Bedi|[[Freda Bedi]]}}
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Protima Bedi|Protima Gauri]]|1969|1974|end=divorce}}|{{marriage|Susan-Humphreys|1980|1990|end=divorce}}|{{marriage|[[Nikki Bedi]]|1992|2005|end=divorce}}|{{marriage|Parveen Dosanjh|15 January 2016}}}}
| children = 3, including [[Pooja Bedi|Pooja]]
}}

'''Kabir Bedi''' (born 16 January 1946) 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/ | publisher=IMDb | title=Internationally acclaimed Indian actor | date=1971–2016 | access-date=28 June 2018 | archive-date=27 February 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227205804/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001934/ | url-status=live }}</ref> 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 (television series)|Sandokan]]'' in the popular Italian TV mini series and for his role as the villainous Gobinda in the 1983 [[James Bond]] film ''[[Octopussy]]''. Kabir Bedi is based in India and lives in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.kabirbedi.com/contact-me/
|title = Residence of Kabir bedi
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221130124/http://www.kabirbedi.com/contact-me
|archive-date = 21 December 2015
}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Bedi was one of three children born into a [[Khatri]] [[Sikh]] family that had devoted itself to India's fight for independence from British [[colonial rule]]. His father, Baba Pyare Lal Singh Bedi, a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[Sikhism|Sikh]], was an author and philosopher. His mother, [[Freda Bedi]] 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> He was educated at [[Sherwood College]], [[Nainital]], Uttarakhand, and [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]].

== Career ==
Kabir Bedi began his career in [[Indian theatre]] and then moved on to [[Hindi film]]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.

=== Stage acting ===
As a stage actor, Kabir has performed [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Othello]]'' as well as portrayed a historical Indian king, ''Tughlaq''; and a self-destructive alcoholic in ''The Vultures''. In London he also starred in ''[[The Far Pavilions]]'', the West End musical adaptation of [[M. M. Kaye]]'s novel, at the [[Shaftesbury Theatre]].
In 2011 Kabir played Emperor Shah Jahan, in 'Taj', a play written by [[John Murrell (playwright)|John Murrell]], a Canadian playwright for the [[Luminato Festival]] in Toronto. In 2013, this play was recommissioned and went on an 8-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' |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 ===
In the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Octopussy]]'', he played the villain's aide Gobinda.

Kabir has acted in over 60 Indian films. In the historical epic ''[[Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story]]'', Kabir 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]]''.

Kabir Bedi shot a movie with [[Hrithik Roshan]] (''[[Kites (film)|Kites]]''), [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] (''Showman''), and [[Akshay Kumar]] (''[[Blue (2009 film)|Blue]]'').<ref>[http://www.zimbio.com/Kabir+Bedi/articles Collection of articles on Kabir Bedi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629070508/http://www.zimbio.com/Kabir%2BBedi/articles |date=29 June 2009 }}</ref> He also starred in [[Deepa Mehta]]'s film, ''[[Kamagata Maru]]'' with [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]. He acted in the Tamil film '[[Aravaan]]', directed by [[Vasanthabalan]].

Kabir played roles in [[Columbia Pictures]]' ''[[The Beast (1988 film)|The Beast of War]]'', a film on the [[Russian war in Afghanistan]], directed by [[Kevin Reynolds (director)|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 a Telugu historical movie ''[[Gautamiputra Satakarni (film)|Gautamiputra Satakarni]]'', as Nahapana, an important ruler of the Western Kshatrapas.

=== Television career ===
Kabir has appeared on American television, in Hallmark's African epic ''Forbidden Territory'', and [[Ken Follett]]'s ''On Wings of Eagles'' and also ''Red Eagle''. He played Friar Sands in ''[[The Monkey King (TV miniseries)|The Lost Empire]]'', for [[NBC]]. Kabir also acted in ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'', ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'', ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]'', ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' and ''[[Highlander: The Series]]''.

In Europe, his greatest success was ''[[Sandokan (television series)|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. Kabir recently starred in a prime-time Italian television series, ''Un Medico in Famiglia'', on [[RAI]] TV.

For over a year, Kabir 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''” & “''Vandemataram''”, for India's news channels – [[Headlines Today]] & [[Aaj Tak]].<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 '[[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 top ten innovations out of India. He also did the year-end special series, 'Best of 2017'.

=== Writing ===
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|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=2012-12-18}}</ref>

=== 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."<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 |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>

=== Awards and achievements ===
Since 1982 Kabir has been a voting member of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (who are responsible for presenting the [[Academy Awards|Oscar awards]]) and he is a voting member of the [[Screen Actors Guild]].

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 [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]].<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 | 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, [[Pooja Bedi|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.{{Update after|2010|11}} Their son, Siddharth, who went to [[Carnegie Mellon University]], was diagnosed with [[schizophrenia]] and committed suicide in 1997 at the age of 26.<ref>[http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=140475/ Kabir Bedi Misses Late Son on Father's Day] {{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 [[Parveen Babi]]. They never married. He later married British-born fashion designer Susan Humphreys. Their son, Adam Bedi, is an international model<ref>{{cite web|title=Archived copy|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>[http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=13045 Adam Bedi baptised]{{Dead link|date=June 2016}}</ref> 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 has been in a relationship with British-born Parveen Dusanj,<ref>{{cite news|title=Let's keep it a surprise: Parveen Dusanj|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-04/news-interviews/32007501_1_kabir-bedi-parveen-dusanj-small-screen|url-status=dead|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 [[Myanmar]], and is an official ambassador of the [[Burma Campaign UK]].<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 also the Brand Ambassador for Rotary International South Asia for their Teach Programme and the Total Literacy Mission in India and South Asia.

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film Title !! Character
|-
|rowspan="2"|1971
| ''[[Hulchul (1971 film)|Hulchal]]''|| Mahesh Jetley
|-
|''[[Seema (1971 film)|Seema]]''||
|-
|rowspan="3"|1972
| ''[[Rakhi Aur Hathkadi]]''|| Suraj
|-
| ''[[Sazaa (1972 film)|Sazaa]]''|| Brijmohan
|-
| ''[[Anokha Daan]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1973
| ''[[Kuchhe Dhaage]]''|| Pandit Tulsiram / Daku Roopa
|-
| ''[[Yauwan]]''|| Jhumru
|-
|rowspan="3"|1974
|''[[Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain]]'' ||
|-
|''[[Maa Bahen Aur Biwi]]''||
|-
|''[[Ishq Ishq Ishq]]''|| Diwana/Ravikant Vyas
|-
|rowspan="2"|1975
| ''[[Anari (1975 film)|Anari]]''|| Vikram
|-
| ''Daaku'' || Daku Raju
|-
|rowspan="4"|1976
| ''[[Nagin (1976 film)|Nagin]]''|| Uday
|-
| ''Harfan Maula''|| Faulad Singh
|-
| ''[[Bullet (1976 film)|Bullet]]''|| Durga Prasad
|-
| ''[[The Black Corsair (1976 film)|The Black Corsair]]'' || The Black Corsair (Italy)
|-
|rowspan="3"|1977
| ''[[Daku Aur Mahatma]]'' || Sangram Singh
|-
| ''[[Vishwasghaat (1977 film)|Vishwasghaat]]'' || Uday
|-
| ''[[La tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa!]]'' || [[Sandokan]]
|-
|1978
| ''[[The Thief of Baghdad (1978 film)|The Thief of Baghdad]]''|| Prince Taj
|-
|rowspan="3"|1979
|''[[Ashanti (1979 film)|Ashanti]]''|| Malik
|-
| ''[[Aakhri Kasam]]''|| Kishan / Badal
|-
| ''Yuvraaj''|| Samrat Surya Dev Singh
|-
|1981
| ''[[The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire]]''|| Gar
|-
|rowspan="3"|1982
| ''[[40 Days of Musa Dagh (film)|40 Days of Musa Dagh]]''|| [[Gabriel Bagradian]]
|-
| ''[[Satan's Mistress]]''||The Spirit
|-
| ''Girl from India''||Artist
|-
|1983
| ''[[Octopussy]]'' || Govinda
|-
|rowspan="4"|1988
| ''[[Escuadrón]]''|| Koura
|-
| ''[[Khoon Bhari Maang]]''|| Sanjay Verma
|-
| ''[[Mera Shikar]]''|| Ravi
|-
| ''[[The Beast (1988 film)]]''|| Akbar
|-
|rowspan="3"|1990
| ''[[Police Public]]'' || Senior Inspector Shah Nawaz Khan
|-
| '' Haar Jeet''||
|-
| ''Shera Shamshera''|| Shankar
|-
|rowspan="3"|1991
| ''[[Kurbaan (1991 film)|Kurbaan]]''|| Inspector Suraj Singh
|-
| ''Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi''||
|-
| ''Vishkanya''|| Forest Officer Vikram Singh
|-
|rowspan="4"|1992
| ''[[Dil Aashna Hai]]''|| Rai Bahadur Digvijay Singh
|-
|''[[Yalgaar (film)|Yalgaar]]'' || Raj Pratap Singhal
|-
| ''[[Beyond Justice]]''|| Moulet
|-
| ''Lambu Dada''|| Lambu Dada
|-
|rowspan="2"|1993
| ''[[Kshatriya (film)|Kshatriya]]''|| Thakur Ganga Singh (Police Officer)
|-
| ''[[Yugandhar (1993 film)|Yugandhar]]''|| Colonel Kanir
|-
|rowspan="3"|1994
| ''[[Salaami]]''|| Captain Rehmat Khan
|-
| ''Lie Down with Lions''|| Kabir
|-
| ''The Maharaja's Daughter''|| Chandragupta
|-
|rowspan="3"|1995
| ''OP Centre''|| Abdul Fazawi
|-
| ''[[Kismat (1995 film)|Kismat]]''|| Rajan
|-
| ''[[Aatank Hi Aatank]]''|| Police Inspector
|-
|1996
| ''[[The Return of Sandokan]]''|| Sandokan
|-
|rowspan="1"|1998
| ''Mashamal – Ritorno al Deserto''|| Tahar Id Bran
|-
|1999
| ''[[Kohram]]''|| Brigadier Bedi
|-
|2001
| ''[[The Monkey King (miniseries)|The Lost Empire]]''|| [[Sha Wujing|Friar Sand]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002
| ''[[Kranti (2002 film)|Kranti]]''|| Mahendra Pratap Rana
|-
| ''[[Maine Dil Tujhko Diya]]''|| Mr. Verma (Ayesha's Father)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2003
| ''[[Talaash: The Hunt Begins...|Talaash]]''|| Chhote Pathan
|-
| ''[[The Hero: Love Story of a Spy]]''|| Mr. Zakaria
|-
|rowspan="6"|2004
| ''Father''|| Karl (Father & Violinist)
|-
| ''[[Rudraksh (film)|Rudraksh]]''|| Pandit Ved Bhushan
|-
| ''[[Asambhav]]''||
|-
| ''[[Kismat (2004 film)|Kismat]]''|| Raj Maliya
|-
|''[[Roundtrip (film)|Roundtrip]]''|| Tolstoj (Italian film)
|-
| ''[[Main Hoon Na]]''|| General Amarjeet Bakshi
|-
|rowspan="2"|2005
| ''[[Bewafaa (2005 film)|Bewafaa]]''|| Anjali's Father
|-
|''[[Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story]]''|| Emperor [[Shah Jahan]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|2006
| ''Do Raha''||
|-
| ''Jaanleva''|| Rakesh Khullar
|-
| ''A All About Her''||
|-
| ''Take 3 Girls''||Mo
|-
|2008
| ''Showman'' ||
|-
|2009
| ''[[Blue (2009 film)|Blue]]''|| Captain Jagat Malhotra
|-
|2010
| ''[[Kites (film)|Kites]]''|| Bob Grover
|-
|rowspan="1"|2011
| ''[[Yaara O Dildaara]]''||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012
| ''[[Aravaan]]''||Tamil film
|-
| ''[[Chakravyuh (2012 film)|Chakravyuh]]''|| Mahanta, an industrialist and negotiator for the government
|-
|rowspan="2"|2015
| ''[[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]''|| Dev Malik
|-
| ''[[Anarkali (2015 film)|Anarkali]]''|| Jaffer Imam
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016
| ''[[Teraa Surroor]]'' || A A Khan
|-
| ''[[Mohenjo Daro (film)|Mohenjo Daro]]''|| Maham
|-
|rowspan="3"|2017
| ''[[Gautamiputra Satakarni (film)|Gautamiputra Satakarni]]''|| [[Nahapana]]
|-
| ''Edict of Expulsion 1492''|| [[Bayezid II|Sultan Bayezid]]
|-
|''[[Paisa Vasool (2017 film)|Paisa Vasool]]''|| [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW Chief]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018
| ''Jaane Kyun De Yaaron'' || Shera
|-
|''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3]]''||Maharaja Hari Singh
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! TV Title !! Release Year!! Status !! Character
|-
| [[Sandokan (television series)|''Sandokan'']] || 1976 || European TV Mini series|| [[Sandokan]]
|-
|''[[La tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa!]]''|| 1977 || European TV Mini series || Sandokan
|-
|[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|''Dynasty'']]|| 1982 || TV Series || Farouk Ahmed
|-
|''[[General Hospital]]''|| 1983 || TV Series || Rama
|-
|''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]''|| November 1985|| TV Series || Vascone
|-
|''Dynasty''|| 1986 || TV Series || Farouk Ahmed
|-
| [[On Wings of Eagles (miniseries)|''On Wings of Eagles'']] || 1986 || TV Series || Mohammed
|-
|''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 Mini Series || 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
|-
|[[The Return of Sandokan|''Il Ritorno di Sandokan'']]|| 6 October 1996 || TV Mini Series || Sandokan
|-
|''[[Noi siamo angeli]] – a.k.a. We are Angels''|| 16 February 1997 || TV Mini Series || 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 (TV series)|Buddha]]''|| 2013 || Hindi TV Series || [[Asita]] [[Muni (Saint)|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
|-
|}

== Radio ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film title !! Actor !! Character !! Dub Language !! Original Language !! Original Year Release !! Dub Year Release !! Notes
|-
| [[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film)|Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time]] || [[Ben Kingsley]] || Nizam || Hindi || English || 2010 || 2010 || Performed alongside Yudhvir Dahiya who voiced [[Jake Gyllenhaal]] as [[Prince (Prince of Persia)|Dastan]] and [[Joy Sengupta]] who voiced [[Toby Kebbell]] as Prince Garsiv in Hindi.
|-
| [[Fantastic Four (2015 film)|Fantastic Four]] || [[Reg E. Cathey]] || [[Franklin Storm|Dr. Franklin Storm]] || Hindi || English || 2015 || 2015 || Performed alongside [[Karan Trivedi]] who voiced [[Miles Teller]] as [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic]] in Hindi.
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== Voice overs in ads and commercials ==
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! Project!! Type !! Language !! Year
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| The Keeper of the Flame – The History of TATA || Documentary || English|| 2007
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| An Introduction to CHILDLINE India || Public Awareness Campaign – Narrator || English || 2008
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| Aircel Save the Tiger Campaign || Public Awareness Campaign – Narrator || English || 2009
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| Ford Motors launch Figo, India || Live Events || English || 2010
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| Somnath Temple, Gujarat|| Sound & Light Show || English || 2010
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| Red Fort, New Delhi || Sound & Light Show || English || 2011
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| Virasat-e-Khalsa – Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex, Punjab || Narrator || English || 2011
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| Apollo Tyres || Advertisement || English || 2013
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| Jindal Panther || Advertisement || English || 2014
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| Banda Singh Bahadur – War Memorial, Punjab || Sound & Light Show || English || 2014
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| TAJ Hotels, Resorts & Palaces|| Advertisement || English || 2014
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| DHL || Advertisement || Hindi || 2015
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| Yamaha || Advertisement || Hindi || 2015
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| Mount of Excellence || Documentary narrator || English || 2015
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| Parle || Advertisement || Hindi & English || 2016
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| Tanishq || Advertisement || English || 2016
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| Konark Sun Temple, Odisha || Sound & Light Show || English || 2017
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|}

== Voting memberships ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! The [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]
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! The [[Screen Actors Guild]]
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! The [[American Federation of Television and Radio Artists]]
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! The [[British Actors' Equity Association]]
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|kabir-bedi}}
* {{IMDb person}}
* {{Official website|http://www.kabirbedi.com}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110612003709/http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/feature.php/9517 Special Feature – "Global Appeal – Kabir Bedi" in The Stage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080704082501/http://www.rohpress.com/sandokan.htm Images from the 1976 Sandokan miniseries]
* [https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/kabir-bedi-finally-married-his-soulmate-at-the-age-of-70-7505]
* [https://newsd.in/kabir-bedi-birthday-special-when-james-bond-actor-married-his-4th-wife-who-is-29-years-younger-than-him/]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080222203830/http://www.cybernoon.com/DisplayArticle.asp?section=fromthepress&subsection=inbombay&xfile=August2007_inbombay_standard13758 Candid in-depth interview with Kabir Bedi in 2007]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060205000844/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/oct2001/ivw8.html?%2Fsite%2Foct2001%2Fivw8.html Extensive interview with Filmfare in October 2001]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091842/http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990204/ile04123.html Interviewed by Indian Express in 1999]
* [http://www.theartsguild.com/kabir-bedi-lisa-ray-discuss-taj/ Kabir Bedi discussing Taj theatre tour 2013]

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Kabir Bedi - Revision history

Delinker at 12:29, 31 July 2023