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Kabir Bedi Reflects on Reconciled Bond with Daughter and Parveen Babi’s Mental Health Struggles

He attributed the two-to-three year rift with his daughter to mutual misunderstandings, not his fourth marriage.

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Kabir Bedi Talks About Late Actress Parveen Babi's Mental Illness: 'Was Deeply In Love, Had Desire To Help Her'

Overview

  • After a two-to-three year silence, Bedi and Pooja Bedi have repaired their relationship following disagreements that he says were unrelated to his marriage to Parveen Dusanj.
  • Bedi said their bond is now founded on love and respect, and he expressed pride in Pooja’s personal and professional achievements.
  • Recalling his romance with late actress Parveen Babi, Bedi described discovering her mental health challenges and his efforts to secure medical help.
  • He revealed that Babi declined treatment out of fear it would damage her Bollywood career, underscoring the stigma around mental illness at the time.
  • Bedi also spoke of the strains caused by cross-continental fame, noting Babi’s insecurity over his European stardom and her final words that left him deeply shaken.