“This book is an amazing read and I recommend everyone go and grab it. ...(It’s) filled with stories that take on a emotional rollercoaster. You feel every emotion with him...he paved the way so many decades ago for Indian actors to explore their talent globally, and he has fully experienced what life has to offer. ”
- Priyanka Chopra Jonas
“Your personality as a star and human being is pure, so whatever comes out from this book would be straight from your heart and soul. It is going to be a beautiful read and I wish that a lot of people will learn from your experiences.”
- Salman Khan to Kabir Bedi
About the Book
“Film stars are the object of a million fantasies. But they are not objects. They are people with the strengths and frailties of the human race.” - Stories I Must Tell
Stories I must Tell is the unusually candid and compelling memoir of a man who holds nothing back, in love or in storytelling. It is the story of a middle-class boy from Delhi whose career now spans the globe. Equally, it is the tale of how he survived the roller-coaster journey of the making, unmaking, and remaking of him as a person.
These are tumultuous stories set in Hollywood, Bollywood and Europe. The joys of blazing new trails abroad, and the dangers of them. He also tells the fascinating love story of his Indian father, a philosopher in Europe, and his British-born mother, the world’s highest-ranked Buddhist nun. And most poignant of all, the battle to save his schizophrenic son.
Kabir is probably best known across the world for his role as the villain in the James Bond film Octopussy, and for his star turn in The Bold and the Beautiful, one of the most watched shows in the world. Kabir Bedi came from Bollywood, worked in Hollywood, and became a star in Europe. His Sandokan series broke all European television viewership records. In 2010 Kabir received the highest-ranking civilian honour in Italy, and was bestowed the title fo Cavaliere (Knight).
Film, television, theatre, radio, Kabir has done them all. Within these pages he tells his stories of triumph and tragedy, milestones and mistakes, remembrance and regret, affairs and anxieties, love and lingering loss. And heart-wrenching setbacks. With millions of fans and well-wishers across the world, Kabir writes with emotional honesty of the mistakes he made in love and life, and of the successes that made India proud.
About the Author
In Europe, Kabir’s iconic role in the Sandokan television series broke all viewership records. In India, Kabir has done close to seventy Bollywood films, famously starring with Rekha in Khoon Bhari Maang. Worldwide, Kabir is probably best known for his role as the villain in the James Bond film Octopussy, and for his star turn in The Bold and the Beautiful, one of the world’s most watched shows. His credits include starring with Michael Caine in Ashanti and Roddy McDowall in Thief of Baghdad, and playing the title role in the Italian film The Black Pirate (Il Corsaro Nero). On American television, he has appeared in Highlander, Murder She Wrote, Magnum, P.I., Dynasty, and many HBO mini-series. On stage, he starred in John Murrell’s Taj at the Luminato Festival in Canada, and M.M. Kaye’s The Far Pavilions in London’s West End.
Kabir is known for his philanthropic and social causes. He is the Honorary Band Ambassador of SightSavers India which give sight to the visually challenged, and of Care & Share Italia which educates and looks after street children from school to university in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Kabir lives with his wife Parveen Dusanj, a producer, in Juhu, Mumbai. He is writing his next book, continues to act and is a commentator on television. He voices ad films and documentaries and travels regularly to his three favourite cities - Rome, London, and Los Angeles. For Kabir, all the world’s a stage.
