Protima Bedi Age, Wiki and Bio

Protima Bedi

Quick Info

ProfessionActor, Dancer, Model
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth12/10/1948
Age75 years
BirthplaceNew Delhi, India

Bio/Wiki

Birth nameProtima Gupta
Full nameProtima Gauri Bedi
NicknameGaurima

Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolKimmins High School, Panchgani, Maharashtra
College/UniversitySt. Xavier's College, Mumbai

Personal Life

Religion/Religious ViewsInitially, Protima was an atheist. After meeting Shri Kelucharan Mahapatra, Odissi dance exponent, she became spiritual and started believing in God.

Relationships & More

Marital Status (at the time of death)Divorced
Affairs/Boyfriends
  • Kabir Bedi
  • Pandit Jasraj (Indian classical vocalist)
  • Rajni Patel (Indian politician and barrister)
  • Fred Kienzel
  • Vijaypath Singhania
  • Vasant Sathe (Indian politician)
  • Jacques Lebel
  • Mario Kropf
  • Rom Whitaker
Marriage DateYear, 1969

Family

FatherLaxmichand Gupta (businessman)
MotherReba
SiblingsOne brother and two sisters
SpouseKabir Bedi (actor) (m. 1969; div. 1977)
Children
SonSiddharth Bedi (died by suicide in 1997, at the age of 26)
DaughterPooja Bedi (actress, television host, and newspaper columnist)

Career

Debut
Film (Bollywood)Gaman (1978) as a passenger doing make-up in the car

Some Lesser Known Facts

Protima founded Nrityagram, a dance school located in Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru.
Protima Bedi established Hideout, the first disco in Mumbai.
She initiated her dance school at Prithvi Theatre in Juhu, Mumbai.
In 1994, she launched the annual dance-music festival, Vasanthabba.
Protima's son, Siddharth Bedi, was diagnosed with schizophrenia.