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On the eve of his 60th birthday, Kabir Bedi talks to After Hrs Sunday about the women who have mattered in his life.

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On the eve of his 60th birthday, Kabir Bedi talks about the women who’ve mattered

Protima Bedi: Protima represented my earliest and most creative self during the 1960s, a revolutionary time. We shocked everyone by living together. In many ways, we grew up together. Even though the marriage didn't last, it was a lasting relationship; we had two beautiful children together.

Parveen Babi: Parveen and I have shared several interests. She had a wide world view, and we shared such a close relationship that she followed me to Italy and England. This small town girl’s achievements astonished me. I feel sad when I think of the tragic way she died.

Persis Khambatta: Persis came into my life when I was in Hollywood. She grounded me in a strange way, and we helped each other. We were young and in a strange country; so the companionship was more emotional than intellectual.

Ixchel Susan: Hollywood was a heady, hedonistic period, with parties and lots of excesses. Ixchel helped me centre it. She was a great influence on Pooja and Sidharth when they came to the US. Ixchel was the California experience — the best and the worst of my Hollywood days.

Nikki Bedi: Nikki and I were together for 14 years. She brought back vitality; a certain curiosity about many things that I had lost interest in. She has enormous social skills and I am shy, so we complimented each other well. We were and still remain great pals.

Freda Bedi: My mother had the most profound experience on me — her life spanned from being a Gandhian and a social worker to being active in rehabilitating Tibetan refugees. She sought the meaning of life and truth, and she instilled in me the love and respect for all religions.

(As told to Salil Jayakar)

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