Upset Parveen Babi Left Party After Kabir Bedi Danced With Italian Actress: 'I'm Here With My Man'
Kabir Bedi and Parveen Babi relationship: Kabir Bedi has opened up about his past relation with the late actress Parveen Babi, sharing personal details about their time together and her struggles with mental health. The two got involved after Kabir parted ways with his wife Protima Gauri and Parveen had ended her relationship with actor Danny Denzongpa.
During a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan, Kabir spoke about discovering Parveen's mental health issues after they started living together. He said he tried to help her seek treatment, but she wasn't open to it.
'Her biggest fear was that if people got to know about her mental instability in the industry, they won't give her work. When I left India to go to London, Praveen had also accompanied me. In London, I had a home and I wanted to start my life again with her there. I wanted her to sort treatment there, but she didn't want any doctor to know about her condition," he recalled.
Kabir shared that Parveen was even considering stepping away from Bollywood entirely. 'The plan was for her to leave the industry and stay with me abroad. However, she didn't like the pressure I was putting on her to get the treatment," he said.
Eventually, Parveen returned to India, especially after the huge success of her film Amar Akbar Anthony. She started getting film offers again and continued her acting career. When asked if Parveen ever felt uneasy about Kabir's rising fame overseas, he replied, 'This is true because she was the bigger star in India and I was the star in Europe. People were not giving her the respect that she was getting in India."
Kabir also recalled a tense evening in Europe with Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, which caused a rift between him and Parveen. According to Kabir, Gina invited them to a party where things quickly turned awkward.
He remembered, 'Gina welcomed us and introduced us to her friends, but during the party, she only spoke to me and ignored Parveen, which Parveen didn't like. I thought things will get better when we went for a private dinner, but it didn't happen. Gina asked me for a dance and we danced together. I was happy that I am dancing with a big actor like Gina, but at the same time, I could sense Parveen being upset."
Things got worse when Gina made a cutting remark to Parveen during dinner. 'After we came back to the table, Gina spoke to Parveen saying, 'What are you doing here? Following the star?' She insulted Parveen and before I could even say anything, Parveen responded, 'No my dear. I am here with my man because I have a man.' Gina was single at that time."
After that exchange, Parveen chose to leave the dinner, and Kabir was torn between staying at the event or going with her. In the end, he decided to leave with Parveen. 'Gina insulted my woman and I could not accept that," he said.
Parveen Babi passed away in 2005 at the age of 50. Tragically, her body was discovered three days after her death.
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