Protima Bedi
Protima Bedi Biography, Biodata, Wiki, Age, Date Of Birth, Date Of Death, Affairs, Husband, Family, Marital Status, Religion, Caste & More
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Protima Bedi (प्रोतिमा बेदी) |
| Full Name | Protima Gauri Bedi |
| Birth Name | Protima Gupta |
| NickName | Gaurima |
| Profession | Classical Indian dancer, Odissi Dancer, Model |
| Famous for | Being Kabir Bedi's wife |
| Years Active | 1968-1998 |
| Date of Birth | October 12, 1948 1 |
| Birth Place | New Delhi, India |
| Date of Death | August 18, 1998 1 |
| Place of Death | Malpa, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Baniya |
| Mother Tongue | Bengali |
| Zodiac / Sun sign | Libra |
| Height | in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 5in |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Husband/Spouse | Kabir Bedi (m. 1969–1974) |
| Children | |
| Son(s) | Siddharth Bedi Adam Bedi (Step Son) |
| Daughter(s) | Pooja Bedi |
| Parents | |
| Father | Laxmichand Gupta (Trader) |
| Mother | Reba Gupta (Bengali) |
| Sibling(s) | |
| Sister(s) | 3 Sisters |
| Brother(s) | 1 Brother |
| Other Relative(s) | |
| Grand Daughter | Alaya Furniturewala |
| Grand Son | Omar Furniturewalah |
| Nephew(s) | Ryan Tham Keenan Tham |
| Education Details | |
| School | Kimmins High School, Panchgani |
| College | St. Xavier's College, Bombay (1965–67) |
| Educational Qualification | Graduate |
| Filmography | |
| Movies | Gaman (1978) Miss Beatty's Children (1992) Adha Sach Adha Jhoot (1987) |
| Website | nrityagram.org/ |
| Other Details | |
| Other Names | Gauri Amma, Gauri Maa, Protima Gupta |
| She established "Nrityagram", a dance village near Bangalore on May 11, 1990. It was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister, V.P. Singh | |
| "Nrityagram" is India's first free dance gurukul. | |
| Protima started her own dance school at Prithvi Theatre in Juhu, Mumbai. | |
| Protima Bedi's son Siddarth Bedi who was suffering from schizophrenia, committed suicide in July 1997, while he was studying in North Carolina. | |
| Her autobiography, named "Timepass", was published by her daughter, Pooja Bedi in 2000. | |
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