Bedi Goes to Bhatinda

Family ties aside,it’s Bedi’s ‘better half’,his current partner,who garnered quite some attention at the promotion. England-based Parveen Dusanj,who accompanied him,shied away from all our questions. “Kabir should be answering all of them,” smiled the leggy lass as she swept back her curly mop of hair. Dressed in a black top and jeans,Dusanj nodded her head in agreement as Bedi talked about his 30-year-long career,his extensive body of work in Europe and America,being knighted as Cavalier in Italy,and how he would love to do one Punjabi film a year. “I am here to renew my ties with Punjab and its cinema. I want to be part of the change that is being witnessed by the Punjabi cinema. There has been a massive change in the kind of audience that watches Punjabi films and now is the time to raise the bar,” said Bedi.

Bedi and Dusanj have also come up with a new production house titled Pivotal Movies. The first film under the new banner titled The Final Promise,will release early next year. A story about reincarnation,according to Dusanj,“It will be an epic of a film,” she said. A social worker with the UN before she met Bedi,Dusanj is now,as she says,“his better half and is working with him.”

After working in Yaara O Dildaara,Bedi says that he wants to explore Punjabi cinema. “I would love to produce historical films and a science fiction in Punjabi,” says Bedi,who is still craving for a solid recognition from Bollywood. “It’s overseas that I have attained fame,but I still introduce myself as an actor from Bollywood for that’s where I started,” said Bedi,who will be seen in Hindi films Alert and Showman soon. As for talks doing rounds regarding Deepa Mehta’s Komagata Maru,Bedi said that these are mere speculations and Mehta hasn’t had any talks with him yet.