'Will Be Involved At Every Stage', Pooja Bedi Confirms Mother Protima's Biopic Is In The Works
In an interview with TOI, Pooja Bedi confirmed the news of her mom's biopic being in the works and added that she would be involved at every stage right from the scripting to the final product.
Pooja Bedi has confirmed that her mom, late Protima Bedi's biopic is in the works. Protima Bedi was a model-turned-classical dancer who married Kabir Bedi and had two kids- Pooja and Siddharth. The couple parted ways in 1974.
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In an interview with TOI, Pooja Bedi confirmed the news of her mom's biopic being in the works and added that she would be involved at every stage right from the scripting to the final product.
She said, "Yes.. Balaji (Motion Pictures) has taken the option rights for timepass for my mother's biopic. I will be involved in the project right from scripting to end product."
Pooja Bedi's Old Interview
In an earlier interview with TOI, Pooja Bedi had opened up about her equation with her father and talked about all of his wives. She said, "I have really liked all my father's girlfriends, and wives, including Parveen (Babi). His first wife Suzan, from whom I have a wonderful brother, Adam, are exceptionally close till today; we have a group chat, and keep encouraging each other and, and sending love to each other on a regular basis. Then there's Nikki Bedi, who he married next, and who was amazing; I loved her. We spent many happy holidays and moments together."
Speaking about how she was close to Parveen Babi, Pooja said, "Then there was Parveen and we had a fabulous relationship. One Google search will reveal how I was with her practically at every party. When Parveen first returned to India from London, she was alone and didn't really know much, she used to be at home and I told Papa not to worry, that I will take her out and I will take care of her. I used to give her my clothes and jewelry, and we had a beautiful relationship. When I was shooting, she came with me to Egypt. When I had dengue, she was in the hospital, looking over me."
Pooja Bedi married Farhan Furniturewala in 1994. The couple had two kids, Alaya F and Omar, and parted ways in 2003.
Alaya F made her Bollywood debut in 2020 with Jawaani Jaaneman. The film starred Saif Ali Khan in a leading role. Tabu also played a pivotal role in the film. The comic entertainer was well-received and told the story of a father-daughter relationship.
Alaya has over a million followers on Instagram and was last seen in 2021 music video titled Aaj Sajeya.
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