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Actors are limited by their appearance and while it has cost me some roles, it has got me some very important roles too.

Kabir Bedi

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Kabir Bedi
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 16
Film Actor
Model
Television Actor
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Roles
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The advantage my looks gave me was that I wasn't limited to just playing Indian roles when I was abroad, and I've been abroad for almost twenty-five years.
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Everything has its advantages and disadvantages.
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I think the Indian model of respecting the uniqueness of each religion and, of every state is what makes the country great.
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I grew up speaking English and Punjabi. Just living and working in Punjab and smelling the early morning air and sitting down and having paranthas and lassi and all that was marvellous.
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When you are a filmmaker, you need to be rooted, because committing yourself to producing or directing a film is a good three-year process.
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I'm not the sort to wallow in nostalgia about the good old days.
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The average Englishman has no idea of the dynamism in the music scene here.
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I am going to produce a movie of my own. I am not going to stick to the time-tested formulae of Hindi cinema. I want to make a film for the present generation. So there will be a lot of new faces in the film.
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Delhi is my emotional home. I still dream of owning a home there.
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The Anglo-Saxon world saw India as an underdeveloped country. The land of snake charmers, the cows on the street, that ex-colony-backward-nation kind of viewpoint, very condescending. Europe on the other hand, saw India in a more romantic, mystical, spiritual way, as a place that's a fountain of wisdom.
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I also said, men are like curling irons, they never get out of your hair. And they are like government bonds, they take so long to mature.
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It is time that India legally respected the rights of LGBT persons. It is very sad that this is not enshrined in Indian law in India so far, but I do believe that soon, we will come on par with respecting the individuality of people with different sexualities.
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I do believe that with more worldwide influences, the coming of the internet age and digital media, the flow of information is far greater, and people's understanding can expand more easily.
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I have never pressurized a producer to do me any favor.
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I could play Arab roles, even German roles, Italian roles because I had that look.
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India can't be looked at as a country it's more of a continent.
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You see, I have many friends in the Hindi film industry.
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Men are like mascara, they run at the slightest display of emotion.
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Being an international actor, I always had to keep moving.
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Today, of course, the world's perception of India has changed tremendously. People understand its role in world affairs they understand that India is not some backward nation. In fact, it is the fastest growing free-market democracy in the world today, and that says it all.
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