Timepass  (English, Paperback, Bedi Protima Pooja Bedi)

Timepass 01 Edition is the riveting account of the life and times of the consummate free spirit, Protima Bedi. Her brash sexuality and rebellious streak has been explored in entirety in this autobiography and her daughter, Pooja Bedi writes a touching epilogue delving into her mother’s circumstances and her death.

Summary Of The Book

Who was Protima Bedi? This is a difficult question to answer but this is a question in the mind of every person associated with the firebrand, whether a tabloid reader or a relative. Some people dismiss her to be a subject of scandal and a short sojourn for gossip in the world of Bollywood. Others liken her to be a proponent of the flower generation and her free spirit earned her enough credit as the poster girl of India. She never failed to provide material for gossip columnists who wrote many things about her, but Timepass 01 Edition really manages to provide the incisive exploration into the mind and soul of this woman. Her life had decidedly seen the many twists and turns that usually accompany a mystery and her allure arose from that quality of elusion.

In 1974, magazines and newspapers circulated a number of pictures of Protima Bedi walking down Mumbai roads in broad daylight. After that most inappropriate incident, she went ahead and reinvented herself as a classical dancer. She also openly maintained herself to be a devotee of Goddess Kali. And, this radical change didn’t stop there. Whether it was her failed open marriage to the famous Kabir Bedi, her romantic liaisons with great men, the constant exploration for her life’s truth, Protima Bedi managed to astound and enthrall everyone around her till her very death. Shortly before her death she again stunned people by choosing monkdom and shaving her head in an attempt to live that life. 

Even posthumously, Pooja Bedi’s offering in Timepass 01 Edition becomes that perfect portal to  relive that most eventful life using Protima Bedi’s very own words. Through a number of intimate letters to family, friends, lovers, her personal journals, and her own unfinished autobiography, Timepass 01 Edition reveals honestly the truth about Protima Bedi. Her disturbed childhood, her insecurity over her appearance, and the failure of her relationships are all beautifully etched into the narrative of this book. Her greatest legacy, Nrityagram, a dance village has been investigated thoroughly with Bedi expressing the difficulty of the journey in establishing this haven for classical dancers. Collated and edited by Pooja Bedi, Timepass has been received well in the literary circuit.

About Pooja Bedi

Pooja Bedi is a well known television show host and daughter to iconic parents, Kabir Bedi and Protima Bedi.

Apart from her contribution to piecing together Timepass she has been associated with a number of newspapers and magazines as a columnist. Bedi has also written a number of standalone articles for L’Officiel, Femina, and The Week.

Her brief career in Bollywood is majorly credited with her Kamasutra condom ad and her role in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar. She is a famous television host and writes regular columns in newspapers. Bedi is also the chairperson of The Grassroots Foundation which is a charitable organization dealing with issues related to poverty, education, and farming reforms. She is a single parent with two children, Aalia and Omar.