Running nude publicly, having a baby out of wedlock or living-in has become a way of life in Bollywood. Sumita Chakraborty finds out more about the changing mindset of the film industry.
Way back in 1974, Protima Bedi, actor, danseuse, ex wife of Kabir Bedi and mother of Pooja Bedi, ran naked on Juhu beach in Mumbai. This was for a film magazine cover. And boy, did it create a stir in Bollywood. Eyebrows were raised, eyes rolled and of course, it really set the tongue wagging.
In fact, the incident was spoken about in the industry way too much for many, many years. Protima Bedi was dubbed by a certain section of narrow-minded haters as “wild”, “wanton” and “bold”, and even though this accomplished woman went on to garner…