Parveen Dusanj is an Indian publisher, social researcher, content creator and entrepreneur. She is the fourth wife of veteran Indian actor Kabir Bedi.
Wiki/Biography
Parveen Dusanj Kaur aka Parveen Dusanj Bedi was born on Wednesday, 18 September 1974 (age 48 years; in 2022) in England, United Kingdom. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
He attended The Rochester Grammar School, England. He followed a BA Honors in Politics with Social Economy at Goldsmiths, University of London, England. From 2000 to 2006, as a consultant or independent researcher, he has done research on the topic of ‘Strategies for Social Change: Race, Drugs & Gender.’
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Family
He belongs to a Punjabi family.
Parents & Siblings
His father has a construction business. Her mother, Mohinder Kaur Dusanj, owns a fast food business, and she is also a marathon runner, teacher, foster carer and yoga teacher. Her mother divorced her father when she was 35 years old. He has two brothers named Parvinder Dusanj and Deep Dusanj and three sisters named Suki Dusanj, Kalvinder Dusanj, and Nin Dusanj.
Husband & Son
In 2005, she started dating Indian actor Kabir Bedi, who was 26 years older than her. At first, the couple moved in a direct relationship. However, their relationship was not well received by Kabir’s daughter Pooja Bedi, who is several years older than Parveen.
In 2011, Kabir proposed to Parveen in Rome, and on Kabir’s 70th birthday, the couple had a Hindu wedding.
Regarding their wedding, Kabir’s daughter Pooja sent a cryptic tweet about Kabir and Parveen’s wedding.
Another brother
His sister Nin Dusanj is married to Indian actor Aftab Shivdasani.
Indian actress Aalia Furniturewalla aka Alaya F (Pooja’s daughter) is her step-granddaughter.
Career
In January 2005, he started working as a social commentator and contributor at the BBC Radio Asian Network in London, UK. He worked there for more than two years. In 2006, he was appointed as a board member at the Medway Human Rights and Equality Council in Kent, UK. There, he worked for the welfare of human rights. In 2008, he worked as an assistant EP with the start-up producer ‘Reel Life Film’ in London and Mumbai. In December 2008, he joined media house Magicworks Inc Entertainment Pvt Ltd as partner- head of business development. While working there, he commissioned several TV series like ‘Humara Haq’ on DD National, the documentary ‘Street Food’ and the series ‘Historic Hotels in India’. He also handles the agency work of his company’s clients Imagination, Ford India, and Sahara. In December 2009, he joined the film production house ‘Pivotal Movies’ as a producer. While working there, he released the Hindi version of the popular Italian series ‘Sandokan’ in India. He also worked as a music producer for TV series. In September 2015, Parveen, along with her husband Kabir Bedi, started the film production house Bedination. He has also worked as a producer with the film production house Minnow Films. In 2018, Parveen joined the film production house Laughing Tiger Ltd as a producer and director. He later produced the international non-fiction show ‘Vegan Earth’ and the US documentary ‘Bear Witness.’ From September 2018 to November 2020, he was appointed vice president of content creation company Content Flow Studios. In September 2020, he started media company Creative Nation in Mumbai. In 2021, he worked as a creative producer for the web series ‘Sabka Sai,’ which was streamed on MX Player. Parveen has written articles for various magazines and publishing houses. Some of the articles are Voices: Evaluation of Love and Substance Abuse.
Controversy
Allegation of Illegal Occupancy
In 2017, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (ex-wife of Indian film director Shekhar Kapur) accused Parveen of bewitching Shekar. In an interview, he said that Kabir and Parveen tried to occupy their property illegally. Suchitra said,
They live in a flat which was handed over to my daughter Kaveri. Kabir and Parveen did not vacate the flat. It’s been 2 years now. And they didn’t pay Shekhar a single cent.”
However, when Kabir Bedi was asked about the matter, he denied all the allegations. Earlier, Kabir and Parveen had a property dispute with Kabir’s daughter Pooja Bedi.
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, Parveen shared that once her husband asked her to change her name because it was similar to his ex-girlfriend Parveen Babi. He further said that he was upset with that and then Kabir decided to call him ‘V.’
- She has started an all-female drama group called Tamana Productions.
- He has appeared as a social commentator on various radio talk shows.
- In 2014, he received the Savvy Award organized by Savvy Magazine. He was also featured on the cover of the magazine that year.
- In 2015, he was appointed as the brand ambassador of the National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage. She was later appointed by Fashion Revolution India as its brand ambassador.
- Parveen is often seen drinking wine at parties and events.
- In her spare time, she likes to travel and read books.
- She has been the face of sustainable fashion label ‘House of Milk’ for a long time.
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