Kabir Bedi reveals how he dealt with son’s 'traumatic' suicide, 'humiliating' bankruptcy in Hollywood

Veteran Bollywood actor Kabir Bedi recently spoke about his son's suicide and his 'humiliating' bankruptcy in Hollywood in a latest interview. Although it was difficult, he said that he had to find ways to rise above the tragedies.

New Delhi: Veteran Bollywood actor Kabir Bedi recently spoke about his most traumatic experiences in a candid conversation with a digital news platform. He explained that his son's suicide and his tragic love story with late actress Parveen Babi whom he lost in 2005, had shattered him as a person. The actor also revealed that he also went through bankruptcy in Hollywood and found it to be a shameful experience for an actor. However, he stayed resilient and found ways to reinvent himself with every obstacle he faced. He told Brut India, "I went through traumatic experiences with my son’s suicide, with my bankruptcy in Hollywood. It’s very humiliating for a celebrity to be bankrupted. But you have to find ways of rising and resurrecting yourself. All through my life, I’ve reinvented myself." The actor's son Siddharth committed suicide in 1997 at the age of 25. He had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, a debilitating mental illness. In an earlier interview with Bollywood Hungama, Kabir Bedi revealed he felt a ton of guilt after his son's suicide as he wasn't able to stop him or convince him to live.