Veteran actor Kabir Bedi was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Merito della Repubblica Italiana), the highest Italian civilian award. After the event in Mumbai, there was a special live musical performance by Niccolo Fabi which set off the celebrations perfectly.
“This is a very emotional award for me,” Kabir said.
“Being presented the Order of Merit, Italy’s highest honour, is the fulfillment of my life’s work in Italy. It’s even higher than Cavaliere (Knight), which they made me twelve years ago. It gives me great joy to see Prime Minister Meloni and Prime Minister Narendra Modi complimenting each other on the internet with #Melodi.”
He added: “Now it’s time for the great film industries of Italy and India to produce world-class films together.”
Kabir gave a heartwarming speech thanking Italy and the Italian people for their enduring love over the years. He thanked his wife,...
“This is a very emotional award for me,” Kabir said.
“Being presented the Order of Merit, Italy’s highest honour, is the fulfillment of my life’s work in Italy. It’s even higher than Cavaliere (Knight), which they made me twelve years ago. It gives me great joy to see Prime Minister Meloni and Prime Minister Narendra Modi complimenting each other on the internet with #Melodi.”
He added: “Now it’s time for the great film industries of Italy and India to produce world-class films together.”
Kabir gave a heartwarming speech thanking Italy and the Italian people for their enduring love over the years. He thanked his wife,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Veteran actor Kabir Bedi was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Merito della Repubblica Italiana), the highest Italian civilian award. After the event in Mumbai, there was a special live musical performance by Niccolo Fabi which set off the celebrations perfectly.
“This is a very emotional award for me,” Kabir said.
“Being presented the Order of Merit, Italy’s highest honour, is the fulfillment of my life’s work in Italy. It’s even higher than Cavaliere (Knight), which they made me twelve years ago. It gives me great joy to see Prime Minister Meloni and Prime Minister Narendra Modi complimenting each other on the internet with #Melodi.”
He added: “Now it’s time for the great film industries of Italy and India to produce world-class films together.”
Kabir gave a heartwarming speech thanking Italy and the Italian people for their enduring love over the years. He thanked his wife,...
“This is a very emotional award for me,” Kabir said.
“Being presented the Order of Merit, Italy’s highest honour, is the fulfillment of my life’s work in Italy. It’s even higher than Cavaliere (Knight), which they made me twelve years ago. It gives me great joy to see Prime Minister Meloni and Prime Minister Narendra Modi complimenting each other on the internet with #Melodi.”
He added: “Now it’s time for the great film industries of Italy and India to produce world-class films together.”
Kabir gave a heartwarming speech thanking Italy and the Italian people for their enduring love over the years. He thanked his wife,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Veteran Indian actor Kabir Bedi, who has an extensive body of work in Italy including all-time favorite television series “Sandokan,” was conferred a lifetime achievement award at Venice on Saturday.
Bedi was presented with the Filming Italy Movie Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Production Bridge market. The award was presented by producer and actor Tiziana Rocca and Roberto Stabile, the head of the international department of Italian national audiovisual body Anica.
The actor, who has served as an unofficial ambassador for Indo-Italian relations for some four decades, said during his acceptance speech, “I have tried to make people in Italy focus on India for many years, and people in India focus on Italy for many years.”
“Since the time of ‘Sandokan,’ I’ve done over six major series in Italy and not many people realize that really Bollywood and Hollywood are a far lesser part of my life than my career in Italy,...
Bedi was presented with the Filming Italy Movie Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Production Bridge market. The award was presented by producer and actor Tiziana Rocca and Roberto Stabile, the head of the international department of Italian national audiovisual body Anica.
The actor, who has served as an unofficial ambassador for Indo-Italian relations for some four decades, said during his acceptance speech, “I have tried to make people in Italy focus on India for many years, and people in India focus on Italy for many years.”
“Since the time of ‘Sandokan,’ I’ve done over six major series in Italy and not many people realize that really Bollywood and Hollywood are a far lesser part of my life than my career in Italy,...
- 9/3/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Italy’s Lux Vide, which has been pushing into the U.S. and international markets with high-end shows such as “Medici” and “Leonardo,” recently appointed former Warner Bros. Italy senior exec Barbara Pavone as its chief marketing and sales officer.
As part of her job Pavone, who is attending Mipcom, is dealing with Lux’s international co-productions and partnerships. Not surprisingly, one of her biggest challenges is retaining IP when she negotiates with streamers such as Netflix.
“It’s a privilege to work with global streaming platforms,” says Pavone who recently helped seal Lux’s first deal with a major streamer, details of which are being kept under wraps.
“For Lux it’s a priority to really act as a media company and retain as much as possible [of] the rights,” she notes.
But “with the streamers it’s a constant negotiation: they want them [the rights] all” Pavone adds, proudly pointing out...
As part of her job Pavone, who is attending Mipcom, is dealing with Lux’s international co-productions and partnerships. Not surprisingly, one of her biggest challenges is retaining IP when she negotiates with streamers such as Netflix.
“It’s a privilege to work with global streaming platforms,” says Pavone who recently helped seal Lux’s first deal with a major streamer, details of which are being kept under wraps.
“For Lux it’s a priority to really act as a media company and retain as much as possible [of] the rights,” she notes.
But “with the streamers it’s a constant negotiation: they want them [the rights] all” Pavone adds, proudly pointing out...
- 10/11/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Shield exec producer Scott Rosenbaum is developing an adaptation of Italian drama series Sandokan with Devils producer Lux Vide.
Rosenbaum, who was also an EP on NBC’s Chuck, is set as showrunner for the project, which will refocus the popular European pirate story with a female focus.
It is part of a push into the U.S. and international markets for Luca and Matilde Bernabei’s Italian production company, which has also set Andrew Levitas to develop series about Caravaggio and Michelangelo.
Eight-part series Sandokan is a fresh take on the 1970s series from public broadcaster Rai. It was developed by Italian writers Alessandro Sermoneta and Davide Lantieri and will lean heavily into a female perspective, as told by our heroine, Lady Marianna – a noble woman who has been kidnapped by Sandokan and his band of pirates, eventually, willingly joining their crusade and becoming one of the...
Rosenbaum, who was also an EP on NBC’s Chuck, is set as showrunner for the project, which will refocus the popular European pirate story with a female focus.
It is part of a push into the U.S. and international markets for Luca and Matilde Bernabei’s Italian production company, which has also set Andrew Levitas to develop series about Caravaggio and Michelangelo.
Eight-part series Sandokan is a fresh take on the 1970s series from public broadcaster Rai. It was developed by Italian writers Alessandro Sermoneta and Davide Lantieri and will lean heavily into a female perspective, as told by our heroine, Lady Marianna – a noble woman who has been kidnapped by Sandokan and his band of pirates, eventually, willingly joining their crusade and becoming one of the...
- 6/22/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, the BBC announced more than 500 complaints about a Black Lives Matter tribute during this year’s New Year’s Eve fireworks; Lux Vide and Arrow Pictures make key appointments; the Nordisk Film & TV Fond announces this year’s prize jury and Mark Lazarus is named as this year’s NATPE opening keynote speaker.
New Years Eve
The BBC started 2021 with a televised bang as it took London’s annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display, traditionally held at the London Eye but reformatted for a TV audience this year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, to the airwaves. The night didn’t pass without controversy however, as the broadcaster received 500 complaints from angry armchair warriors who were unhappy about a reference to the Black Lives Matter movement.
As fireworks were launched, LED-lit drones flew nearby and formed iconic images from the past year including...
New Years Eve
The BBC started 2021 with a televised bang as it took London’s annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display, traditionally held at the London Eye but reformatted for a TV audience this year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, to the airwaves. The night didn’t pass without controversy however, as the broadcaster received 500 complaints from angry armchair warriors who were unhappy about a reference to the Black Lives Matter movement.
As fireworks were launched, LED-lit drones flew nearby and formed iconic images from the past year including...
- 1/8/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Turkish actor Can Yaman is set to a play fictional late 19th-century pirate in a reboot of cult vintage Italian TV series “Sandokan.”
The show is being produced by Lux Vide, the prominent Italian shingle behind “Medici,” “Devils” and the upcoming “Leonardo” skeins.
Based on a series of popular adventure novels penned by Italian author Emilio Salgari, “Sandokan” chronicles the adventures of the titular pirate who, with his motley crew, fights against the colonial power of the Dutch and British empires in Southeast Asia.
The original “Sandokan,” directed in 1976 by Sergio Sollima, catapulted Indian actor Kebir Bedi to Bollywood stardom, having sold to more than 85 countries around the world.
The reboot, which is the brainchild of Lux CEO Luca Bernabei, will pair Yaman — who besides being a star in Turkey has global fans thanks to the popularity of Turkish dramas — with Italian actor Luca Argentero who will play fellow pirate Yanez,...
The show is being produced by Lux Vide, the prominent Italian shingle behind “Medici,” “Devils” and the upcoming “Leonardo” skeins.
Based on a series of popular adventure novels penned by Italian author Emilio Salgari, “Sandokan” chronicles the adventures of the titular pirate who, with his motley crew, fights against the colonial power of the Dutch and British empires in Southeast Asia.
The original “Sandokan,” directed in 1976 by Sergio Sollima, catapulted Indian actor Kebir Bedi to Bollywood stardom, having sold to more than 85 countries around the world.
The reboot, which is the brainchild of Lux CEO Luca Bernabei, will pair Yaman — who besides being a star in Turkey has global fans thanks to the popularity of Turkish dramas — with Italian actor Luca Argentero who will play fellow pirate Yanez,...
- 12/22/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Lux Vide, the Italian producer behind Sky series Devils and the upcoming Leonardo, is rebooting the pirate story Sandokan and is launching a podcast unit.
The Luca Bernabei-led company plans to reimagine Emilio Salgari’s novels, on which a 1976 Sandokan TV series was based, for a modern audience. The story chronicles the adventures of a 19th-century pirate fighting against the colonial power of the Dutch and British empires in South East Asia.
Lux Vide plans to shoot next year and has cast Turkish actor Can Yaman (Daydream) as Sandokan and Italy’s Luca Argentero (Doc) as fellow pirate Yanez. Yaman is already limbering up for the role, according to an update on his Instagram, where he has nearly 8M followers.
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Sandokan is written by Alessandro Sermoneta (Devils) and Davide Lantieri (The Guest). It will also spotlight strong female characters,...
The Luca Bernabei-led company plans to reimagine Emilio Salgari’s novels, on which a 1976 Sandokan TV series was based, for a modern audience. The story chronicles the adventures of a 19th-century pirate fighting against the colonial power of the Dutch and British empires in South East Asia.
Lux Vide plans to shoot next year and has cast Turkish actor Can Yaman (Daydream) as Sandokan and Italy’s Luca Argentero (Doc) as fellow pirate Yanez. Yaman is already limbering up for the role, according to an update on his Instagram, where he has nearly 8M followers.
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Sandokan is written by Alessandro Sermoneta (Devils) and Davide Lantieri (The Guest). It will also spotlight strong female characters,...
- 12/22/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
By Vishnu Makhijani
New Delhi, Aug 31 (Ians) Parveen Babi truly lived life king-sized, redefining the manner in which actresses portrayed themselves on the big screen, being cast in over 50 films with every Bollywood A-lister worth the name, appearing on the cover of Time magazine and recovering from two mental breakdowns but in the end, dying a lonely death – sadly, just a name for the present day Hindi film industry and cine-goers alike.
"With characters like Anita from ‘Deewar', Parveen changed the kind of roles our leading ladies played on screen. Anita had both sexual and economic autonomy. Parveen was also instrumental in changing how our actresses look on screen," says her biographer, Karishma Upadhyay, of her book "Parveen – A Life" (Hachette) that should serve as a reminder for the present generation of an actress who attempted to live life on her own terms but lost out in the end.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (Ians) Parveen Babi truly lived life king-sized, redefining the manner in which actresses portrayed themselves on the big screen, being cast in over 50 films with every Bollywood A-lister worth the name, appearing on the cover of Time magazine and recovering from two mental breakdowns but in the end, dying a lonely death – sadly, just a name for the present day Hindi film industry and cine-goers alike.
"With characters like Anita from ‘Deewar', Parveen changed the kind of roles our leading ladies played on screen. Anita had both sexual and economic autonomy. Parveen was also instrumental in changing how our actresses look on screen," says her biographer, Karishma Upadhyay, of her book "Parveen – A Life" (Hachette) that should serve as a reminder for the present generation of an actress who attempted to live life on her own terms but lost out in the end.
- 8/31/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
New Delhi, March 21: Internationally acclaimed Indian actor Kabir Bedi says he has signed up to feature in Prakash Jha's "Chakravyuh".
"Signed on for Prakash Jha's Chakravyuh, a film on Maoist and Naxals rebellion, looking at both sides of the picture," Kabir tweeted Wednesday.
The actor began his film career in 1971 with "Hulchul" and featured in movies like "Khoon Bhari Maang", "The Hero", "Main Hoon Na" and "Kites".
He is among the few Indian actors to have made it big internationally. He featured in popular Italian TV series "Sandokan" and was also part of the 1983 James Bond movie "Octopussy".
Ians...
"Signed on for Prakash Jha's Chakravyuh, a film on Maoist and Naxals rebellion, looking at both sides of the picture," Kabir tweeted Wednesday.
The actor began his film career in 1971 with "Hulchul" and featured in movies like "Khoon Bhari Maang", "The Hero", "Main Hoon Na" and "Kites".
He is among the few Indian actors to have made it big internationally. He featured in popular Italian TV series "Sandokan" and was also part of the 1983 James Bond movie "Octopussy".
Ians...
- 3/21/2012
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Internationally acclaimed Indian actor Kabir Bedi says he has signed up to feature in Prakash Jha.s Chakravyuh..Signed on for Prakash Jha.s Chakravyuh, a film on Maoist and Naxals rebellion, looking at both sides of the picture,. Kabir tweeted Wednesday.The actor began his film career in 1971 with Hulchul and featured in movies like Khoon Bhari Maang, The Hero, Main Hoon Na and Kites.He is among the few Indian actors to have made it big internationally. He featured in popular Italian TV series Sandokan and was also part of the 1983 James Bond movie Octopussy. ...
- 3/21/2012
- Filmicafe
Sampradaya Dance Creations, renowned for its innovative dance productions under the artistic direction of Lata Pada, has created Taj, an exciting new dance-theatre production chronicling the great human drama behind the magnificent architectural wonder, the Taj Mahal. Taj runs June 10-12 at Harbourfront Centre's Fleck Dance Theatre as part of, and commissioned by, Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity.Written by Governor General's Award-winning playwright John Murrell and directed by Dora-winning opera director Tom Diamond, Taj explores the saga behind the Taj Mahal through dramatic scenes starring international Bollywood film, television and theatre star Kabir Bedi (Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story, Octopussy, Sandokan, The Bold and the Beautiful) and acclaimed Canadian actress Lisa Ray (Bollywood/Hollywood, Water, Cooking With Stella), and through exquisite kathak dance choreographed by South Asian kathak legend Padmabhusan Kumudini Lakhia, performed by an ensemble of dancers from Toronto, the U.K. and India: Tushar Bhatt,...
- 5/16/2011
- Filmicafe
Shah Rukh Khan seems to have earned the wrath of Shiv Sena yet again. In its mouthpiece Saamna, the Shiv Sena has criticised Srk for hosting a dinner party in London for Pakistani TV channel Prime TV and that too on Friday, November 26, which marked the second anniversary of the horrific Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks.It may be recalled that Srk.s comments on the inclusion of Pakistani cricketers in the Ipl earlier this year had angered the Shiv Sainiks, who had protested against the release of the actor.s film My Name Is Khan.Now with this act of his, Srk has once again rubbed Shiv Sena the wrong way.Kabir Bedi to be knighted by Italian governmentKabir Bedi is all set to be knighted by the Italian goverment, which is honouring him with Cavaliere (Knight) of the Order .Al Merito della Repubblica Italiana.. This is the highest-ranking civilian honour of the Italian Republic.
- 12/3/2010
- Filmicafe
Kabir Bedi will be knighted by the Italian government, bestowing on him the honor of Cavaliere (Knight) of the Order Al Merito della Repubblica Italiana.The Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, instituted in 1951, is the highest ranking civilian honor of the Italian Republic.Bedi's association with Italy goes back to 1976 with the enormous success of a TV Series Sandokan, the saga of a freedom fighting Asian pirate during British colonial times who falls inlove with an English girl. The series broke viewership records across ...
- 12/1/2010
- BusinessofCinema
Kabir Bedi is being knighted at a ceremony in Mumbai on December 9. It’s a special award for lifetime achievement given by the government of Italy. The technical term is ‘Cavaliere’ meaning ‘knight’ and comes from ‘cavallo’, the Italian word for ‘horse’.“Yes, it is the equivalent of ‘sir’ in Britain. I could, in the future, be addressed as Cavaliere or Mr Bedi, but I will always remain Kabir,” laughs the actor when it’s pointed out that he will be on the same platform as close friend, actor Sir Ben Kingsley. “Ben is a trailblazer for many Asian actors. But Sandokan ...
- 11/26/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
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