Pooja Bedi recently spoke about her late mother, Protima Bedi, and the remarkable life she led. Protima, a model-turned-dancer, was known for living life on her own terms. Protima Bedi was a model, actor, and Odissi dancer who founded Nrityagram dance school. She was married to Kabir Bedi, ran naked for a magazine cover, and died in a landslide in 1998. Promita Bedi during her modelling daysSome Lesser Known Facts About Protima Bedi Protima Bedi was an Indian model and a renowned Odissi dancer. Protima is known for being the founder of Nrityagram, a dance school situated in Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru. On 18 August 1998, she died in the Malpa landslide, near Pithoragarh, on her way to the Kailash-Mansarovar. Protima’s father was against her decision of choosing modelling as a career. One day, Protima’s father saw her picture on the front ... Protima Gauri Bedi[2][3] (12 October 1948 – 18 August 1998) [4] was an Indian model who later became an Odissi dancer. In 1990, she initially founded Nrityagram, a dance school near Bangalore, Karnataka.
