Kabir Bedi's autobiography, Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Journey of an Actor, is about to be published. His journey in Bollywood and his personal relationships are detailed in the novel. He also wrote about his relationship with Parveen Babi and his failed marriage to Odissi dancer Protima Gupta. It did not make him happy to reveal that he had been in an open marriage with Protima. He also talked about how he ended his open marriage to be with Parveen Babi.
He went on to explain how he told Protima that he had fallen in love with Praveen and how he had to spend every night with Praveen. He wrote, revealing the intimate conversation,“There was no easy way to break the news (to Protima). ‘I’m going over to Parveen’s tonight,’ I said softly when she came in. ‘Parveen’s!’ she repeated in surprise. I could see her computing what must have happened. ‘But I’ve only just arrived. Can’t you stay tonight at least?’ I shook my head. ‘No, I have to be with her tonight … and every night.’ In that moment, she realised that our relationship had changed forever. She let out a deep breath and looked at me. ‘Do you love her?’ I nodded, not without sadness. ‘Does she love you?’ she asked, her voice a notch higher. ‘Yes,’ I said gruffly, wanting to cry. I knew I was ending a relationship where we’d shared life-changing experiences together, happy and unhappy, moral and immoral, for six tumultuous years. But I didn’t want to show vulnerability. I had to be strong to end it. I held her by the shoulders to embrace her goodbye. She clung to me and burst out crying. Then she sat down on the bed and sighed deeply before she spoke. ‘Please leave me alone now,’ she said in a firm voice as tears welled in her eyes. ‘Leave me alone. Please go!’ Our ‘open marriage’ was over.
Kabir and Protima divorced in 1977 and had a daughter, actress Pooja Bedi, together. Multiple organ failure ended Parveen's life in 2005.