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'''Nikki Bedi''' is a [[Presenter|television and radio presenter]], born '''Nikki Moolgaoker''' in [[Aylesbury]] to an [[India]]n father of [[Maharashtrian]] origin and an English mother. Famously married to [[Kabir Bedi]] from 1992 to 2005, retaining her married name after an amicable divorce, her first marriage was to [[food stylist]] Sunil Vijayakar.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Sunday_Specials/Review/Remember_Nikki_Gandhi_Bedi/articleshow/2830093.cms Remember Nikki 'Gandhi' Bedi?], ''[[The Times of India]]'', 2 March 2008</ref> |
'''Nikki Bedi''' is a [[Presenter|television and radio presenter]], born '''Nikki Moolgaoker'''([[Marathi]]:निक्की मुळगावकर ) in [[Aylesbury]] to an [[India]]n father of [[Maharashtrian]] origin and an English mother. Famously married to [[Kabir Bedi]] from 1992 to 2005, retaining her married name after an amicable divorce, her first marriage was to [[food stylist]] Sunil Vijayakar.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Sunday_Specials/Review/Remember_Nikki_Gandhi_Bedi/articleshow/2830093.cms Remember Nikki 'Gandhi' Bedi?], ''[[The Times of India]]'', 2 March 2008</ref> |
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She is proud of both her Indian and English roots and describes herself as Indo-Anglian. |
She is proud of both her Indian and English roots and describes herself as Indo-Anglian. |
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Revision as of 17:49, 11 August 2010
Nikki Bedi is a television and radio presenter, born Nikki Moolgaoker(Marathi:निक्की मुळगावकर ) in Aylesbury to an Indian father of Maharashtrian origin and an English mother. Famously married to Kabir Bedi from 1992 to 2005, retaining her married name after an amicable divorce, her first marriage was to food stylist Sunil Vijayakar.[1]
She is proud of both her Indian and English roots and describes herself as Indo-Anglian.
Career
Both a stage and television actress, she began her career in Mumbai working with some of India’s finest directors; spotted by the UK’s Channel 4, Nikki hosted Bombay Chat, an on-location celebrity talk show. Star TV gave her a primetime slot for Nikki Tonight which quickly proved to be Asia’s most widely viewed and controversial talk show, although it was subsequently cancelled by Star TV after a guest, gay rights activist Ashok Row Kavi, made a derogatory remark about Mahatma Gandhi.
Bedi then moved to live and work for a time in Los Angeles, before returning to the UK in 2000 to be the face of Universal’s film channel The Studio for over two years. She also presented two live film shows for NOW, "Worldwide Screen" and "Bollywood Today" [2]
In 2003, while continuing her television work, Nikki pursued a career in radio, appearing on LBC and BBC Radio 4. In 2004 she became the presenter of a new weekend morning programme called Hot Breakfast on the BBC Asian Network before taking over as presenter of the weekday afternoon show, Drive in 2005.
In May 2006 as part of wide-ranging schedule changes, she was given her own show called Nikki Bedi on the BBC Asian Network. The daily show, featured music, films, books, art and all things cultural, and included interviews with prominent figures from those British and International worlds. She has regularly covered for a number of key presenters on BBC Radio 2 and in October 2008 fulfilled a long held ambition by appearing in an episode of the BBC Radio 4 drama, The Archers.
Bedi was a presenter on BBC2's Desi DNA for three years and continues her television work presenting the popular BBC 1 series "To Buy Or Not To Buy".
Nikki was a Costa Book Awards judge in the New Novel category announced in Jan 2010 and presented a 3 part documentary series on BBC Radio 2 called "Bollywood Britian" in February 2010. The series explores the history of Hindi film music and it's lasting ties with generations of British Asians.
References
- ^ Remember Nikki 'Gandhi' Bedi?, The Times of India, 2 March 2008
- ^ Nikki Bedi Biography, The Excellent Voice Company Limited