His autobiography, ‘The Stories I Must Tell’, says Kabir Bedi, is about his 'rise, ruin and resurrection'. One of the most flamboyant film stars of India, Bedi has lived a roller-coaster of a life, whose ups and downs were the talk of the town. Bedi did not just make his mark in Bollywood with films like Khoon Bhari Maang and Hollywood ( remember Octopussy?), he also went on to be named Cavaliere (Knight) of the 'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana', the highest-ranking civilian honour of the Italian Republic, for his contribution to Italian cinema.