"Today I live in India, in a house facing the sea, where it's now 26° and it's great. What if everyone still calls me Sandokan? Of course, everyone does and I'm very happy."
Speaking, connected from India, is the actor Kabir Bedi, who was interviewed today on the Rai Radio1 program Un Giorno da Pecora.
Does he know that a new fiction dedicated to Sandokan will probably be produced?
"Yes, I heard it, it seems to me that the actor who should play him is Can Yaman."
And, if it were made, would you like to have a role in this new Sandokan?
"Of course, I would love to. Maybe I could be her father..." In India the hashtag #Melodi, which combines the surname of the Italian prime minister and the Indian prime minister, has reached very high numbers.
How come?
"Because there are excellent relations between them and the Indians have appreciated it very much."
It is no coincidence that Giorgia Meloni's posts are full of comments from Indian users..."Yes, I noticed".
Do you like Giorgia Meloni?
"I don't usually talk about politics but I'm happy for her, she was democratically elected."
Do you have something of the 'Pearl of Labuan', the young woman loved by Sandokan in Salgari's novels?
"For me there is only one 'Pearl of Labuan', Marianna - joked Kabir Bedi to A Sheep's Day - but Meloni could be a 'Pearl of Labuan' for many others..."
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