The Black Corsair

Fans of Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow might disagree, but the most iconic on-screen pirate of all time was played by Indian actor Kabir Bedi in *Sandokan*, an immensely popular 1976 television miniseries. The series was so popular that it was shown in cinema theatres—a practice not that uncommon in days when impatient fans couldn’t rely on home video. Naturally, some sort of sequel or remake was bound to happen…