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mothers custody until a final
arrangement is made.
| Mr.. Rossellini agreed before
the court to provide 100000 lire
(about $1,000 a month for
their support.
Just before leaving Rome Mr.
RoSsellini issued a statement or
behalf of himself and Mis-:
Bergman. 1t said:
"For some time we have
known the difficulty of continu-
ing life together. The opposing
directions-for two years nov
of our artistic activities
which also were an effect of the
differences of our visions anc
interests that separated us. hac
already been interpreted ir
that sense.
THE whole thing brought us
after long reflection, to the de-
cision to separate indefinitely
| Ingrid Bergman came to
Italy eight years ago to play
in the movie, Stromboli, and
fell in love with Mr.. Rossellini.
She eventually gave up Holly
wood and her husband and
married the director.
She was pregnant when her
affair with the director made
headlines, and Robertino, her
son by Mr.. Rossellini, was born
seven days before she got a
Mexican divorce from her first
husband, DR.. Peter Lindstrom.
on February 8, 1850.
She and Mr.. RoSsellini did
not take their honeymoon until
June. 1850, when they went to
the Isle of Capri.
The first rumors of a serious
rift between her and Mr.. Ros-
sellini cropped up last May
while he was making a series
of documentary pictures for
the Indian government. Miss
Bergman was in Paris playing
a stage role in Tea and SYM
pathy."
Newspaper stories said Mr..
Rossellini and Mrs. Das Gupta,
a beautiful 27-year-old Indian
woman, were living in adjoining
apartments in Bombay's plush
Tai Mahal Hotel. Sonali,
without previous movie expert
ence. had been hired by Mr..
Rossellini as a script writer at
S525 a month, a salary equal to
Prime Minister Nehru's. She
was already married and had
two small sons.
Mr.. RosSellini called the story
fantastic" He said Ingrid still
had faith in him. She said
there was mo truth at all" to
the reports.
Because the principals re-
fused to talk, most of the facts
in the case remained obscure.
Das Gupta Holds Back
Sonali's husband, Hari Das
Gupta. himself a film director,
kept in the background and
never took any action against
his wife OF Mr.. Rossellini. Her
father. a retired doctor. said he
thought his daughter was I'M
der Mr.. Rossellini's spell"
The Indian government took
a hand-when Mr.. Rossellini
sought an extension of his visa
in order to finish his pictures.
Friends of the husband OPP
posed the extension, hoping the
affairs would end and that
Sonali would return to her
family when Mr.. Rossellini was
out of the country.
The Indian Home Ministry
gave the extension despite the
Juror But the Italian EN-
bassy in New Delhi was re-
ported to have Mr.. Rossellini's
promise to stay away from
Sonali. Thereafter they no
longer lived at the same hotel.
SOnali Silent on Reasons
The beautiful, ark-eyed and
classical-featured Sonali would
never discuss her reasons for
leaving her 36-year-old hus-
band and home. She arrived in
Paris last october 6, where Miss
Bergman was still appearing on
the stage there. 1t was re-
ported she had gone there in
an effort to get the actress to
give up Mr.. RosSellini.
Miss Bergman angrily denied
she had seen the Indian woman.
On October 81 she and Mr..
Rossellini were united with
hugs and kisses at Orly Airport
near Paris. He had been away
since December.
"Oh. I'm SO happy" she cried
as she kissed her husband.
Now maybe you will believe
me when tell you there is no
truth to those stories that have
bothered me for so long"
Mr.. Rossellini said divorce
rumors were absolute nom
sense"
But at their Homecoming in
Rome October 81 Ingrid bit
her lip and locked away when
reporters asked Mr.. Rossellini
about Sonali's whereabouts.
Don't ask me about those
things now" Mr.. Rossellini said
to reporters.
He appeared haggard and
thin. and Miss Bergman was i'll.
II have a high fever due to
influenza" she said.
Returning to India
Mr.. Rossellini said then he
was planning to return to India