Geeta Bali (born Harkirtan Kaur; 1930 ‒ 21 January 1965) was an Indian actress who appeared in

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language films. She was the wife of noted film actor

Shammi Kapoor Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced �ʌmːi kʌpuːɾ 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards, winning in the categories of Best Actor for ...

Early life

Geeta Bali was born as Harikirtan Kaur in

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha ...

in the Punjab Province of

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in 1930. She had an elder sister Haridarshan Kaur, whose daughter is actress Yogeeta Bali.

Career

Geeta Baali started her film career as a child actress, at the age of 12, with the film ''The Cobbler''. She made her debut as a heroine in ''Badnaami'' (1946). Bali became a star in the 1950s. She had also worked earlier with her future brother-in-law

Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor (pronunciation: �aːd͡ʒ kəpuːɾ born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of th ...

Bawre Nain ''Bawre Nain'' ("Impassioned Eyes") is a 1950 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Kidar Nath Sharma. It was produced under the Ambitious Pictures banner at Shree Sound Studios. For the music, Sharma persisted with music director Rosh ...

(1950) and with her future father-in-law Prithviraj Kapoor in Anand Math. Unlike other actresses who gave up films after marrying into the Kapoor family, Bali kept acting until her death. Her last film was ''Jab Se Tumhe Dekha Hai'' in 1963. She did more than 70 films in a 10-year career. Bali helped Surinder Kapoor become a producer.

Personal life

On 23 August 1955, Geeta married

, with whom she was working in the film ''Coffee House''. They had two children, a son (

Aditya Raj Kapoor Aditya Raj Kapoor (born 1 July 1956) is an Cinema of India, Indian film actor and filmmaker and retired businessman from the Kapoor family. He is the son of late actor Shammi Kapoor and actress Geeta Bali. Kapoor is best known for his work as an ...

) and a daughter (Kanchan). She died on 21 January 1965, at the age of 35, due to

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Filmography

References

External links

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I am Shamsherraj Kapoor - The Kapoor Family Website by Shammi Kapoor

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