Geeta Bali (1930 – 21 January 1965) was a popular film actress from Bollywood.
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Early life
Bali was born in a Mohyal family in pre-partition Punjab as Harkirtan Kaur, a Sikh. Her family moved to Bombay and were living in near poverty when she started to get breaks in films.
Career
Bali became a star in the 1950s. She had also worked earlier with her future brother-in-law Raj Kapoor in Bawre Nain 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 secretary was Surinder Kapoor, father of producer Boney Kapoor and actor Anil Kapoor.
Personal life
Geeta Bali is the aunt of Yogeeta Bali. In 1955 she married Shammi Kapoor who was 1 year younger than her but not yet a star. She had two children with Kapoor, a son and a daughter.
She died on 21 January 1965 stricken by smallpox.
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