Geeta Bali was born in 1930 in a Mohyal family. Her birth name was Harkirtan Kaur, a Sikh. After few years, her family shifted to
Mumbai and was living in sheer poverty when she started to get profitable breaks in films. She became a popular star in the 1950s. In 1955 she married
Shammi Kapoor who was not yet a star and also a year younger than her.
Geeta Bali had worked earlier with Raj Kapoor in Bawre Nain and with
Prithviraj Kapoor in Anand Math. Geeta Bali kept acting until her death. Unfortunately, before she died on January 21, 1965 of smallpox. She left behind a daughter Kanchan aged 3 and a son Aditya aged 8.
Some of her hit films of Geeta Bali include Bawre Nain with Raj Kapoor, Baaz with
Guru Dutt, Baazi (1951 film) with Dev Anand, Jaal, Albela with
Bhagwan Dada. She had a Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for Vachan (1955) and another nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Kavi (1955).
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