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Geeta Bali (born Harkirtan Kaur; 1930 ‒ 21 January 1965) was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Bali is regarded among the finest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, [3] Bali acted in over 75 films in a career spanning over two decades. She was twice nominated for Filmfare Awards.
- Childhood and The Beginnings of Tragedy
- Bali’s Climb to Fame
- Finding Love and Family
- A Life Come Full Circle
Before all the glitz and glamour of the newly rich film industry in the then city of Bombay, Geeta Bali was an ordinary girl born to an ordinary Sikh family from Sargodha, Punjab, a region that falls in present-day Pakistan. Geeta Bali was born to Kartar Singh Bali and his wife, whose name remains unknown even now. Kartar Singh worked as a religiou...
Already deep in abject poverty, Harikirtan Kaur and her family’s condition only got worse when her father caught smallpox, a deadly disease in the 30s. The infection spread fast and even affected his eyesight, which meant that the almost-uneducated girl had to begin contributing to the family income at an early age. Luckily for her and her immense ...
The story of Shammi Kapoor and Geeta Bali has been a popular legend within the film industry and this tale of quick and fast love was just as filmy as the two who were embroiled in it. Coincidentally, Kapoor and Bali met on Kidar Sharma’s film set in Ranikhet, the same director who had given Bali her big break. It was 1955, and Kapoor at the time w...
The turn of fate can play cruel tricks however, and in 1965 when Geeta Bali was on set for another one of her films, she caught the same disease that had rendered her father blind and herself in need of a job. Smallpox at the time was deadly and Geeta Bali, despite her larger-than-life persona was no exception. The fever racked her body and even as...
Jan 21, 2022 · In January 1965, Geeta Bali had fallen ill on the sets of her film, Rano. She was diagnosed with smallpox and was admitted to a hospital for days. Geeta Bali had died because of smallpox on January 21, 1965. It is reported that Rano’s director was so disturbed with Geeta’s death that he had burnt the script of the film on her funeral pyre ...
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- Geeta Bali contributed a lot in making her husband Shammi Kapoor, a superstar. "If you see the way Shammi Kapoor danced, that was Geeta Bali's personality.
- During their wedding, unlike the stereotypical practice of putting sindoor, Shammi put red lipstick in Geeta's maang! Yes, she was such a lady who didn't think twice before breaking rules.
- She was the only woman to continue working in films even after becoming a Kapoor bahu, in that era. Geeta was a career girl from a young age. After working in several Punjabi films as a child artist, she did the film The Cobbler at the age of 12.
- Geeta was a Sardar and knew martial arts too. She was born in Amritsar in 1930. Her real name was Harkirtan Kaur. She did regular shows as a classical dancer.
Apr 7, 2020 · Geeta Bali, one of the most ebullient actresses of Bollywood in the past had met with a tragic end. When Shammi Kapoor's Wife Geeta Bali Lost the Battle To Small Pox - Blast from the Past.
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Actor Shammi Kapoor and his kids were left heartbroken at the death of his wife, actor Geeta Bali in 1965. Geeta, one of India's first female superstars, was enjoying great success at the movies ...
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Jan 21, 2020 · She went on to do more than 70 films in a career span of 10 years. Late Bollywood actress Geeta Bali can be aptly described with many adjectives in favour of her acting, dance and life struggles. Born as Harkirtan Kaur in the city of Sargodha in Pakistan in 1930, Geeta Bali passed away on January 21, 1965. The actress, along with her family ...
