Geeta Bali
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Geeta Bali was a popular film actress from Bollywood
.
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.
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
, actor Anil Kapoor
and Sanjay Kapoor.
. In 1955 she married Shammi Kapoor
who was 1 year younger than she was and not yet a star. They had two children, a son and a daughter.
She died on 21 January 1965 stricken by smallpox
.
(1950) with future brother-in-law Raj Kapoor, Baazi (1951) with Dev Anand
, Ghayal (1951) with Sheikh Mukhtar
, Albela
(1951), Jaal
(1952) with Bhagwan Dada
, Baaz
(1953) with Guru Dutt
and Mr. India (1961). She received a Filmfare
Nomination as Best Actress for Vachan
(1955) and another nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Kavi
(1955).
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
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Early life
Bali was born in a MohyalMohyal
Mohyal is the name of an endogamous ethnic group that originates from the Gandhara region and consists of seven Brahmin lineages of that area that left the usual priestly occupation of Brahmins long ago to serve as soldiers and in government services.The...
family in pre-partition Punjab
Punjab (British India)
Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the province was split between West Punjab, which went to Pakistan, and East Punjab, which went to India...
as Harkirtan Kaur, a Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
. 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 KapoorRaj Kapoor
Known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor Rāj Kapūr, 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), also known as The Show-Man, was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema. He was the winner of nine Filmfare Awards, while his films Awaara and Boot Polish were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the...
in Bawre Nain
Bawre Nain
Bawre Nain is 1950 Bollywood romance film directed by Kidar Nath Sharma.-Plot:Chand lives in a small rural town in India. He is unable to pay the rent, and his landlord evicts him. He re-locates to another town and meets with a young woman named Tara. Both are attracted to each other. Chand is...
and with her future father-in-law Prithviraj Kapoor
Prithviraj Kapoor
Prithviraj Kapoor , 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was a pioneer of Indian theatre and of the Hindi film industry, who started his career as an actor, in the silent era of Hindi cinema, associated with IPTA and who founded Prithvi Theatres, a travelling theatre company based in Mumbai, in...
in Anand Math
Anand Math
Anand Math is a 1952 Hindi patriotic-historical film directed by Hemen Gupta, based on Anandamath, the famous Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882...
. Unlike other actresses who gave up films after marrying into the Kapoor family, Bali kept acting until her death.
Her secretary was Surinder Kapoor
Surinder Kapoor
Surinder Kapoor was a Bollywood film producer and was President of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India from 1995 to 2001. His three sons, Boney, Anil and Sanjay, are also involved in the film industry. He was born in Peshawar, British India. His daughter, Reena, is married to Sandeep...
, father of producer Boney Kapoor
Boney Kapoor
Boney Kapoor is an Indian film producer and recently he became director of Sahara One Media and Entertainment Limited of Sahara India Pariwar....
, actor Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....
and Sanjay Kapoor.
Personal life
Geeta Bali is the aunt of Yogeeta BaliYogeeta Bali
Yogeeta Bali is a Hindi film actress. Bali was active in films in the early 1970s till 1985.- Early life :...
. In 1955 she married Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor was an Indian film actor and director. He was a prominent lead actor in Hindi cinema from the late 1950s until the early 1970s....
who was 1 year younger than she was and not yet a star. They had two children, a son and a daughter.
She died on 21 January 1965 stricken by smallpox
Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"...
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Filmography
Her films include Bawre NainBawre Nain
Bawre Nain is 1950 Bollywood romance film directed by Kidar Nath Sharma.-Plot:Chand lives in a small rural town in India. He is unable to pay the rent, and his landlord evicts him. He re-locates to another town and meets with a young woman named Tara. Both are attracted to each other. Chand is...
(1950) with future brother-in-law Raj Kapoor, Baazi (1951) with Dev Anand
Dev Anand
Dharam Dev Anand , better known as Dev Anand , is an Indian Hindi Cinema actor, director and film producer. Dev is the second of three brothers who were active in Hindi Cinema. His brothers are Chetan Anand and Vijay Anand. Their sister, Sheel Kanta Kapur, is the mother of renowned Hindi and...
, Ghayal (1951) with Sheikh Mukhtar
Sheikh Mukhtar
The first anti-hero of Hindi cinema was Sheikh Mukhtar. He was a Muslim, but he was the first actor to portray an atheist on-screen. A tall and manly figure, Sheikh Mukhtar played a variety of roles like "dada ." He produced Noor Jehan in which he played Sher Afghan Quli Khan, the first husband of...
, Albela
Albela (1951 film)
Albela is a 1951 Bollywood musical comedy film directed by and starring Bhagwan Dada and Geeta Bali.A Hindi classic, it was the third highest grossing film at the Indian Box Office in 1951 and its soundtrack by C. Ramchandra was acclaimed.-Cast:...
(1951), Jaal
Jaal (1952 film)
Jaal is an Indian film, released in 1952. This was Guru Dutt's second movie, after Dev Anand's production Baazi Guru Dutt was sort of finding his bearings through commercially successful movies...
(1952) with Bhagwan Dada
Bhagwan Dada
Bhagwan Dada was an Indian actor and film director. He is best known for his social film Albela.-Early life:...
, Baaz
Baaz
Baaz is an Hindi film released in 1953, directed by Guru Dutt. This film is Guru Dutt's first starring film, an action film packed with adventure staged mainly on a ship.-Plot:The 16th century, the Malabar Coast...
(1953) with Guru Dutt
Guru Dutt
Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone , popularly known as Guru Dutt, was an Indian film director, producer and actor. He is often credited with ushering in the golden era of Hindi cinema...
and Mr. India (1961). She received a Filmfare
Filmfare
Filmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination as Best Actress for Vachan
Vachan
Vachan is a 1955 Indian Bollywood film directed by Raj Rishi and produced by Devendra Goel. The film stars Geeta Bali, Rajendra Kumar and Balraj Sahni in lead roles....
(1955) and another nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Kavi
Kavi
Kavi may refer to:*Kavi is a Sanskrit term for thinker, intelligent man, man of understanding, leader; a wise man, sage, seer, prophet; a singer, bard, poet, and is applied to:...
(1955).
External links
- http://www.junglee.org.in/sk.html
- http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/09dinesh.htm