Geeta Bali-Shammi Kapoor Marriage: Geeta Bali used to dominate in the 60s. Geeta Bali and Shammi met in the year 1955 on the sets of the film ‘Rangeen Raatein’. Shammi Kapoor was seen in the lead role in this film. Whereas Geeta Bali had a cameo role in the film. During the shooting, the closeness between the two increased and it was not known when they fell in love. Geeta Bali married the chocolaty hero of that era, Shammi Kapoor. The onscreen chemistry of both was also strong. Geeta Bali and Shammi Kapoor fell in love so much that just after 4 months of meeting, both of them got married at Banganga temple in Mumbai.
marriage hidden from family
According to media reports, Shammi Kapoor had kept the matter of marriage to Geeta Bali hidden from the family members. The families of both were against this marriage. After marriage, both became parents of two children. However, Geeta Bali died 4 years after the birth of her daughter. Shammi Kapoor was badly broken by the death of Geeta Bali. It is said that the actor had given up even eating and drinking. His children were very young, because of this the family members started pressuring him for a second marriage. The family members wanted him to remarry Neela Devi.
Neela Devi never became a mother
In a conversation with Filmfare, Neela Devi had told, “We both started talking at 2 in the night which continued till daybreak in the morning. He told me about Geeta Bali, his children, his good things and his bad things”. . He further said, “Shammi Kapoor told me that we will get married at Banganga temple at midnight like he had done with Geeta in the year 1955, but I told him that we will get married in the presence of the family”. On 27 January 1969, Shammi Kapoor married Neela Devi for the second time. According to the news, Shammi had put a condition before marrying Neela. She had said that she would never become a mother and would raise her children as her own. Neela obeyed Shammi Kapoor and never became a mother.