Background
Bali was born in pre-partition Punjab in Sargodha as Harkirtan Kaur.
Bali was born in pre-partition Punjab in Sargodha as Harkirtan Kaur.
Her family moved to Mumbai and were living in near poverty when she started to get breaks in films. Geeta Baali started her film career as a child actress, at the age of 12, with the film The Cobbler. She made her debut as a heroine in Badnaami.
Bali became a star in the 1950s.
Unlike other actresses who gave up films after marrying into the Kapoor family, Bali kept acting until her death. Her last film was Jab Se Tumko Dekha Hai in 1963.
Her secretary was Surinder Kapoor, father of producer Boney Kapoor, actor Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor.