For the second episode of our Retro Ladies series, we take a look at Geeta Bali, who starred in 75 films and worked in the film industry for 2 decades.

This is an actor we know very little about, and we were very charmed by her ebulience, natural acting, and girl-next-door wholesomeness. Pitu watched the delightful Albela (1951) and Beth watched Pocket Maar (1956), where her co-star is Filmi Ladies podcast patron saint Shri Dev. Thank goodness - it's been ages since we saw Dev!

Read "Remembering Geeta Bali As More Than Just Mrs Shammi Kapoor" by Ananya Surana at Feminism in India https://feminisminindia.com/2023/06/22/remembering-geeta-bali-as-more-than-just-mrs-shammi-kapoor-indianwomeninhistory/

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