Shammi Kapoor

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Shammi Kapoor began as junior artist at Prithvi Theatres Shammi Kapoor spend most of his time in Kolkata as his father - the great Prithviraj Kapoor - was a theatre artist and worked for films at New Theatres Studios in Kolkata. Hence Shammi Kapoor had his initial schooling in Kolkata and later when his father came to Mumbai, he joined St. Joseph's Convent (Wadala) and then to Don Bosco School and finally his SSC from New Era School at Hughes Road. The reason he changed so many school was that he was a naughty boy and instead of study he would be seen spending time at school dramatic or in music room. After SSC he did join Ramnarain Ruia College but when his father noticed his interest in dramatics he employed him in his theatrical company Prithvi Theatres. He began his career as a junior artist with Rs 50 salary per month!!! He worked for four years in Prithvi Theatres till he got his first break in the film Jeewan Jyoti (1953)

Shammi Kapoor married Geeta Bali in filmy style Dashing Shammi Kapoor and the gorgeous Geeta Bali was a bewitching couple. The two came together during the shooting of the film Rangeen Raaten (1956). The two were shooting at a picturesque hill station Ranikhet in Uttarakhand. Since both had a passion for scenic beauty and hill side folk music hence after shooting the two spend time wandering in the hills and listening to folk music with the locals in Ranikhet. As the movie was a love story with passionate love scene it added spice to their real life romance and no sooner they landed in Mumbai, Shammi Kapoor purposed her for marriage but to his utter surprise Geeta Bali turned down because she was the sole bread earner of the family. When Shammi Kapoor permitted her to work in films after marriage she nodded. Since Shammi Kapoor was aware his family will not allow the wedding hence he eloped and secretly got married st Banganga Temples, near Napean Sea Road in Mumbai. When they went to the temple in the evening the temple was closed and the priest asked them to come the next morning. Hence early in the morning when the temple opened at 4 a.m. the couple reached the temple and performed marriage in typical filmy style with Kapoor applying lipstick instead of traditional sindoor in her maang! The marriage was held on 24th August 1955. Shammi Kapoor second marriage and romance with actress Mumtaz After Geeta Bali’s unfortunate death due to smallpox in 1965, Shammi Kapoor was shattered. It’s reported for months he had hidden himself in a room and quit shooting but time slowly healed his wounds. During the shooting of Brahmachari (1968) Shammi Kapoor came close to its side heroine Mumtaz, who was slowly making inroads in Bollywood. Filmy gossip magazine were ablaze with their romance but Mumtaz turned the proposal as she was an ambitious actress and wanted to establish herself as a star and later marry. Thus on family insistence Shammi Kapoor married Neila Devi, who belonged to aristocratic family of Bhavnagar in Gujarat. The two married on January 27, 1969.

Shammi Kapoor married Geeta Bali in filmy style Dashing Shammi Kapoor and the gorgeous Geeta Bali was a bewitching couple. The two came together during the shooting of the film Rangeen Raaten (1956). The two were shooting at a picturesque hill station Ranikhet in Uttarakhand. Since both had a passion for scenic beauty and hill side folk music hence after shooting the two spend time wandering in the hills and listening to folk music with the locals in Ranikhet. As the movie was a love story with passionate love scene it added spice to their real life romance and no sooner they landed in Mumbai, Shammi Kapoor purposed her for marriage but to his utter surprise Geeta Bali turned down because she was the sole bread earner of the family. When Shammi Kapoor permitted her to work in films after marriage she nodded. Since Shammi Kapoor was aware his family will not allow the wedding hence he eloped and secretly got married st Banganga Temples, near Napean Sea Road in Mumbai. When they went to the temple in the evening the temple was closed and the priest asked them to come the next morning. Hence early in the morning when the temple opened at 4 a.m. the couple reached the temple and performed marriage in typical filmy style with Kapoor applying lipstick instead of traditional sindoor in her maang! The marriage was held on 24th August 1955. Shammi Kapoor second marriage and romance with actress Mumtaz After Geeta Bali’s unfortunate death due to smallpox in 1965, Shammi Kapoor was shattered. It’s reported for months he had hidden himself in a room and quit shooting but time slowly healed his wounds. During the shooting of Brahmachari (1968) Shammi Kapoor came close to its side heroine Mumtaz, who was slowly making inroads in Bollywood. Filmy gossip magazine were ablaze with their romance but Mumtaz turned the proposal as she was an ambitious actress and wanted to establish herself as a star and later marry. Thus on family insistence Shammi Kapoor married Neila Devi, who belonged to aristocratic family of Bhavnagar in Gujarat. The two married on January 27, 1969.