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When Shammi Kapoor's son talked about how 'second mom' Neela Devi refused to have kids: 'No Hindu woman would do this'
Jan 21, 2022 03:03 PM IST
Shammi Kapoor married Neela Devi a few years after the sudden death of his first wife, actor Geeta Bali.History of indian literature
Neela loved his two kids like her own.
Actor Shammi Kapoor and his kids were left heartbroken at the death of his wife, actor Geeta Bali in 1965. Geeta, one of India's first female superstars, was enjoying great success at the movies, when she contracted small pox at the age of 34 and died in just 15 days.
Shammi and Geeta had two kids, son Aditya and daughter Kanchan.
In an interview in 2020, Aditya spoke about his mother's sudden death and how everything unfolded.
Speaking to The Print, he said, “My mother was gone in just 15 days. I had gone on location in rural Punjab where she contracted smallpox… …My mom had picked me up from boarding school and taken me to the location.
I spent the whole month with her. Then she fe