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K.L. Saigal

K.L. Saigal

Actor · Born 1904-04-11 · Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India

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Biography

Kundanlal Saigal, often abbreviated as K. L. Saigal, was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the first superstar of the Hindi film industry, which was centred in Kolkata during Saigal's time, but is currently centred in Mumbai. Saigal's unique voice quality which was a mixture of baritone and soft tenor was the benchmark for most of the singers who followed him. In fact it remains the gold standard even today shining through a very early and practically primitive recording technology.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Devdas (1936) — Devdas
  2. Shahjehan (1946) — Sohail
  3. Jiban Maran (1938) — Mohan
  4. President (1937) — Prakash
  5. Street Singer (1938)
  6. Roop Lekha (1934) — Arup in the Hindi version
  7. Zindagi (1940) — Ratan
  8. Tadbir (1945) — Kanhaiyalal
  9. The Devoted (1933)
  10. Bhakta Surdas (1942) — Bhakta Surdas
  11. Bhanwara (1944) — Pancham
  12. Didi (1937)
  13. Chandidas (1934) — Chandidas
  14. My Sister (1944) — Ramesh
  15. Tansen (1943) — Tansen
  16. Parwana (1947)
  17. Karwane Hayat (1935)
  18. Devdas (1935) — Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)
  19. A Living Corpse (1932)
  20. Lagan (1941) — Harish
  21. Daku Mansoor (1934) — Mansoor
  22. Yahudi Ki Ladki (1933) — Prince Marcus
  23. Rajrani Meera (1933)
  24. Kurukshetra (1945) — Karna
  25. Omar Khayyam (1946) — Omar Khayyam