K.L. Saigal

Known for: Acting

Born: April 10, 1904 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India - Died: January 17, 1947

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.

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K.L. Saigal

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Roop Lekha

Zindagi

Tadbir

Bhakta Surdas

The Devoted

Shahjehan

Devdas

Bhanwara

President

Street Singer

Jiban Maran

Didi

Chandidas

My Sister

Tansen

Parwana

Karwane Hayat

Devdas

A Living Corpse

Lagan

Daku Mansoor

Omar Khayyam

Yahudi Ki Ladki

Rajrani Meera