K.L. Saigal
Born: 1904-04-11 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Died: 1947-01-18
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1947
1946
- Omar Khayyam as Omar Khayyam
- Shahjehan as Sohail
1945
- Tadbir as Kanhaiyalal
- Kurukshetra as Karna
1943
- Tansen as Tansen
1942
- Bhakta Surdas as Bhakta Surdas
- Station Master ... (Playback Singer)
1941
- Lagan as Harish
1940
- Zindagi as Ratan
1938
- Street Singer
- Jiban Maran as Mohan
1936
- Devdas as Devdas
1935
- Devdas as Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)
- Karwane Hayat
1934
- Chandidas as Chandidas
- Roop Lekha as Arup in the Hindi version
- Daku Mansoor as Mansoor
1933
- The Devoted
- Rajrani Meera
- Yahudi Ki Ladki as Prince Marcus