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
- Shahjehan as Sohail
- Omar Khayyam as Omar Khayyam
1945
- Kurukshetra as Karna
- Tadbir as Kanhaiyalal
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
- Daku Mansoor as Mansoor
- Chandidas as Chandidas
- Roop Lekha as Arup in the Hindi version
1933
- Yahudi Ki Ladki as Prince Marcus
- Rajrani Meera
- The Devoted