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K.L. Saigal

K.L. Saigal

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.

Born

Apr 11, 1904

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India

Died

Jan 18, 1947

Known For

Acting

Movies

25 acting

3 crew

Popularity

0.2

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam
1946 • as Omar Khayyam
movie
Didi
1937
★ 10.0
Jiban Maran
Jiban Maran
1938 • as Mohan
★ 5.6
movie
★ 8.0
Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra
1945 • as Karna
★ 8.0
The Devoted
★ 10.0
President
President
1937 • as Prakash
★ 7.5
Street Singer
★ 6.5
Devdas
Devdas
1935 • as Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)
★ 8.0
Tadbir
Tadbir
1945 • as Kanhaiyalal
★ 10.0
Chandidas
Chandidas
1934 • as Chandidas
★ 8.0
Bhanwara
Bhanwara
1944 • as Pancham
★ 9.0
Bhakta Surdas
Bhakta Surdas
1942 • as Bhakta Surdas
★ 9.0
Karwane Hayat
★ 9.0
Daku Mansoor
Daku Mansoor
1934 • as Mansoor
★ 9.0
Yahudi Ki Ladki
Yahudi Ki Ladki
1933 • as Prince Marcus
★ 8.0
Shahjehan
Shahjehan
1946 • as Sohail
★ 5.4
Lagan
Lagan
1941 • as Harish
★ 7.0
Roop Lekha
Roop Lekha
1934 • as Arup in the Hindi version
★ 9.0
Devdas
Devdas
1936 • as Devdas
★ 5.4
A Living Corpse
★ 7.0
Tansen
Tansen
1943 • as Tansen
★ 8.0
Rajrani Meera
★ 10.0
Zindagi
Zindagi
1940 • as Ratan
★ 10.0
My Sister
My Sister
1944 • as Ramesh
★ 7.0