K.L. Saigal

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.

Most Known For

Kurukshetra

as Karna

Chandidas

as Chandidas

Parwana

Tadbir

as Kanhaiyalal

Omar Khayyam

as Omar Khayyam

Jiban Maran

as Mohan

President

as Prakash

Street Singer

Didi

The Devoted

Bhanwara

as Pancham

Devdas

as Devdas

Tansen

as Tansen

Bhakta Surdas

as Bhakta Surdas

Devdas

as Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)

Yahudi Ki Ladki

as Prince Marcus

Rajrani Meera

My Sister

as Ramesh

Shahjehan

as Sohail

Zindagi

as Ratan