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.
Known For
All Movies (25)
- Parwana1947
- Omar Khayyam1946 · as Omar Khayyam
- Shahjehan1946 · as Sohail
- Kurukshetra1945 · as Karna
- Tadbir1945 · as Kanhaiyalal
- Bhanwara1944 · as Pancham
- My Sister1944 · as Ramesh
- Tansen1943 · as Tansen
- Bhakta Surdas1942 · as Bhakta Surdas
- Lagan1941 · as Harish
- Zindagi1940 · as Ratan
- Jiban Maran1938 · as Mohan
- Street Singer1938
- Didi1937
- President1937 · as Prakash
- Devdas1936 · as Devdas
- Devdas1935 · as Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)
- Karwane Hayat1935
- Chandidas1934 · as Chandidas
- Daku Mansoor1934 · as Mansoor
- Roop Lekha1934 · as Arup in the Hindi version
- Yahudi Ki Ladki1933 · as Prince Marcus
- Rajrani Meera1933
- The Devoted1933
- A Living Corpse1932