K.L. Saigal
April 11, 1904 (120 years old) in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
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
Credits
- Future · Bhanwara as
- 1947 · Parwana as
- 1946 · Shahjehan as Sohail
- 1945 · Tadbir as Kanhaiyalal
- 1944 · My Sister as Ramesh
- 1943 · Tansen as Tansen
- 1942 · Bhakta Surdas as
- 1940 · Zindagi as Ratan
- 1938 · Jiban Maran as Mohan
- 1938 · Street Singer as
- 1937 · Didi as
- 1937 · President as Prakash
- 1936 · Devdas as Devdas
- 1935 · Devdas as Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)
- 1935 · Karwane Hayat as
- 1934 · Chandidas as Chandidas
- 1934 · Roop Lekha as Arup in the Hindi version
- 1933 · The Devoted as
- 1932 · A Living Corpse as