
K.L. Saigal
Born
April 11, 1904
Died
January 18, 1947 (42 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.

Parwana
1947

Shahjehan
Sohail
1946

Tadbir
Kanhaiyalal
1945

My Sister
Ramesh
1944

Tansen
Tansen
1943

Bhakta Surdas
1942

Zindagi
Ratan
1940

Jiban Maran
Mohan
1938
Street Singer
1938
Didi
1937

President
Prakash
1937

Devdas
Devdas
1936

Devdas
Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)
1935

Karwane Hayat
1935

Chandidas
Chandidas
1934

Roop Lekha
Arup in the Hindi version
1934
The Devoted
1933
Bhanwara

A Living Corpse
1932