About

Known credits:
25
Birthday:
1904-04-11
Place of birth:
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Website:
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K.L. Saigal

Overview

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

Acting
1947 Parwana Actor N/A
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1946 Omar Khayyam Actor Omar Khayyam N/A
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1946 Shahjehan Actor Sohail 58
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1945 Tadbir Actor Kanhaiyalal N/A
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1944 Bhanwara Actor Pancham N/A
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1944 My Sister Actor Ramesh N/A
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1943 Tansen Actor Tansen N/A
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1942 Bhakta Surdas Actor Bhakta Surdas N/A
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1941 Lagan Actor Harish N/A
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1940 Zindagi Actor Ratan N/A
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1938 Jiban Maran Actor Mohan 58
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1938 Street Singer Actor 58
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1937 Didi Actor N/A
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1937 President Actor Prakash 58
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1936 Devdas Actor Devdas 58
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1935 Devdas Actor Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house) N/A
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1935 Karwane Hayat Actor N/A
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1934 Chandidas Actor Chandidas N/A
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1934 Daku Mansoor Actor Mansoor N/A
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1934 Roop Lekha Actor Arup in the Hindi version N/A
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1933 The Devoted Actor N/A
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1932 A Living Corpse Actor N/A
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Sound
1945 Tadbir Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1942 Station Master Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1937 Didi Sound Playback Singer N/A
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