K.L. Saigal

Birthday:: 04/11/1904
Place of birth:: Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India:
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.

Credits

	Parwana (1947) as
	Omar Khayyam (1946) as Omar Khayyam
	Shahjehan (1946) as Sohail
	Kurukshetra (1945) as Karna
	Tadbir (1945) as Kanhaiyalal
	Bhanwara (1944) as Pancham
	Meri Bahen (1944) as Ramesh
	तानसेन (1943) as Tansen
	Bhakta Surdas (1942) as Bhakta Surdas
	Lagan (1941) as Harish
	Zindagi (1940) as Ratan
	Jiban Maran (1938) as Mohan
	Street Singer (1938) as
	Didi (1937) as
	Badi Bahen (1937) as Prakash
	देवदास (1936) as Devdas
	দেবদাস (1935) as Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)
	Karwane Hayat (1935) as
	Chandidas (1934) as Chandidas
	Daku Mansoor (1934) as Mansoor
	রূপ লেখা (1934) as Arup in the Hindi version
	Yahudi Ki Ladki (1933) as Prince Marcus
	Rajrani Meera (1933) as
	Puran Bhagat (1933) as
	Zinda Laash (1932) as