K.L. Saigal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 11, 1904
- Place of birth
- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
- Died
- January 18, 1947
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.
Movies with K.L. Saigal
- Devdas 1936 · ★ 5.4
- Shahjehan 1946 · ★ 5.4
- Jiban Maran 1938 · ★ 5.6
- President 1937 · ★ 7.5
- Street Singer 1938 · ★ 6.5
- Roop Lekha 1934 · ★ 9.0
- Zindagi 1940 · ★ 10.0
- Tadbir 1945 · ★ 10.0
- The Devoted 1933 · ★ 10.0
- Bhakta Surdas 1942 · ★ 9.0
- Bhanwara 1944 · ★ 9.0
- Didi 1937 · ★ 10.0
- Chandidas 1934 · ★ 8.0
- My Sister 1944 · ★ 7.0
- Tansen 1943 · ★ 8.0
- Parwana 1947 · ★ 8.0
- Karwane Hayat 1935 · ★ 9.0
- Devdas 1935 · ★ 8.0
- A Living Corpse 1932 · ★ 7.0
- Lagan 1941 · ★ 7.0
- Daku Mansoor 1934 · ★ 9.0
- Yahudi Ki Ladki 1933 · ★ 8.0
- Rajrani Meera 1933 · ★ 10.0
- Kurukshetra 1945 · ★ 8.0
- Omar Khayyam 1946