K.L. Saigal

Known for ActingBorn 1904-04-11Died 1947-01-18Srinagar, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Tadbir

Zindagi

Didi

The Devoted

Rajrani Meera

Bhanwara

Bhakta Surdas

Karwane Hayat

Roop Lekha

Daku Mansoor

Parwana

Kurukshetra

Tansen

Devdas

Chandidas

Yahudi Ki Ladki

President

My Sister

Station Master

Lagan

A Living Corpse

Street Singer

Jiban Maran

Shahjehan

Devdas

Omar Khayyam