K.L. Saigal
Apr 11, 1904 - Jan 18, 1947 (42 years old) in 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.
Credits
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Bhanwara Future★ NR -
Parwana 1947★ NR -
Shahjehan 1946Sohail★ 5 -
Tadbir 1945Kanhaiyalal★ NR -
My Sister 1944Ramesh★ NR -
Tansen 1943Tansen★ NR -
Bhakta Surdas 1942★ NR -
Zindagi 1940Ratan★ NR -
Jiban Maran 1938Mohan★ 5 -
Street Singer 1938★ 5
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Didi 1937★ NR
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President 1937Prakash★ 5 -
Devdas 1936Devdas★ 4.8 -
Karwane Hayat 1935★ NR -
Chandidas 1934Chandidas★ NR -
Roop Lekha 1934Arup in the Hindi version★ NR -
The Devoted 1933★ NR
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A Living Corpse 1932★ NR