Actor

K.L. Saigal

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Movies: 25Series: 0Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 1297373

IMDb ID: nm0756485

Known for: Acting

Born: April 11, 1904

Died: January 18, 1947

Age: 42

Place of birth: Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1932 - 1947

Years active: 16

Wikidata: Q1395448

Also known as

Kundan Lal Saigal

Other jobs

Playback Singer (2)

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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.

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