Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
22
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-04-11
Day of Death
1947-01-18 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Also Known As
Kundan Lal Saigal
K.L. Saigal
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.
