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K. L. Saigal

K. L. Saigal

K. L. Saigal (1904-1947) is a Bollywood Actor known for the movies Devdas(1935), Chandidas(1934), Puran Bhagat(1933)

K. L. Saigal : Biography Filmography Trivia

Other Names	Saigal, Kundan Lal Saigal, KLSaigal, K L Sehgal
Date Of Birth	11 April 1904
Age	(Age at Death: 42 years 9 months 7 days)
Place Of Birth	Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
Date Of Death	18 January 1947
Place Of Death	Jalandhar, Punjab
Father	Amar Chand(tehsildar at the court of the Raja of Jammu & Kashmir)
Mother	Kesar Bai
Biography Kundan Lal was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the first superstar of the Hindi film industry, which was centered in Calcutta during Saigal's time, but is currently centered in Mumbai. Saigal was the fourth-born child of five and his formal schooling was brief and uneventful. As a child he occasionally played Sita in the Ramlila of Jammu

Interesting Facts and Trivia

In a career of fifteen years, Saigal acted in 36 feature films - 28 in Hindi, seven in Bengali, and one in Tamil.
K L Saigal became famous because of the 'new' technology of 78 rps lac records and players.
Saigal picked up Bengali very well and acted in seven Bengali films, produced by New Theatres.

K. L. Saigal: Filmography (11)

(All K. L. Saigal Movies)

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1935	Devdas[Actor(Devdas),Playback Singer]
1935	Karwan-E-Hayat[Actor]
1934	Chandidas[Actor(Chandidas)]
1934	Daku Mansoor[Actor]
1934	Roop Lekha[Actor(Arup in the Hindi version)]
1933	Dulari Bibi[Actor]
1933	Puran Bhagat[Actor]
1933	Rajrani Meera[Actor]
1932	Mohabbat Ke Aansu[Actor]
1932	Subha Ka Sitara[Actor]
1932	Zinda Lash[Actor]