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183:(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 very early and practically primitive recording technology. He did not sing songs on which other actors would lip-sync for the camera. It was only towards the very last stages of his career, in 1945 to 1947, that he sang to make studio recordings, and these were for himself as the actor on the screen. Thus, while other singers in Hindi Cinema are playback singers, he was not a playback singer. 309: 518: 604:. In the film, G. Mungheri performed the title role of Saigal. The film contained 19 songs lifted from Saigal's films. In all, Saigal rendered 185 songs which includes 142 film songs and 43 non-film songs. Of the film songs, there are 110 in Hindi, 30 in Bengali and two in Tamil. There are 37 non-film songs in Hindi, and two each in Bengali, 282:. In those days Saigal was a budding singer and Mehrchand encouraged him to pursue his talent. Saigal often remarked that he was what he was because of Mehrchand's encouragement and early support. He also briefly worked as a hotel manager. Meanwhile, his passion for singing continued and became more intense with the passage of time. 561:
By this time, alcohol had become a predominant factor in Saigal's life. His dependence on alcohol had begun affecting his work and his health. It was said that he could only record a song after being fortified with liquor. He survived ten years of drinking; however, his alcoholism was too advanced
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Saigal was survived by his wife Asha Rani (whom he married in 1935); three children, a son and two daughters: Madan Mohan, Nina (born 1937) and Bina (born 1941); and an adopted child, his late elder brother's daughter, Durgesh Nandani, whom he adopted when he was still single.
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of Jammu. His formal schooling was brief and uneventful; he dropped out of school and started earning money by working as a railway timekeeper. Later, he worked as a typewriter salesman for the
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first heard Saigal before giving consent for the first time to a non-Bengali singing his songs. Saigal endeared himself to the whole of Bengal through his 30 Bengali songs.
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In a career of fifteen years, Saigal acted in 36 feature films – 28 in Hindi, seven in Bengali, and one in Tamil. In addition, he acted in a short comedy Hindi film,
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songs, composed by Harishchandra Bali. In this way, Bali became Saigal's first music director. The first film in which Saigal had a role was the film
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Saigal's distinctive singing was revered and idolised by the first generation of post-independence Hindi Film playback singers, including
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in 1940, with Saigal in the lead. There are a number of songs of this era which form the rich heritage of film music in India. Also, in
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In the early 1930s, classical musician and music director Harishchandra Bali brought K.L. Saigal to Calcutta and introduced him to
115: 541:(1943) were hits during this period. The latter film is still remembered for Saigal's performance of the song "Diya Jalao" in 494: 407:(1934). In 1935, Saigal played the role that would come to define his acting career: that of the drunken title character in 1349: 588:"Toot gaye sab sapne mere", "Mohabbat mein kabhi aisi bhi haalat", "Jeene ka dhang sikhaae ja", and "Kahin ulajh na jaana". 255: 744: 414: 379: 367: 1315: 600:(three reels), released in 1933. In 1955, B.N. Sircar released a documentary film based on the life of K.L. Saigal, 431:(1935), "Balam Aaye Baso Moray Man Mein" and "Dukh Ke Ab Din Beetat Naahi", became popular throughout the country. 1404: 970: 497:" live in front of the camera, even though playback was becoming the preferred method of singing songs in films. 471: 1736: 806: 373: 1835:– comprehensive resource centre for research and documentation of K. L. Saigal songs & related memorabilia 1914: 1879: 1694: 1197: 1020: 461: 1673: 1647: 715: 583: 361: 228: 659:
have even gone on record in an interview that they consider Kundan Lal Saigal to be their musical Guru.
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is alleged to have said that she wanted to marry K.L. Saigal after seeing his performance in
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lady who was very fond of music. She used to take her young son to religious functions where
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Meanwhile, Indian Gramophone Company had released Saigal's record containing a couple of
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on a contract of Rs. 200 per month. There he came into contact with contemporaries like
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Saigal's association with New Theatres continued to bear fruit in the successful films
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for even a single attempt at abstinence, and Saigal died in his ancestral city of
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very well and acted in seven Bengali films, produced by New Theatres.
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created a sensation throughout India. Other films that followed were
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Haenni, Sabine; Barrow, Sarah; White, John (15 September 2014).
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Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen: Saigal, Kundan Lal.
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Sabine Haenni; Sarah Barrow; John White (27 August 2014).
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On 11 April 2018, on the occasion of his 114th birthday,
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In December 1941, Saigal moved to Bombay to work with
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Gulazāra; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003).
1467:"Kundan Lal Saigal and his relationship with Shimla" 1558: 1556: 1350:"Cinema of Bengal: A Historical Narrative (Part I)" 586:. The four songs which Saigal sang in Parwana are: 149: 141: 133: 101: 62: 52: 47: 31: 628:. He has rendered the creations of poets such as 1380:The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India 509:Advertisement for Saigal program published in 8: 246:As a child, Saigal occasionally played the 199:family. His father Amarchand Saigal was a 39: 28: 1783:K L Saigal: Immortal Singer and Superstar 1403:Jagannathan, Maithily (13 January 1980). 1317:K L Saigal: Immortal Singer and Superstar 227:were sung in traditional styles based on 677: 1423:"K.L. Saigal, a musician of the masses" 1306: 1762:K. L. Saigal: The Definitive Biography 1452:K. L. Saigal: The Definitive Biography 669:List of songs recorded by K. L. Saigal 1648:"Kundanlal Saigal Dead of alcoholism" 7: 1532:. 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His non-film songs comprise 495:Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Jaye 324:'s Calcutta-based film studio 1: 1753:Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema 1529:Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema 1405:"The Sound of Saigal's Music" 1280:paid homage to Saigal with a 891:First superhit of K.L Saigal 304:, Barua's 1936 Hindi version. 1890:Indian male playback singers 1850:Detailed K.L. Saigal profile 1654:. 20 January 1947. p. 1 1597:Karan Bali (11 April 2004). 1569:. Routledge. pp. 199–. 493:, Saigal rendered the song " 256:Remington Typewriter Company 1935:20th-century Indian singers 1905:Male actors in Hindi cinema 1759:Pran Nevile (11 May 2011). 1382:. Oxford University Press. 1374:Saṅgīt Mahābhāratī (2011). 1273:(2011) pays tribute to him. 415:Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay 1951: 1910:Indian male ghazal singers 1900:Bollywood playback singers 666: 521:Portrait of Saigal in 1938 1885:People of Punjabi descent 1765:. Penguin Books Limited. 1348:Chaudhuri, Shantanu Ray. 1208: 1178: 1148: 1079: 965: 929: 895: 846: 801: 739: 696: 38: 1601:. Upperstall.com website 753:First hit of K.L Saigal 501:Move to Bombay and death 425:. His songs in the film 1732:"Tribute: King of pain" 1320:. India: Nevile Books. 175:, which was centred in 167:, often abbreviated as 584:Khawaja Khurshid Anwar 522: 514: 419:novel of the same name 313: 305: 286:Career at New Theatres 229:classical Indian music 145:Playback singer, Actor 48:Background information 1855:K.L. Saigal's profile 1801:Śarada Datta (2007). 1449:Nevile, Pran (2011). 1314:Nevile, Pran (2004). 520: 508: 311: 299: 205:Maharaja Pratap Singh 203:at the court of the 1091:Bengali version of 1011:Bengali version of 993:Bengali version of 820:Mohabbat Ki Kasauti 679: 440:Rabindranath Tagore 1740:. 16 January 2005. 1652:The Indian Express 1428:The Times of India 1258:In popular culture 952:a.k.a. Badi Bahen 828:In Hindi version. 678: 523: 515: 399:. 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Index

Kundan Lal Saigal

Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir
British India
Jammu and Kashmir
India
Jalandhar
Punjab
British India
Punjab
Hindi cinema
Calcutta
Bombay
Jammu
Dogra
tehsildar
Maharaja Pratap Singh
Jammu and Kashmir
Hindu
bhajan
kirtan
shabad
classical Indian music
Chaman Puri
Madan Puri
Amrish Puri
sitar
Ramlila
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