Kundan Lal Saigal Wiki, Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography, & More – FilmyVoice
Kundan Lal Saigal (1904-1947) was an Indian actor-singer. He’s thought-about the primary celebrity of the Hindi Movie Business. He was hailed as “Shahenshah-e-Mausiqi” (Emperor of Music) and acclaimed as ‘Ghazal King’. He grew to become a celebrity in these days when actors who knew singing had been the primary precedence. The standing he achieved in singing was a results of casual studying solely. ‘Devdas’ launched in 1936 was the landmark movie of his profession which gave him an iconic standing. He belonged to a Punjabi household however he sang in 6 totally different languages. In a brief span of 15 years profession, he labored in 36 movies and sang 185 songs in several languages.
Wiki/Biography
Kundan Lal Saigal was born on Monday 11 April 1904 (age 42 years; on the time of dying) in Jammu, The Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir, British India (now Jammu, India). His zodiac signal is Aries. He took elementary training from Jammu after which discontinued it as a result of training was restricted to a number of components like caste, neighborhood, and financial standing in these days. Kundan’s mom was very keen on music and he used to accompany her in non secular capabilities. There he learnt the ability of singing and refined it by follow. He grew to become a disciple of Ustad Fayyaz Khan for a couple of years. He died in 1947 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
Kundan Lal Saigal (Within the excessive proper of the third row) along with his household
Bodily Look
Top (approx.): 5′ 9″
Weight (approx.): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Household
Kundan was born in a Punjabi household within the Jammu area.
Dad and mom & Siblings
Kundan’s father, Amarchand Saigal, was a Tehsildar in Maharaja Pratap Singh’s court docket. His mom’s identify was Kesarbai Saigal. He had 4 siblings, 3 brothers and a sister.
Spouse & Kids
Kundan acquired married to Asha Rani in 1935. Collectively that they had 3 youngsters, two daughters, Nina, and Bina and a son Madan Mohan. He adopted, Durgesh Nandini, the daughter of his elder brother as a result of he died at a younger age. Kundan adopted Durgesh whereas he was single.
Faith/Non secular Views
Kundan belonged to a Punjabi Khatri household in Punjab.
Signature/Autograph
Profession
Within the early Thirties, classical musician Harishchandra Bali introduced Saigal to Calcutta. Saigal moved to Calcutta along with his pal Mehrchand Jain the place he recorded a number of discs of Punjabi songs written and organized by Harishchandra Bali. These songs had been launched by the Indian Gramophone Firm. In Calcutta, he met R.C. Boral who employed him for New Theatres Ltd Calcutta, a movie studio owned by B.N. Sircar. In 1932, ‘Mohabbat Ke Ansu’, the debut movie of Saigal was launched; Prmankur Atorthy directed it. In the identical yr, one other two movies, Zinda Laash and Subah Ka Sitara acquired launched. In these 3 films, he used his pen identify Saigal Kashmiri.
New Theatres Brand, Roaring Elephant
BN Sircar; proprietor of New Theatres Ltd Calcutta
In 1933, ‘Yahudi Ki Ladki’ was launched. It was the primary movie of New Theatres by which Saigal lent his voice. He sang ‘Nuktacheen Hai Ghame-Dil’, a ghazal of Ghalib and some different songs which made this movie a success. He used his identify, KL Saigal, on this film.
A scene from Yahudi Ki Ladki (1933)
In the identical yr, one other film ‘Puran Bhagat’ was launched. On this, Saigal sang 4 bhajans which created a sensation everywhere in the nation and made him a star. Within the following years, a number of movies similar to ‘Rajrani Meera’, ‘Dulari Bibi’, ‘Daku Mansoor’, and ‘Mohabbat Ki Kasauti’ acquired launched. In 1934, ‘Chandidas’ got here which acquired him applauded from in all places. In 1935, he appeared in ‘Devdas’ within the lead function. This was the turning level of his life. He grew to become widespread all through the nation and established himself as essentially the most sought-after actor-singer.
Devdas 1935 {KL Saigal (in excessive left) with AH Shore and Rajkumar}
Commercial of Devdas movie launched on 6 September 1935
By then he began studying Bengali and acted in a number of Bengali movies similar to ‘Sathi’, ‘Jiban Maran’, ‘Deshar Mati’, and ‘Parichay’, all produced by the New Theatres. He lent his voice to the songs written by Rabindranath Tagore similar to ‘Ek Tuku Chhoa Laage’, and ‘Tomar Binaye Gaan Chhilo Aar Aamar’. In 1937, ‘President’ was launched. The music ‘Ik Bangla Bane Nyara’ was a serious hit of that period.
In 1938, his different movie ‘Road Singer’ was launched. It was directed by Phani Majumdar and produced by New Theatres. The Bengali model of this film was made with the title ‘Sathi’ in the identical yr.
Road Singer (1938) starring KL Saigal & Kanan Devi
At the moment cinema was turning in the direction of Bombay from Calcutta so in 1941, Saigal additionally shifted there. By this time he was already a star and acquired one after one other movies. He labored in lots of movies similar to ‘Tansen’, ‘Dushman’, ‘Lagan’ ‘My sister’, and ‘Shahjehan’.
Tansen (1943)
KL Saigal’s look in Tansen
His final movie was ‘Parwana’ which was launched in Feb 1947, after a month of his dying. In such a brief span he labored in 36 function movies, of which 28 had been Hindi language movies, 7 had been Bangla, and 1 was Tamil. He sang 185 songs, of which 142 had been movie songs, and 43 non-film songs. He sang in Hindi, Bangla, Tamil, Punjabi, Pashto, and Persian language.
Wage/Earnings
- He was receiving Rs 80 per thirty days when he was working as a salesman at Remington Typewriter Co. His grandson Sumant Batra revealed the actual fact in an interview.
- He joined New Theatres Ltd Calcutta in 1931 the place he was working at a wage of Rs 200 per thirty days.
- In 1941, he moved to Bombay the place he was receiving a wage of Rs 1800 per thirty days.
- He acquired Rs 1 lac from Ranjit Movietone Movie Studio, Mumbai, for 3 movies (Bhakta Surdas, Bhanwara).
Loss of life
Alcoholism was gripping Saigal daily. In his final years, he was unable to file a music with out taking a drink. Because the affect of this, his well being deteriorated and he died on the younger age of 42 on 18 January 1947 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
Details/Trivia
- Amrish Puri was a cousin of Kundan Lal Saigal.
- Amrish Puri’s elder brother, Chaman Puri, labored with KL Saigal within the movie Road Singer.
- KL Saigal did many roles earlier than changing into a Singer. He was a timekeeper in Railways, then he labored as Salesman at Remington Typewriter Co. For a while he labored as a resort supervisor whereas he was in Calcutta.
KL Saigal as a salesman
- Kundan Lal Saigal used to sing and act in Ramlila in his childhood.
- He was the primary non-Bengali singer whom Rabindranath Tagore allowed to sing a music primarily based on Rabindra Sangeet.
- Indian Division of Submit launched a postal stamp on 4 April 1995 to pay tribute to KL Saigal. Its denomination was 500 paisa.
KL Saigal Stamp 1995
KL Saigal stamp first look (1995)
- On his 114th delivery anniversary in 2018, Google paid tribute to him by making a doodle.
KL Saigal doodle by Google in 2018
