
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
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.

as Devdas

as Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)
1935

as Kanhaiyalal
1945

as Devdas
1936

as Sohail
1946
1947

1933

as Harish
1941

as Mansoor
1934

as Arup in the Hindi version
1934

1938

as Chandidas
1934
1937
as Karna
1945
1947

as Omar Khayyam
1946

as Sohail
1946

as Karna
1945

as Kanhaiyalal
1945

as Pancham
1944

as Ramesh
1944

as Tansen
1943

as Bhakta Surdas
1942

as Harish
1941

as Ratan
1940

as Mohan
1938

1938
1937

as Prakash
1937

as Devdas
1936

as Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)
1935

1935

as Chandidas
1934

as Mansoor
1934

as Arup in the Hindi version
1934

as Prince Marcus
1933

1933

1933
Playback Singer