Being a great singer as well as a great actor and then justify both of the acts, this can be done only by a stunning and remarkable personality. K. L. Saigal (Kundan Lal Saigal) was the owner of this type. Hailed as Shehnshah-e-musical (emperor of Music) and acclaimed as the ghazal king, K. L. Saigal became a phenomenon in his own lifetime. Idolized for his distinctive style by the first generation of Bollywood Playback Singers. He is now the subject of study by the severals scholars. He was the first Superstar of the Indian Film Industry. Some very popular actors/actresses of Bollywood had stepped on the footsteps of his singing and acting and got the success…
Kundan Lal Saigal was born on April 04, 1904 at Jammu where his father Sri Amar Chand was a Tehsildar and his mother Kesar Bai was deeply religious lady and was very fond of Music. So he used to sing Bhajan, Kirtan and Shabad in his early childhood. Against his father’s wishes, Saigal used to continue his practice with the help of Ram Leela and contine to polish his art…
After completing his studies, he had tried so many things. He worked as a Time Keeper in Railway and Salesman of Remington Typewriter Compant. In Lahor with the help of his friend Meharchand Jain, he went to Calcutta and introduced himself to famous musician R.C. Boral who introduced him to the owner of “New Theaters”, B.N. Sarkar and got him a job at Rs.200/- per month…