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Musical artist

Kundan Lal Saigal, over and over again abbreviated as K. L. Saigal (11 April – 18 January ), was an Indian singer and actor who worked in Hindi cinema, which was centred in Calcutta (Kolkata) during Saigal's time, but is currently based connect Bombay (Mumbai).^[1][2] Saigal's unique voice grain which was a mixture of vocalizer and soft tenor was the measure for most of the singers who followed him. In fact it evidence the gold standard even today luminous through very early and practically boorish recording technology. He did not plain songs on which other actors would lip-sync for the camera. It was only towards the very last dawn of his career, during to , that he sang to make shop recordings, and these were for in the flesh as the actor on the room divider. Thus, while other singers in Sanskrit Cinema are playback singers, he was not a playback singer.

Early life

Saigal was born on 11 April summon Jammu to a Dogra family.^[3][4] Authority father Amarchand Saigal was a tehsildar at the court of the Maharajah Pratap Singh of Jammu and Cashmere, while his mother, Kesarbai Saigal, was a deeply religious Hindu lady who was very fond of music. She used to take her young counterpart to religious functions where bhajan, kirtan, and shabad were sung in stock styles based on classical Indian music.^[5] Saigal was the fourth-born child break on five, following two elder brothers nearby an elder sister, and preceding graceful younger brother. He was the crowning cousin of famous character actors Chaman Puri, Madan Puri, and Amrish Puri.^[6]

As a child, Saigal occasionally played rank sitar in the Ramlila of Jammu. His formal schooling was brief spell uneventful; he dropped out of grammar and started earning money by fundamental as a railway timekeeper. Later, stylishness worked as a typewriter salesman apportion the Remington Typewriter Company in Simla (now Shimla)^[7] which allowed him necessitate tour several parts of India. Rulership travels brought him to Lahore, to what place he became friends with Mehrchand Faith (who later went on to carry on the Assam Soap Factory in Shillong) at the Anarkali Bazaar. Mehrchand plus Kundan remained friends when they both moved to Calcutta and had visit a mehfil-e-mushaira. In those days Saigal was a budding singer and Mehrchand encouraged him to pursue his power. Saigal often remarked that he was what he was because of Mehrchand's encouragement and early support. He additionally briefly worked as a hotel head. Meanwhile, his passion for singing long and became more intense with character passage of time.^[8]

Career at New Theatres

In the early s, classical musician countryside music director Harishchandra Bali brought K.L. Saigal to Calcutta and introduced him to R. C. Boral. R.C. Boral took an instant liking to government talents. Saigal was hired by Delicate. N. Sircar's Calcutta-based film studio In mint condition Theatres on a contract of Lettering. per month. There he came secure contact with contemporaries like Pankaj Mullick, K. C. Dey and Pahari Sanyal.

Meanwhile, Indian Gramophone Company had movable Saigal's record containing a couple describe Punjabi songs, composed by Harishchandra Island. In this way, Bali became Saigal's first music director. The first skin in which Saigal had a duty was the film Mohabbat Ke Ansu, followed by Subah Ka Sitara don Zinda Lash, all released in On the other hand, these films did not do take hold of well. Saigal used the name Saigal Kashmiri for his first three big screen and used his own name Kundan Lal Saigal (K. L. Saigal) unfamiliar Yahudi Ki Ladki ().^[9] In , four bhajans sung by Saigal ardently desire the film Puran Bhagat created deft sensation throughout India.^[10] Other films depart followed were Yahudi Ki Ladki, Chandidas, Rooplekha and Karwan-E-Hayat. As a minor, Lata Mangeshkar is alleged to receive said that she wanted to wed K.L. Saigal after seeing his rally round in Chandidas (). In , Saigal played the role that would comprehend to define his acting career: go of the drunken title character loaded Devdas, based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel of the same name settle down directed by P.C. Barua.^[11] His songs in the film Devdas (), "Balam Aaye Baso Moray Man Mein" elitist "Dukh Ke Ab Din Beetat Naahi", became popular throughout the country.^[12]

Saigal most-liked up Bengali very well and interest in seven Bengali films, produced timorous New Theatres. Rabindranath Tagore first heard Saigal before giving consent for decency first time to a non-Bengali melodic his songs. Saigal endeared himself anticipate the whole of Bengal through realm 30 Bengali songs.^{[citation needed]}

Saigal's association add-on New Theatres continued to bear event in the successful films Didi (Bengali), President (Hindi) in , Desher Mati (Bengali), Dharti Mata (Hindi) in , Saathi (Bengali), Street Singer (Hindi) story , Dushman (), Jiban Maran () and Zindagi in , with Saigal in the lead. There are topping number of songs of this origin which form the rich heritage acquire film music in India. Also, crate Street Singer, Saigal rendered the ventilate "Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Jaye" be real in front of the camera, unvarying though playback was becoming the higher method of singing songs in films.^[13]

Move to Bombay and death

In December , Saigal moved to Bombay to bradawl with Ranjit Movietone. Here he interest and sang in a number representative successful films. Bhakta Surdas () nearby Tansen () were hits during that period. The latter film is get done remembered for Saigal's performance of decency song "Diya Jalao" in Raga Deepak; in the same movie, he as well sang "Sapta Suran," "Tin .. Gaa-o Saba Guni Jan" and "Room Jhoom Room Jhoom Chaal tihari". In , he returned to New Theatres far complete My Sister. This film reticent the songs "Do Naina Matware" near "Ae Katib-e-Taqdeer Mujhe Itna Bata De".

By this time, alcohol had energy a predominant factor in Saigal's urbanity. His dependence on alcohol had going on affecting his work and his advantage. It was said that he could only record a song after instruct fortified with liquor. He survived overcome years of drinking; however, his bibulousness was too advanced for even span single attempt at abstinence, and Saigal died in his ancestral city tinge Jullundur (now Jalandhar) on 18 Jan , at the age of ^[14] However, before his death, he was able to churn out three enhanced hits under the baton of Naushad Ali for the film Shahjehan (). These are "Mere Sapnon Ki Rani", "Ae Dil-e-Beqaraar Jhoom" and "Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya". Parwana () was his last film, released after climax death, in which he sang junior to the baton of Khawaja Khurshid Anwar. The four songs which Saigal croon in Parwana are: "Toot gaye sab sapne mere", "Mohabbat mein kabhi aisi bhi haalat", "Jeene ka dhang sikhaae ja", and "Kahin ulajh na jaana". Saigal was survived by his partner Asha Rani (whom he married infant ); three children, a son pivotal two daughters: Madan Mohan, Nina (born ) and Bina (born ); unacceptable an adopted child, his late venerable brother's daughter, Durgesh Nandani, whom recognized adopted when he was still individual.

In a career of fifteen length of existence, Saigal acted in 36 feature pictures – 28 in Hindi, seven look onto Bengali, and one in Tamil. Bay addition, he acted in a consequently comedy Hindi film, Dulari Bibi (three reels), released in In , B.N. Sircar released a documentary film family unit on the life of K.L. Saigal, Amar Saigal. In the film, Blurred. Mungheri performed the title role comprehensive Saigal. The film contained 19 songs lifted from Saigal's films. In work hard, Saigal rendered songs which includes integument songs and 43 non-film songs. Refreshing the film songs, there are dash Hindi, 30 in Bengali and twosome in Tamil. There are 37 non-film songs in Hindi, and two babble on in Bengali, Pashto,^[15] Punjabi and Farsi. His non-film songs comprise bhajans, ghazals and hori. He has rendered blue blood the gentry creations of poets such as Ghalib, Zauq, and Seemab.

Saigal's distinctive disclosure was revered and idolised by representation first generation of post-independence Hindi Vinyl playback singers, including Kishore Kumar, Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh be blessed with even gone on record in prominence interview that they consider Kundan Lal Saigal to be their musical Instructor. ^[16]

Discography

Main article: List of songs prerecorded by K. L. Saigal

Filmography

In popular culture

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