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	Kundan Lal Saigal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kundan Lal Saigal was born on April 11, 1904 at Nawa Shahar in Jammu, the present-day Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
		Saigal was survived by his wife Asha Rani and three children, one son and three daughters, who are, Madan Mohan, Nina and Bina.
		Saigal's distinctive singing voice was so melodious and popular that he was idolized by the first generation of post-independence Bollywood playback singers, including Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh, and Kishore Kumar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kundan_Lal_Saigal (1240 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Kundan Lal Saigal
		Saigal was born in Jammu, in the present-day Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir.
		Saigal's association with New Theatres continued to bear fruit in subsequent films that became all the rage, such as Didi (Bengali)/President (Hindi) in 1937, Saathi (Bengali)/Street Singer (Hindi) in 1938, and Zindagi in 1940.
		Saigal's patented singing voice was so melodious and popular that he was idolized by the first generation of post-independence Bollywood playback singers, including Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh, and Kishore Kumar.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/K.L._Saigal (713 words)

	webindia123-Indian personalities-Musicians-Kundan Lal Saigal
		Kundan Lal Saigal, the famous singer was born on April 11,1904 in Jammu and Kashmir.
		Saigal's initial performance was at the age of 12 in the Darbar of Maharaja Prathap Singh.
		Some of Saigals' famous songs are 'soja rajakumari soja' and 'jab dil hi toot gayaa', 'karoom kya asniraz bari' (dushman), 'main kya janoo kya jadoo hai (zindhagi) etc. He died on January 18,1947 at the age of 43.
	www.webindia123.com /personal/music/kundan.htm (231 words)

	The Hindu : A visual treat for Saigal's admirers
		Saigal Sangeet Sarita, an organisation founded by Dinesh Sharma in 1972, is dedicated to perpetuate the memory of K. Saigal and has been organising a series of functions to mark the birth centenary celebrations of the legendary singer that was inaugurated by Najma Heptullah, President of ICCR, on April 28 last year, at FICCI Auditorium.
		Saigal was born on April 4, 1904 at Jammu.
		Saigal acted in 36 films - 28 Hindi, 7 in Bengali and one in Tamil - and till 1939, he was based in Kolkata.
	www.hindu.com /lf/2004/03/01/stories/2004030101290200.htm (490 words)

	Down Melody Lane..::..Vintage Era.::.K L Saigal
		Kundan Lal Saigal was born on 11 April 1904 at Nawa Shaher in Jammu.
		In the latter song Saigal obliterates the artificial barriers that separate prose, recitation and song as he breaks the melodic progression of the song by laughing bitterly at his own squalour.
		Saigal is said to have been a very simple person who enjoyed his singing extremely and was quite happy to sing for anyone, at any time without any consideration for personal gain.
	www.downmelodylane.com /klsaigal.html (907 words)

	Habitat Film Club - News Letter - March 2004 - Kundan Lal Saigal
		Saigal was born in Jammu on the fourth of April 1904 (this year marks his hundredth birth anniversary) to his mother Kesar Kaur and his tehsildar father Amirchand Sehgal.
		Saigal convinced his director and the entire scene was shot with him singing the song and the orchestra following him away from the camera at a distance.
		Saigal moved to Bombay in the 1940s and worked with Ranjit Movietone whose film Tansen in 1943 was a smash hit.
	www.habitatfilmclub.com /newsarchive/march04_kundanlalsaigal.asp (752 words)

	singer-saigal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Going by the name of Kundan Lal Sehgal, he created the grammar of film singing in the nascent Indian talkie era.He was India’s first legendary superstar whose aura and charisma still remains intact..
		Saigal was persuaded to make a lifetime contract with this company, and one of his early records - ‘Jhulana Jhulao’ in Raga Dev Gandhar - became an instant hit.
		Saigal acted in 36 films of which 29 were in Hindi and seven in Bengali.
	www.hindilyrix.com /singers/singer-saigal.html (896 words)

	Daily Excelsior... Editorial
		It is a matter of satisfaction that the Kundan Lal Saigal centenary celebrations have begun in right earnest in the State.
		Saigal and Jalandhar had taken fancy to each other despite the fact that his main karmabhoomi was first Kolkata and later both Mumbai and the eastern metropolis.
		Saigal's rich voice laden with pathos saw his role as a singer transcending the one as a performer.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /web1/04apr09/edit.htm (3805 words)

	K L Saigal: The Singing Star : Blast From the Past : Movies.123India.com
		Kundan Lal Saigal was born in Jallandhar in 1904 and started acting at the age of 10 as Sita in Ramleelas.
		Saigal worked for several New Theatres’ films like Didi, President, Saathi, Street Singer (which had had the immortal Babul mora number, which was reportedly sung live in front of the camera) and Zindagi.
		Saigal set such a fine style of singing that he was the most imitated singer of his time.
	movies.123india.com /classic/photos/archives/cla_bun_1041.html (412 words)

	Excelsior... Nation
		While Saigal’s father Amar Chand was a Tehsildar at the Court of the Rajah of Jammu and Kashmir, his mother Kesar Bai was a deeply religious lady who was very fond of music.
		Kundan also often accompanied his father to the interior parts of the State where he would heard the folk music of Punjab and Kashmir from the shepherds and wandering minstrels.
		Saigal was employed by new theatres at a salary of Rs 200 per month.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /web1/03apr25/national.htm (4518 words)

	Informat.io on Kundan Lal Saigal
		Kundan Lal (K.L. Saigal (April 11, 1904 – January 18, 1947) was an Indian actor and singer who is considered the first big superstar of Bollywood, the Hindi film industry centred in Mumbai, but at his time in Calcutta.
		Saigal was born in Jammu, in the present-day Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
		Saigal dropped out of school and worked as a railway timekeeper, and then as a typewriter salesman, before being hired by B.N. Sircar, head of the Calcutta-based film studio, New Theatres.
	www.quaest.io /?title=kundan-lal-saigal (591 words)

	The Hindu : Friday Review Delhi / Personality : Not just classic, classical too
		Kundan Lal Saigal was born on April 4, 1904 (04.04.04), the revered Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was born on February 2, 1902, (02.02.02) and the master composer, Anil Biswas was born on July 7, 1914 (07.07.14).
		Saigal was followed by other singers in bringing a number of Urdu poets into limelight and keep them alive.
		Saigal was so overwhelmed that he touched the faqir's feet and took out Rs.5000 and gave it to him.
	www.hindu.com /fr/2006/06/02/stories/2006060201370300.htm (834 words)

	K.L. Saigal
		Kundan Lal Saigal was really the first male superstar of Indian Cinema who set the tone for musical melodrama acting in the 1930s and 40s.
		Saigal was born in Jammu and as a child occasionally played Sita in the Ramlila of Jammu.
		Saigal's first film was Mohabbat ke Aansoo (1932) but it was with the success of Chandidas (1934) that he became a star.
	www.upperstall.com /people/klsaigal.html (698 words)

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		She used to take young Kundan to various religious functions where bhajan, keertan and shabad were sung in traditional styles based on classical music.
		Kundan also accompanied his father to the interior parts of the state where he would hear the folk music of Punjab and Kashmir from the shepherds and wandering minstrels.
		Saigal was employed by New Theatres at a salary of Rs.
	www.screenindia.com /print.php?content_id=3434 (715 words)

	K.L. Saigal - A profile by Har Mandir Singh & Harish Raghuwanshi
		Kundan often accompanied his father to the interior parts of the State where he would drink deep into the folk music of Punjab and Kashmir straight from the shepherds and wandering minstrels.
		It created history and the image of Saigal as Devdas got imprinted in the minds of people which continued to haunt film lovers of India for all the time to come.
		Saigal endeared himself to the whole of Bengal through his 32 odd Bangla songs.
	members.tripod.com /oldies_club/profile_kls.htm (986 words)

	Art & Literature
		At the age of twelve KL Saigal gave a rendition of Meera Bahjan in the court of Pratap Singh's court.
		KL Saigal migrated to Jalandhar and in Jalandhar, Saigal learnt to sing in Punjabi style.
		The admirable part of Saigal was that till end he remained a simple man. Fifty years since his demise Saigal still lingers in the memories of music lovers as K. Saigal the immortal singer.A great artist, a great man, Saigal belongs to the class of human beings who defy death.
	jalandhar.nic.in /html/history_culture_art_literature.htm (3563 words)

	4-CD Saigal collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The actor-singer, the legend with the golden voice, Kundan Lal Saigal was a colossus who ruled the silver screen of India, and left on it a stamp of aura and charisma that still remains in tact.
		Saigal had to fight against heavy odds from his early days when his father was hostile to his interest in singing.
		Saigal's bond with Hindusthan was personal and built on the deep feelings he had for Sri Chandi Charan Saha, the founder of Hindusthan.
	www.chennaionline.com /music/Albums/2006/01saigal.asp (1348 words)

	Rediff On The Net, Movies: All for a song
		And 51 years after legendary singer Kundan Lal Saigal died, his children are fighting to keep his memory alive, auctioning off valuable heirlooms to open a trust in his name.
		Saigal's two daughters Bina Chopra and Nina Merchant stay together and all they want is to keep their father's name alive, he says.
		Ali and the Saigal family have decided to take the best price available unless those bidding lower are also willing to donate their purchases to the trust.
	www.rediff.com /entertai/1998/feb/10sai.htm (686 words)

	3to6 A Complete Movie Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Kundan Lal Saigal was born in Jallandhar in 1904.
		Saigal later claimed that that was the most significant training in music he had ever received.
		Saigal wanted to be both singer and actor.
	www.3to6.com /final_music/feature_klsaigal.htm (251 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum
		The maestro was awestruck by Saigal’s vocal virtuosity.
		Saigal came to Bombay in 1942 to play Tansen in Jayant Desai’s pseudo-historical film on the legendary musician in Akbar’s court.
		Saigal employed his vocal modulations and articulations to portray the poetic contents of ghazals like ‘Aaha ko chaahiye ik umar assar hone tak, Laayee hayaat aaye qazza ley chali chaley.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2005/20050116/spectrum/main3.htm (681 words)

	The Hindu : Concert in Saigal's homage
		FOURTEEN YEARS is an exceptionally short span of professional life for any artiste to become a legend, but Kundan Lal Saigal with the genius of his voice and acting talent became a legend in his own lifetime and reigned supreme in Indian cinema until his death on January 18, 1947.
		Saigal sang from his soul and the sheer power of his voice drove his listeners to tears.
		To coincide with Saigal's birth centenary as well as the launch of his biography, a great musical concert is planned where present day singers and musicians from Bollywood will bring him back alive at Siri Fort Auditorium, singing immortal ghazals of Ghalib, Zauq and Seemab.
	www.hindu.com /lf/2004/03/03/stories/2004030301160200.htm (322 words)

	K. L. Saigal by Suresh Chandvankar
		Kundan Lal Saigal, popularly known as K. Saigal was the most popular actor-singer of the Indian films during 1935-47.
		Saigal was persuaded to make a life time contract with this company and his one of the early records – ‘Jhulana Jhulao’ in Raga Dev Gandhar became an instant hit.
		Saigal managed to develop what the Italians call ‘La Voce Bianca’ or the ‘White Voice’ of Italians that follows you like a scent and hides in your memory like a coiled serpent.
	members.tripod.com /oldies_club/klsaigal.htm (909 words)

	K.L. Saigal: ZoomInfo Business People Information
		Kundan Lal Saigal, more famous as K.L. Saigal, was among the most popular singer-actors of Indian films between 1935-47.
		Soon, Saigal was persuaded to sign a lifetime contract with the company, and one of his early records Jhulana Jhulao in Raga Dev Gandhar became an instant hit.
		The first remark you hear if you discuss Saigal with someone is that, "He was a natural singer" or "He was born with a golden voice." He was the first non-Bengali to be allowed to sing Rabindra Sangeet and the first superstar of Indian cinema.
	www.zoominfo.com /people/saigal_k.l._482506928.aspx (472 words)

	GUEST ARTICLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Saigal was born on 4th April 1904 and Mullick just a year later, on 10th May 1905 but in their heyday, in their separate ways, they brought the whiff of joy and in a strange way the joy of tears, to millions of homes.
		Saigal started his adult career as a salesman of Remington typewriters and legend has it that customers often asked him first to sing for them before they placed their orders for his Remingtons.
		Saigal and Pankaj Babu are reminders to us of another time and age when the cinema was slowly coming into its own and Calcutta, as it was then known as, was the hub of culture.
	newstodaynet.com /guest/3105gu1.htm (1190 words)

	K L Saigal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It is almost certain that Saigal was a little trained singer hailing from Jullandhar in Punjab who had a passion for singing and made an impression on listeners with his perfect renditions of songs he had heard sung just once.
		Saigal's one vice was drink and it took its toll on him.
		It was Saigal who first exploited the microphone and the flexibility that it offered in terms of conveying emotional nuances which were sometimes lost in the "top of one's voice" singing styles of yore.
	thaxi.hsc.usc.edu /rmim/cisb/Profiles/Saigal.html (692 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro
		But Kundan Lal Saigal, who was born today a 100 years ago, belonged to Generation Pre-historic when the teenager wasn’t meant to express either himself or his desire.
		Saigal, who turned defeated love into Hindi filmdom’s fastest convertible currency and whose vagabond voice set India’s gramophone industry in full motion, is forgotten by all but those who cannot forget him.
		It promises to be a blast from the past: medleys of his popular songs sung by near-clones, and festivals of his grainy fl and white films in many parts of India.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040404/asp/look/story_3083754.asp (1459 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 91 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Your cultural correspondent's write-up on Kundan Lal Saigal was eminently readable as it narrated some interesting insights into the great singer's life.
		Saigal shot to fame for his unmatched singing prowess and was acclaimed as the Golden Voice.
		Saigal also acted in PC Barua's Hindi version masterpiece "Devdas" wherein be gave a magnificent performance.
	www.thedailystar.net /2004/08/25/d40825110797.htm (232 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article
		Kundan Lal Saigal first appeared in Mohabat ke aansoo released in 1932.
		Unfortu-nately, Saigal fell a prey to alcohol and died an untimely death on January 18, 1947.
		Saigal was an original singer and a successful trendsetter.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20000123/spectrum/main4.htm (1381 words)

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