K. L. Saigal Age, Death Cause, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
K. L. Saigal Age, Death Cause, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Kundanlal Saigal |
| Profession | Playback singer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 175 cm** in meters**- 1.75 m** in feet inches**- 5â 9â** |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**- 75 kg** in pounds**- 165 lbs** |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 11 April 1904 |
| Birth Place | Nawa Shahar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India |
| Date of Death | 18 January 1947 |
| Place of Death | Jalandhar, Punjab, British India |
| Age (at the time of death) | 42 Years |
| Death Cause | Not Known |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aries |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Jalandhar, Punjab, British India |
| School | Ranbir Singh High School, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| College/University | Prince of Wales College (Currently known as Gandhi Memorial Science College), Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Educational Qualification | Not Known |
| Debut | Film: Mohabbat Ke Ansu (1932) |
| Family | Father- Amarchand Saigal (tehsildar) Mother- Kesarbai Saigal Brothers- Ram Lal Saigal, Mahendra Saigal Sister- Not Known  Grandsons- Parminder Chopra  Salim Merchant  |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Singing & Playing Harmonium |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Singer(s) | Faiyaaz Khan, Pankaj Mullick, Pahari Sanyal |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife/Spouse | Asha Rani  |
| Marriage Date | Year 1935 |
| Children | Son- Madan Mohan Saigal Daughters- Nina Merchant, Bina Chopra & Durgesh Nandani |
| Style Quotient | |
| Car Collection | M G Saloon  |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary(as a singer) | 20,000/song (INR) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About K L Saigal
Did K. L. Saigal smoke?: Yes Â
Did K. L. Saigal drink alcohol?: Yes
K. L. Saigal formerly belonged to Jalandhar, Punjab but he was born and brought up in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
His mother was a religious lady and often took him to religious events, where he could learn some sense of piety, after listening to Bhajans, Kirtans, and Shabads.
At the age of twelve, he has recited a âMeera Bhajanâ at the court of Maharaja, Pratap Singh, of Jammu and Kashmir. Later, when his father came to know about this, he got very disappointed as he wanted his son to focus on studies instead of singing.
After getting approached by his guru, Parashuram Nagar, Saigalâs father allowed him to play the role of Sita in the local Ramleela Function of Jammu.Â
At a very young age, he dropped out of his school and started working as Railway timekeeper to earn some money for himself.
After few years, he left his job as a Railway timekeeper and went to Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, to work as a theatre artist at the Amateur Dramatics Club- The Gaiety Theatre. Â
Along with being a theatre artist, he also worked as a salesman at the Remington Typewriter Company in Shimla, but after few years, due to some reason, he left that job and moved to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he worked as a saree salesman.
In the early 1930s, he got associated with a person named Mehrchand Jain, with whom he moved to Calcutta and started performing in various mehfil-e-mushaira as a nascent singer.
His native music director, Harishchandra Bali, introduced him to Rai Chand Boral, the Music Director & Composer of the New Theater and to B. N. Sircar, Owner of the New Theater at Calcutta.Â
After several recommendations from Boral, B. N. Sircar hired Saigal in his film studio at a contract of 200 rupees (INR) per month.Â
His first three films- Mohabbat Ke Aansoo (1932), Zinda Lash (1932), and Subah Ka Sitara (1932) were not brought any success at his cart and proved to have flopped.
His fourth film- Puran Bhagat (1933) proved to be a massive hit, and four bhajans, which were sung by him, have won the hearts of the audience.
It was a saying that it was because of K L Saigal, that Ghazals of the famous poet, Mirza Ghalib, were revived in the era of early 1930s.
Once, Lata Mangeshkar said that she had left with the two unfulfilled wishes of her life. One was singing a song with Saigal and other was singing for the legendary actor, Dilip Kumar .
Many singers such as Mukesh , Kishore Kumar , Mohammed Rafi , and many others have started there singing career by imitating the voice of K L Saigal and later developed his own style of singing. Here is the song, which was originally sung by Mukesh but sounds like Saigalâs voice.
 As a youngster, Lata Mangeshkar was alleged to have said that she wanted to marry K.L. Saigal after seeing his performance in the film Chandidas (1934).
In the year 1935, he played the most promising role of his acting career in the film âDevdasâ, in which he played the lead role and brought huge intensity to his character. One of his songs from the film âBalam Aaye Baso Moray Man Meinâ became the popular song throughout the country.
Instead of being a Non- Bengali person, he learnt to speak Bangla as any Bengali would have spoken and acted in several Bengali films such as âJeeban Maranâ, âDidiâ, âParichayâ, and many more.
After listening to his songs, the fabled writer, Rabindra Nath Tagore, considered him as a first-ever non-Bengali singer to sing his songs. Here is the video of Rabindrasangeet, âDiner Seshe Ghumerd,â sung by K L Saigal.
After gaining success in the Bengali Cinema, he moved to Mumbai to work with Ranjit Movietone and acted in films- Bhakta Surdas (1942) and Tansen (1943).
In the year 1944, he worked in the film My Sister, and his song âDo Naina Matwareâ and âAe Qatib-e-Taqdeer Mujhe Itna Bata Deâ again spread the magic of his voice in all over the country.
Once, his grandson had mentioned that Saigal was not that much addicted to alcohol as people at that time used to rumour about it. In fact, he started drinking alcohol, because someone suggested him to try it as a medicine to get healed from his backache and sore feet.
Some of his greatest songs âEk Bangla Bane Nyaraâ (1937), âJab Dil Hi Toot Gayaâ (1947), âGham Diye Mustaqilâ (1946), and âSo Ja Rajkumariâ are still popular among music lovers and young generation.
After completing his last film, Parvana (1946), he wanted to go away from the film industry and wanted to get settled at his ancestral place Jalandhar, Punjab. On 18 January 1947, after suffering from chronic illness, this first superstar of the film industry and a distinctive actor left this world. Here is the video, which tells us about the entire journey of his life.
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