'Layi hayat aaye qaza le chali chale': The life and legend of K.L. Saigal indianewengland.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indianewengland.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
He was the first superstar of Hindi cinema - on basis of just his singing. In his short life and shorter film stint, Kundan Lal Saigal not only enthralled people across the country with his golden voice, but also made playback singing central .
He was the first superstar of Hindi cinema - on basis of just his singing. In his short life and shorter film stint, Kundan Lal Saigal not only enthralled people across the country with his golden voice, but also made playback singing central to films, as he went on to create an abiding musical legacy that all his contemporaries as well as successors - be it Mukesh, Rafi, Talat, or Kishore - desperately wanted to emulate.