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In his last years, he was unable to record a song without taking a drink. As the impact of this, his health deteriorated, and he died at the young age of 42 on 18 January 1947 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
Meanwhile, Indian Gramophone Company had released Saigal's record containing a couple of Punjabi songs, composed by Harishchandra Bali. In this way, Bali became Saigal's first music director. The first film in which Saigal had a role was the film Mohabbat Ke Ansu, followed by Subah Ka Sitara and Zinda Lash, all released in 1932. However, these ...
Saigal always drank before recording and he fondly called a peg Kaali Paanch. The period from 1932 to 1946 is called as Saigal era. Saigal shifted to Bombay in 1940 and did unforgettable films like Bhakta Surdas, Tansen, Kurukshetra, Omar Khayyam, Tadbeer, Shahjahan and Parwana.
Jul 2, 2021 · It became a habit, then an addiction. Saigal often had a dose of “Kaali panch” before a song. Naushad says he persuaded Saigal to record Jab dil hi toot gaya both before and after a drink. Saigal was amazed that the pre-drink version was better, and wished he had met Naushad earlier. In December 1946, Saigal’s health deteriorated (he ...
Apr 11, 2021 · (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947) In our house in Calcutta, where I grew up, we had the Radio Ceylon playing each morning from 7.15 to 8am. At 7.57 am the station would play a Saigal song. Our radio would be shut off at 8 after this song as it was a time signal to leave the house for school for all the children in the family.
Apr 9, 2022 · The impact of KL Saigal on India’s playback singing scenario is worth cherishing. His career has always been a benchmark for those aiming to make it big in playback singing.
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Apr 11, 2018 · It is the 114th birth anniversary of music maestro K. L. Saigal. Born as Kundanlal Saigal on April 11, 1904 in Jammu, the singer became the first Indian superstar. He lived in the era when the film industry of India was based in Kolkata.
