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+'''KUNDAN LAL SAIGAL (1904-46)'''
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+Legendary actor and singer whose
+performance in the lead role of Barua's
+Devdas set the standard for musical
+melodrama acting. Born in jammu. As a child,
+he occasionally played Seeta in the Ramlila of
+Jammu. His only formal training apparently
+came from a little-known Sufi peer, Salman
+Yussuf. The singing tradition he assimilated,
+sometimes described as the Kotha (where the
+courtesans performed), had little classical
+rigour, but emphasised the poetic ·bending' of
+syllables into musical curves in forms like th~
+thumri and the ghazai. His renditions of Mirza
+Ghalib's poetry and his identification with its
+tragic iconography formed the famous Saigal
+persona. Worked as a typewriter salesman
+when B.N. Sircar recruited him for his singing
+ability. His style was substantially shaped at
+New Theatres by Rai Chand Boral who. with
+Timir Baran and Pankaj Mullick, composed
+most of the songs which remain among the
+most popular hits in Indian film history. Acted
+in a Bengali film for the first time when he did
+a small role, including two songs, in the
+Bengali version of De~das (having first had to
+satisfy Saratchandra Chatterjee that he could do
+it). He also sang two songs in P.V. Rao's 1936
+Tamil version of Barua's film. Later proved very
+popular in Bengali films, e.g. Didi, Des her
+Matt. At New Theatres, the films of Nitin Bose
+(President,]ibau Maran) and Phani
+Majumdar (Street Siuger) allowed his music
+to develop its own autonomy. Inspired a whole
+generation of singers such as Mukesh, Talat
+Mahmood, Kishore Kumar and Kozhikode
+Abdul Qadir. Worked at Ranjit in the '±Os
+(e.g. the classic Tanseu). Biography by
+Menon 1989).
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+
+'''FILMOGRAPHY''': 1932: Jiohabbat Ke Aansoo;
+Zinda Lash; Subah Ka Sitara; 1933: Purmz
+Bhakt; Rajraui Meera; Yahudi Ki Ladki;
+Dulari Bibi; 1934: Chaudidas; Daku
+.Manso01~ Mohabbat Ki Kasauti; 1935:
+Karwau-e-Hayat; Devdas; Bij'oya; 1936:
+Karodpati; Pujarin; 1937: Didi/President;
+1938: Desber Mati/Dharti Mata; Street
+Singer!Saathi; Dushmaul]iban Marau;
+1940: Zilzdagi; 1941: Parichay!Lagau;
+1942: Bhakta Surdas; 1943: Tausen: 1944:
+Bhanwara; Meri Baheu; 1945: Kuruksbetm:
+Tadbir; 1946: Omar Khayyam: Shabjeban;
+1947: Paru.wza.
+
+[[Actor]]
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+[[Music]]