First superstar and singer kundanlal sehgal was born on 11th April 1904 in jammu. His father Amarchand sehgal was tehsildar in jammu and kashmir court.
K.L sehgal started singing at very early age as he got a chance to sing at the court of jammu-kashmir maharaja Pratap Singh .maharaja was impressed and blessed him for his bright future in singing.But At the age of thirteen his voice get cracked and he remains silent for months. His worried mother take him to a saint who told sehgal to keep practicing.After that he practiced for three years in guidance of three great singers of that time.
Sehgal works as Timekeeper in Punjab railways,salesman & manager in a company before choosing singing.At an occasion of singing K.L. sehgal was recognized by a representative of Hindustan Record company ,who agrees K.L. sehgal to make a contract with that company.This contract flourishes the carrier of K.L. sehgal in singing .
‘Jhulna jhulao’ sung by K.L. sehgal for Hindustan record company was a big hit in early days.In 1932 he acts in his first film ‘Mohabbat ke ansoo’ followed by ‘Subah ka Sitara’and zinda laash.
IN 1935 Devdas was released and K.L. sehgal reaches the top of film industry.His performance in devdas was legendary. Balam Aaye Baso more man mein’ and ‘ dukh ke din ab bitat nahi’ were huge hit.
Some of the top songs of legend sehgal are: ek bangla bane nyara ,jab dil he toot gaya,diya jalao,gam diye mustqil,,so jaa rajkumari,babul mora…… 1932 to 1946 was called sehgal era.he gave his golden voice to more than hundreds of songs.he worked in 36 films ( 28-Hindi,7-Bengali 1-Tamil).
In 1940 he shifted to bombay and worked in unforgettable movies like Tansen & Shahjahan.At that stage this legend is totally addicted to alcohol,it is impossible for him to quit drinking.
On 18 th January 1947 K.L. sehgal passed away at the age of only forty two years.Industry looses one of his golden voice but still he alive in his memorable songs and films after his death of 73 years
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