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Sorry, I don't understand ragas. Just show me the tune and I sing.” Then sing anything you like, said Boral, and Saigal started singing something in Raag Asawari.
K. L. Saigal
The two hundred or so songs that Saigal sang, touched a popular chord despite their, or perhaps because of their, profundity.
K. L. Saigal
I have no knowledge with me to make you a better singer than you are.
K. L. Saigal
I was told when he died he was listening to Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya, which I thought was far-fetched, because Saigal never liked his film songs, just his Ghalib compositions. But it was dramatic, so we used it. So imagine my surprise, when after a show in Delhi, a lady came up to me and said she was the niece, Durgesh, seen in that death scene, and her uncle had indeed listened to that song on his deathbed.
K. L. Saigal
Never before had I heard such melody from human throat. It was superhuman. Was he a Gandharva come to earth? No expression on his face. Not much movement of lips. Perfect control over breath. Perfect pauses. Clear pronunciation. I was spellbound.
K. L. Saigal
Sorry, I don't understand ragas. Just show me the tune and I sing.
K. L. Saigal