K.L. Saigal

For the first time in Indian cinema, flashback was used for storytelling.

The story of an unemployed graduate who falls in love with a woman who ran away from her cruel husband.

Jayant Desai directs this melodrama centering on Kanhaiyalal (K. L. Saigal) who, according to a fortuneteller at his birth, will consort with a...

Bhakt Surdas was a great saint and devotee of Lord Krishna. He was a 16th-century poet who was blind.

The legend of Prince Puran, born under King Silwan of Sialkot's curse which binds his parents never to set eyes on him until he is 16. Accused of...

Shahjehan (a raw Rehman in one of his first releases) is approached by a Rajput chieftain, Jwala Singh, narrating the plight of his foster daughter,...

Devdas, the son of a zamindar, and Parvati, his neighbour's daughter, are childhood sweethearts. However, class and caste differences prevent their...

Set in the early 1940s, the film, a musical comedy is about two friends who arrive in the city to find jobs.

Badi Bahen aka President is a 1937 Hindi social romantic drama film (the Bengali version was called Didi and starred several different actors). The...

Two street urchins dream of singing and making it big in the glamorous world of theatre in Calcutta.

A famous radio singer Mohan (Saigal) is in love with Geeta (Leela Desai). When he goes to his friend a doctor, TB Specialist, Bijoy (Bhanu) for a...

A famous Saigal musical narrating a strange love story set against 1930s industrialization and worker-management relations. The 16-year-old...

The story revolves around the 15th century poet-saint Chandidas who acts out against the deep-rooted bigotry against caste, untouchability and the...

Set against the backdrop of WW II in Calcutta, "Meri Bahen" is the story of a schoolteacher and his young sister. The film followed his rise to fame...

Renowned, talent singer Tansen is settled in a small village. He has a lover whom he loves madly namely Tani. His singing talent pampers everyone in...

Inder is from a well-educated family but spends his life to help people in need which causes many misunderstandings

Prince Parvez is against the marriage his mother has arranged for him with a neighbouring princess.

Devdas, the son of a zamindar, and Parvati, his neighbour's daughter, are childhood sweethearts. However, class and caste differences prevent their...

The film is about a princess who is possessed by a demon. As soon as the princess comes under the control of the demon, she becomes like a living...