MUSI 1500 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Geeta Dutt, Art Music, Mujra
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Born in 1904 in a punjabi khatri family of jammu saigal was a prodigy, a compulsive singer from childhood. His mother took him to some sufi pir. In 1932 he finally reached calcutta, the high seat of film making and music where he soon made the prevalent music practices obsolete to introduce an entirely new idiom in film music. On his arrival in calcutta, the enterprising singer persuaded his would-be-mentor, the reigning music monarch r. c. boral. Saigal"s first screen appearance was in a bengali film in which he appeared a small role. Saigal made his debut as a hero in new theatres" mohabbat ke ansu (1932) He released the image of the hero from a heavily ornate style and verbosity, carried amidst ostentatious sets, brought down to earth with simplicity and naturalness. In the 1940s, saigal made his phenomenal entry into the bombay film world.
