K L SAIGAL

The play is a revisit to the aura and era of the great K L Saigal (Kundan Lal Saigal). It is a 'Faction'-- where 'facts' blend with 'fiction' to result into a musical drama.

The play does not only portray Saigal the immortal, but Saigal the mortal also --- Saigal as Sita ji in Jammu, Saigal as salesman in Delhi, Saigal as struggler in Calcutta and Saigal as superstar in Bombay.

In the process, the play re-lives the music and cinema of yesteryears. This is how the story of Saigal is replete with events and anecdotes which center, no less, around the legends of equal stature, say, Ustad Faiyyaz Khan, D.V. Palusker, Punkaj Mullick, R.C. Boral, K.C. Dey, Naushad and many more.

No less is the play dotted with live recitals of Saigal's Ghazals, Dadras, Thumris and film songs which envelope and suffuse the listener.