Actors such as KL Saigal, Pahadi Sanyal, Amar Mullick, Kanan Devi, Chandrabati Devi, Lila Desai Leela Desai and Prithviraj Kapoor were on his payroll.
She was the daughter of Dr. Umedram Lalbhai Desai and his second wife Satyabala Devi, a famous musician in the early 1900s.
His daughter Leela Desai became the famous Indian actress of the 1940s and 50s, Shanti married the nephew of Sir Rabindranath Tagore, Monica married Phani Majumdar and Ramola married the grandson of Nawab Sirajul Islam.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Kiran Desai | Leela | Mihir Desai | Manmohan Desai | Leela's Homeworld | Leela Naidu | Leela (Futurama) | Leela Desai | var.''leela'' figures 3, 3a. Plate accompanying de Nicéville's description in the ''Journal of the The Asiatic Society | Sunil Kumar Desai | Ravish Desai | Preeti Desai | Prachi Desai at Launch of ''Blockbuster'' Magazine along with Sanjay Dutt | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Narayan Desai | Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai | Meghnad Desai | Mahadev Desai | Leela Savasta | Leela Dube | Haridas Viharidas Desai | C. D. Desai | Anoop Desai |