Sung in separate versions by Lata Mangeshkar and Hemant Kumar, though the film had other well-known songs by Geeta Roy (later Dutt), the success of ‘Vande Mataram’ made filmmakers look at ...

On stage was popular performer from Kolkata Sagnik Sen who is famous for his rendition of Hemant Kumar’s songs. The singer was in the city on the invitation of Bengali Association and Bengali ...

“You know, my parents used to tell me that as a one-year-old I would sit still when they played Hemant Kumar’s songs and I continue do so,” he laughs, his eyes lighting up with excitemen ...

The year 2019 ushers in the 100th birth anniversary of Mukherjee, known as Hemant Kumar in the Hindi music ... his soulful rendition of many of those songs, including Ranar ranar, a paean to ...

Hemant Kumar was a music director, singer and film producer, all rolled into one. He left his own distinct touch in all the three areas. Not limited by language, he used to sing and compose for ...

Of the 262 songs that he collected in his repertoire over three decades, Hemant Kumar's first playback recording was for the film Nimaaee Sanyas in 1940. Prior to that, he'd done a single ...