biography of hemanta mukherjee
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Hemanta Mukherjee) was a singer, composer, and producer in the Hindi and Bengali film industry. He is most known for his Bollywood songs from the 1950's and 1960's. In his career, he recorded approximately 2000 songs.
Hemant Kumar was born Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee on June 16, 1920 in Benares (Varanasi). He had three brothers and one sister.
Hemant Kumar's interest in music began early. He sang his first song in All India Radio in 1933. He was only 13 at the time.
Although Hemant Kumar died long ago, there are continually re-releases of his old material. Sometimes these are mere repackaging of his older works and at other times they are remixes. Today, several decades on, he is fondly remembered for giving us some of the most memorable songs ever to come out of Bollywood.