The Magical 'Hemanta Da'

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Hemanta Mukherjee or Hemanta Kumar as we all know him, was the most soulful of all the singers in Indian music industry. He was a composer, singer, producer, story-writer of ardent talent which gave life to our entertainment industry.  We were in the era of black and white movies when he stepped in and brought some of the best compositions both in Bengali and classical bollywood movies. I happened to sing one of my favorite songs ' Yeh nayan dare dare' from the movie Kohra today, which was beautifully picturized on Waheeda Rehman and the then chocolaty actor Biswajeet. This song is a perfect blend of romance and love with a serene and subtle backdrop. His other hits included songs like ' Bekarar karke', 'Na tum humhe jaano', 'Ya dil ki suno' to name a few. I would also like to mention one of the songs which was filmed on the evergreen actor of our film industry, Dev Anand  'Yaad kiya dil ne kahan ho tum' from the film Patita which is described as the best romantic song ever by one his fans on you tube.


My personal favorite which I think is a masterpiece from Hemanta da for the film industry is ' Tum Pukar Lo' from Khamoshi, starring our Dharam paji and Waheeda Rehman. I would urge you all to watch this video I uploaded specially for my readers.



He was a born legend who proved himself in the Hindi film industry as well as in the Bengali film fraternity. He is still the most sought after for "Mahalaya songs" and "Rabindra Sangeet". His versatility is clearly visible by listening to the different types of moods he was able to express with his golden voice. He may be one of the least talked about singers today, but for me he is par excellence and his presence in the Indian film industry has been a landmark achievement in those times when technology, media and opportunity had very little role to play in ones success. I salute and bow before him as a tribute to one of the legends who paved the way for the Hindi film industry.