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Hemant Kumar (16 June 1920 - 26 September 1989) had been one of the most prominent singers of Indian Hindi cinema.
His last name is but he was popularly known by his first and middle names.
He was born in city of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Hemant is considered a exponent of Rabindrasangeet. His first recorded Rabindrasangeet was in the film Priya Bandhabi (1944).
In the mid 1940s, Hemanta became an active member of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) and started an association with another active IPTA member – songwriter and composer – Chowdhury.
Hemant migrated to in 1951 and joined the Studios.
His songs playbacked for actor Dev Anand under music director Burman in movies like Jaal, House No. 44, " Pyasa", Solva Saal and ' Baat ek raat ki" became quite popular.
In Mumbai, along with playback singing, Hemanta also carved a niche as a .
He composed music for a Hindi film called (1954) which became a major success owing largely to its music. Songs of Nagin remained chart-toppers continuously for two years and culminated in Hemant receiving the prestigious Filmfare Best Award in 1955.
In the late 1950s, Hemanta ventured into production under his own banner productions.
The first movie under this banner was a Bengali film directed by Mrinal Sen, titled Neel Akasher Neechey (1959). The story of this film was based on the travails of a Chinese street hawker in Calcutta in the backdrop of India's freedom struggle. The movie went onto win the President's – the highest honour for a movie from Government of India.
In 1961, for commemorating 's birth centenary, Gramophone company of India featured Rabindrasangeet by Hemanta in a large portion of its commemorative output. This too proved to be a major commercial success.
In 1980, Hemanta suffered a major heart attack (myocardial infarction) that severely affected his capabilities.
In 1987, he was nominated for Padma Bhushan award which he politely, having already turned down the offer to receive in the 1970s.
In September 1989, he travelled to Dhaka, Bangladesh to receive the Michael Award. Immediately after returning from this trip, he suffered a major heart attack (myocardial infarction) on September 26 and died a nursing home in South Calcutta.