Remembering Hemant Kumar on his birth anniversary (16/06).

Remembering Hemant Kumar on his birth anniversary (16/06).

“Listening to Hemantda, I feel as though a sadhu sitting in a temple is singing a Bhajan.” commented the nightingale Lata Mangeshkar about Hemant Kumar Mukherjee who was not only a fabulous singer but also an equally indomitable composer.

In this photo, flutist Sumant Raj, Hemant Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, and Music Director Vasant Desai while recording the song “Nain so nain nahi milaaao” from ‘Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje’ (1955).