Hemanta Mukherjee

Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Music director

Benares, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India

Hemanta Mukherjee, often credited as Hemant Kumar (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), outside Bengal, was an Indian, Bengali playback singer, music director and film producer, who sang in Bengali, Hindi and other Indian languages. He is also the greatest artiste of Rabindra Sangeet. He won two National awards for the category best male playback singer. He is often credited as one of the greatest Indian singers of all time for his unparalleled manly voice.
Hemanta Mukherjee, often credited as Hemant Kumar (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), outside Bengal, was an Indian, Bengali playback singer, music director and film producer, who sang in Bengali, Hindi and other Indian languages. He is also the greatest artiste of Rabindra Sangeet. He won two National awards for the category best male playback singer. He is often credited as one of the greatest Indian singers of all time for his unparalleled manly voice.