Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, also known as Hemant Kumar, (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989) was an Indian Bengali singer and music director who sang in Bengali, Hindi and other Indian languages like Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Assamese, Tamil, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Konkani, Sanskrit and Urdu. He was an artist of Bengali and Hindi film music, Rabindra Sangeet, and many other songs. He was the recipient of two National Awards for Best Male Playback Singer.
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16 June 1920 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Died |
26 September 1989 (aged 69) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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