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Hemanta Kumar!


There were times during my growing up years, which had the usual the annual visit to my place of birth Guntur for Summer Holidays.. among a lot of things there, one striking aspect was how all families were united by the love for Music, Indian Classical as well as Western.. Back then, almost inevitably at least one member from every known family knew how to play the Harmonium aided by a voice with nasal touch..

They would never shy away from showcasing their limited range of songs again and again year after year with the universal favorites being the Nagin been music & couple of songs from films like Waqt etc..

Saw this Video during idletime YouTubing & just thought how good should the legendary Hemant Kumar be if his supremely rich, velvetly smooth, Baritone voice sounded this good with Doordarshan mics.. He was I think aged around 69 at the time of giving this rendition..(passed away at 70)

Was great to see this interview of the original voice for Dev Anand & may be even Guru Dutt perhaps

I'm not a great face reader by any stretch but if there is a person whose face reflects the epitome of a flawless, pious, saintly professional of the bygone era balancing work and personal life with equal devotion, then this could be it..
anddd at the other end of the spectrum you read the news scrolls pertaining to the adventures of Anu Malik or Kailash Kher or some random Mohapotras about their music auditions, very little about which is actually pertaining to music..

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