Hemanta Mukherjee never had had classical training. He never changed his style of singing to cater to the commons. And he never lost his Bengali accent.
And yet, Hemant Kumar (as was his Bollywood moniker) was a legend.
Check out Hai apna dil toh awara.
And well, I was listening to some hindi songs online, and the two songs I listened to right after Hai Apna Dil, were ‘Musafir hoon yaaro’ and ‘Dil chahta hai’. Extremely similar in feel, aren’t they?
