Hemant Kumar & Lata – Nain So Nain Nahi Milao – Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje [1955]
"Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje" is a 1955 Indian film directed by V. Shantaram. It stars Shantaram's wife Sandhya and dancer Gopi Krishna. One of the earlier Technicolor films made in India, the film won the 1956 Filmfare Best Movie Award. Music is by Vasant Desai. Lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri. Awards; Filmfare Best Director Award for V. Shantaram Filmfare Best Movie Award Filmfare Best Art Direction Award for Kanu Desai Filmfare Best Sound Award for AK Parmar National Film Award: All India Certificate of Merit and President's Silver Medal (Best Feature Film in Hindi)………. Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Bangla: Hemonto Kumar Mukhopaddhae) also known as Hemanta Mukherjee (June 16, 1920 September 26, 1989) was an Indian singer, composer and producer. He sang in Hindi films under the name Hemant Kumar. Hemanta was born in the city of Varanasi, India. His family hailed from a village named Baharu in West Bengal. They migrated to Calcutta in the early 20th century. Hemanta grew up there and attended Mitra Institution school of Bhawanipore area. There he met his longtime friend, Subhas Mukhopadhyay who later became a Bengali poet. After passing the intermediate examinations (12th grade), Hemanta was admitted to Jadavpur University to study Engineering. However, he quit academics to pursue a career in music, despite parental objection. He briefly tried his hand at literature and also published a short story in a prestigious Bengali magazine called Desh, but by the late-1930s he was <b>…</b>
