 He sang songs composed by the major music directors in Bengal such as Nachiketa Ghosh, Robin Chatterjee and Salil Chowdhury.Some of the notable films Hemanta himself composed music for during this period include "Harano Sur", "Marutirtha Hinglaj", "Neel Akasher Neechey", "Lukochuri", "Swaralipi", "Deep Jwele Jaai", "Shesh Parjanta", "Kuhak", "Dui Bhai", and "Saptapadi" in Bengali, and, "Jagriti" and "Ek Hi Raasta" in Hindi.In the late 1950s, Hemanta ventured into movie production under his own banner