 He recorded a few Bengali songs in the 1960s and also composed music for one of the most memorable renditions – " "Jiboner Anekta Path Eklai.."" – of Hemanta

In 1945, Hemanta married Bela Mukherjee (died 25 June 2009), a singer from Bengal.Although Bela had sung some popular songs in the movie, "Kashinath" (1943), with music by Pankaj Mullick, she did not actively pursue her musical career after marriage.They had two children