Editing Hemant Kumar (section)

==Personal life==
Hemanta had three brothers and a sister Nilima. His younger brother Tarajyoti was a Bengali short story writer. His youngest brother Amal composed music as well as sang for some Bengali movies, most notably for [[Abak Prithibi]] and ''Hospital''. Amal recorded a few songs in the 1960s as well with Hemant as music director, most notably the song "Jiboner Anekta Path Eklai". In 1945, Hemanta married [[Bela Mukherjee]], a singer from Bengal. Although she had sung some popular songs in the movie ''[[Kashinath (1943 film)|Kashinath]]'', she did not actively pursue her musical career after marriage. They had two children, a son Jayant, and a daughter Ranu. Ranu also pursued a music career in the late 1960s and early 1970s, with somewhat limited success. Jayant is married to [[Moushumi Chatterjee]], a Bengali film actress.