Though my grandmother gave birth to 6 daughters yet my grandfather considered himself childless. My grandfather shifted to Kolkata decades ago and started a business in purchase and underselling of lands. My grandmother Pana Bhatt was from Bikaner. My grandfather Pandit Jorawar Bhatt was a priest who had many royal families as his clients. We are from a village Shela originally, which is situated 10 kms away from Ratangarh-Rajasthan.

So, here we present Hemlataji’s story in her own words:. She had a long conversation with the blog Beete Hue Din on this occasion which included many of the untouched and unheard aspects of her personal and professional life. Recently, she came into limelight once again when she recorded a heart touching song for the Beti Bachao Project. In a career spanning 20 years she recorded more than 5 thousand songs in Hindi and other languages and with the changing scenario of the film music she distanced herself from playback singing. Well-known playback singer Hemlata was hardly 14 when she entered the film world and challenging the predominance of Lata - Asha, she successfully made a very respectful place for herself in the field of playback singing.