▁and ▁slightly ▁tired ▁voice . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Hem anta ▁had ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁that ▁sever ely ▁affected ▁his ▁vocal ▁capabilities , ▁especially ▁his ▁breath ▁control . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁record ▁songs ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁eight ies , ▁but ▁his ▁voice ▁was ▁a ▁sh ade ▁of ▁its ▁rich ▁bar it one ▁past . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Hem anta ▁was ▁fel ic itated ▁by ▁different ▁organizations , ▁most ▁not ably ▁by ▁the ▁Gram oph one ▁Company ▁of ▁India , ▁for ▁comple ting ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁in ▁music . ▁That ▁very ▁year ▁Hem anta ▁released ▁his ▁last ▁album ▁with ▁Gram oph one ▁Company ▁of ▁India ▁— ▁a ▁ 4 5 ▁r pm ▁extended ▁play ▁disc ▁with ▁four ▁non - film ▁songs . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years , ▁Hem anta ▁released ▁few ▁non - film ▁songs ▁for ▁small - time ▁companies ▁that ▁had ▁cro pped ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁nas cent ▁c ass ette - based ▁music ▁industry . ▁Only ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁commer cially ▁successful . ▁He ▁composed ▁music ▁for ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁Beng ali ▁mov ies ▁and ▁one ▁Beng ali ▁and ▁one ▁H indi ▁tele - series . ▁However , ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁an ▁institution , ▁a ▁bel oved ▁and ▁rever ed ▁person ality ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁cour te ous ▁and ▁friendly ▁gentleman . ▁His ▁phil anth rop ic ▁activities ▁included ▁running ▁a ▁home op ath ic ▁hospital ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁his ▁late ▁father ▁in ▁their ▁native ▁village