▁S idd har tha ▁and ▁played ▁back ▁[ ▁O ▁Nad ire ... ▁( ▁composed ▁and ▁sang ▁by ▁him ▁earlier ▁in ▁ ▁Ne el ▁A ak aser ▁N iche ▁) ] ▁in ▁that ▁film . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Indian ▁singer ▁to ▁play ▁back ▁in ▁Hollywood . ▁The ▁US ▁government ▁hon oured ▁Hem anta ▁by ▁confer ring ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁citizens hip ▁of ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland ; ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁singer ▁of ▁India ▁to ▁get ▁USA ▁citizens hip . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁to ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s , ▁two ▁major ▁music ▁compos ers ▁in ▁Beng al , ▁Nach ik eta ▁Gh osh ▁ ▁and ▁Robin ▁Ch atter je e , ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁Hem anta , ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁died . ▁Sim ult ane ously , ▁music ▁composed ▁by ▁Hem anta ▁for ▁Beng ali ▁films ▁like ▁Ph ules w ari , ▁Ra ag ▁An ur ag , ▁" ▁G ana deb ata ▁" ▁and ▁D ad ar ▁Kir ti ▁established ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁major ▁film ▁music ▁composer ▁in ▁the ▁Beng al ▁movie ▁scene . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Hem anta ▁re - record ed ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁earlier ▁works ▁with ▁composer ▁Sal il ▁Ch ow dh ury ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁This ▁album , ▁titled ▁Leg end ▁of ▁Gl ory , ▁vol . ▁ 2 ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁commercial ▁success , ▁despite ▁Hem anta ' s ▁aged