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.