- Was nominated in Filmfare Awards five times & won once for Chitchor in 1977 for the classical song Tu Jo Mere Sur Mein which was a duet with Yesudas.
- Was considered a alternative for Lata Mangeshkar after she won the Filmfare Award in 1977 but eventually fizzled out from the competitive scene.
- Sang most of her songs for Musician Ravindra Jain.
- Her real name is Lata Bhatt but had to change it to Hemalata.
- Began singing career as a child singer with the song Chanda Ko Dhoondhne which was a duet with Lata Mangeshkar in Jeene Ki Raah (1969).
- Her cousins are actresses-singers Sulakshana Pandit, Vijayata Pandit, and the famous composing duo Jatin-Lalit (Jatin Pandit' and Lalit Pandit).
- Her sister-in-law is actress Yogeeta Bali. Was married to her brother Yogesh .
- Son Aditya Bali is a aspiring actor.
- Brother Vinod Bhatt was a music arranger/assistant in films.
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