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{{short description|1948 Hindi religious film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Shri Ram Bhakta Hanuman
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| director = [[Homi Wadia]]
| producer = Homi Wadia
| writer =
| screenplay = Homi Wadia
| story = Shivram Vashikar
| based_on = [[Valmiki Ramayana]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Trilok Kapoor]]<br>S. N. Tripathi<br>Sona Chatterjee
| music = [[S. N. Tripathi]]
| cinematography = P. N. Ram Rao
| editing = Sheikh Ismail<br>Dandekar
| studio = Basant Pictures
| distributor =
| released = 1948
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| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
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'''''Shri Ram Bhakta Hanuman''''' (Hanuman, The Worshipper of Lord Rama) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1948|1948]] [[Hindi]] religious film produced and directed by [[Homi Wadia]] for Basant Pictures.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1994-IA109|accessdate=15 September 2014|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7|pages=1994–}}</ref> The story was adapted from [[Valmiki Ramayana|Valmiki’s Ramayana]] by Shivram Vashikar and the dialogues were written by P. C. Joshi. [[S. N. Tripathi]] not only provided music for the film but acted the main role of [[Hanuman]].<ref name="Hindilyrics">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindilyrics.net/legends/s-n-tripathi-the-ardent-classical-yet-modern-composer/|title=S. N. Tripathi : The Ardent Classical Yet Modern Composer |publisher=HindiLyrics.Net|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref> The film starred [[Trilok Kapoor]], [[S. N. Tripathi]], Sona Chatterjee, Niranjan Sharma and Prabhash Joshi.<ref name="Gomolo">{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film318864.htm|title=Shri Ram Bhakta Hanuman|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref>

The story taken from an episode of [[Valmiki Ramayana]] centre’s around the abduction of Sita by Ravana, and Hanuman’s support to Rama and Lakshman in the battle against Ravana.

==Plot==
[[Ravana]] (Niranjan Sharma) orders [[Maricha]] to turn into a deer to entice [[Sita]] (Sona Chatterjee) with the notion of kidnapping her. [[Rama]] (Trilok Kapoor), [[Lakshman]] (Prabhash Joshi) and Sita are in the [[Panchavati]] forest for their fourteen-year exile. Espying the golden deer sent by Ravana to lure Rama away, Sita asks Rama to get it. On hearing a cry of pain she sends Lakshman after his brother thinking he’s hurt. Ravan comes in the guise of a hermit begging alms and makes Sita step over the [[Lakshman Rekha]] (line), Lakshman had drawn around their cottage for her safety, asking her not to step beyond it. In their search for Sita, Ram and Lakshman meet [[Hanuman]] ([[S. N. Tripathi]]) whom they help in the fight between [[Sugriva]] and [[Vali (Ramayana)|Bali]]. Hanuman then helps in finding Sita. He goes through several challenges in his devotion to Ram. Hanuman becomes a major factor in the battle between Rama and Ravana resulting in the victory of Rama and Shri Ram’s subsequent return to [[Ayodhya]].

==Cast==
* [[S. N. Tripathi]] as Hanuman
* [[Trilok Kapoor]] as Shri Rama
* Prabhash Joshi as Lakshman
* Sona Chatterjee as Sita
* Niranjan Sharma as Ravana/Sugriva
* Leela Kumari as Mandodari
* Pandit Amarnath as Angad
* Dalpat as Meghnad
* Shri Bhagwan as Vibhishan
* Rajni
* Kamal Kumar as Nal
* Korega

==Music==
The music composer was [[S. N. Tripathi]] who gave music for several mythological and fantasy films and was "tagged as a mythological composer"<ref name=hindilyrics>{{cite web|title=S. N. Tripathi : The Ardent Classical Yet Modern Composer}}</ref> His use of classical Raagas brought an authenticity to the songs making them popular even today.<ref name="Geetadutt">{{cite web|url=http://www.geetadutt.com/tripathi.html|title=Geeta Dutt with Tripathi|publisher=Geetadutt.com|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref> The lyrics of the film are credited to Homi Wadia with the singers including S. N. Tripathi, Sona Chatterjee and [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]].<ref name="Hindigeetmala">{{cite web|url=http://hindigeetmala.net/movie/shree_rambhakta_hanuman.htm|title=Shri Ram Bhakta Hanuman|publisher=Hindi Geetmala|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref>

===Song List===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "Aayee Basant Ritu Aayee"
| Sona Chatterjee
|-
| 2
| "Raghupati Raghav Rajaram"
| S. N. Tripathi
|-
| 3
| "Ram Ram Siya Ram"
| S. N. Tripathi
|-
| 4
| "Beet Chali Barkha Ritu Seete"
| Mukesh
|-
| 5
| "Hey Khag Mrig Hey Madhukar"
| Mukesh
|-
| 6
| "Ram Ho Ram Ho Naina Mere Bhar Bhar Aaye"
| Sona Chatterjee
|-
| 7
| "Kahe Barsat Badarva Barsat Nayan Hamare"
|
|-
| 8
| "Maharaj Ho Maharaj Ras Barse Tore Dwar"
|
|-
|}

==Remake==
It was remade in 1969, starring [[Abhi Bhattacharya]], Raaj Kumar and [[B.M.Vyas]] directed by [[Shantilal Soni]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0379502|title=Shri Ram Bhakta Hanuman }}

{{Homi Wadia}}

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[[Category:1940s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Homi Wadia]]
[[Category:Hindu mythological films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. N. Tripathi]]
[[Category:Films based on the Ramayana]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:1940s action films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language action films]]

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