''Shiv Bhakta'' also spelt as ''Shiv-Bhakta'' () is a 1955 Hindu epic film directed by H.L.N. Simha starring

Shahu Modak Shahu Modak (25 April 1918 – 11 May 1993) was an Indian actor who acted in many Hindi as well as Marathi movies. Shahu Modak was mostly famous for the mythological characters that he played. He mostly played the roles of Krishna, and Jñāneś ...

and Padmini in lead roles. It was a mythological film produced by AVM productions and it was directed by H. L. N. Simha with music by Chitrgupta. The songs were penned by Gopal Singh Nepali. Songs were considered evergreen. There are excellent classical dances by Padmini in this film. This was Padmini's second Hindi film followed by ''

Mr. Sampat ''Mr. Sampat'' is a 1952 Indian Hindi-language satirical film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios. It is based on R. K. Narayan's 1949 novel '' Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi'', and the Tamil film ''Miss Malini ...

'' (1952). The film is a remake of director - producer duo's 1954 Kannada film ''

Bedara Kannappa ''Bedara Kannappa'' is a 1954 Indian Kannada-language Hindu mythological film directed by H. L. N. Simha and written by G. V. Iyer. The film stars Rajkumar playing the title character along with Pandari Bai, Kushala Kumari, G. V. Iyer, Sandh ...

''.

Cast

as Deena * Padmini as Rani * Ragini as Chintamani *

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as Neela *Mishra as Kailashnath Shastri *Anant Kumar as Kashinath Shastri * Kumari Devi as Gauri Shastri *Sope as Young Neela *

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as Rani's mother *Ramachandra Sastry as Lord Shiva *Deshraj as Young Deena *Raju

Songs

The music was composed by

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and the lyrics were written by

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* 1955 films 1950s Hindi-language films Indian black-and-white films Hindu mythological films Hindi remakes of Kannada films AVM Productions films Films directed by H. L. N. Simha Indian drama films 1955 drama films {{1950s-Hindi-film-stub