

#VIKRAM AUR BETAAL EPISODE 1 SERIAL#
The TV serial was very popular at the time when it was aired from DoorDarshan and was enjoyed by the people of all ages enthusiastically. Vetal was portrayed by Sajjan convincingly. Vikram was played by Arun Govil (again fine actor who played Lord Ram – Rama – in Ramayana TV serial later). The role of the saint was played by famous actor Arvind Trivedi (who later played Ravan in the Ramayana TV serial by Ramanand sagar). Finally he reaches the tree from where Vetal is hanging. The path to the graveyard was very dangerous but Vikram reaches his destination. Vikram accepts the challenge and goes to the graveyard. He also asks Vikram to be very alert warning him that Vetal is very difficult to take control of. Vikram’s duty is to get him to the mendicant saint’s place.

The saint is happy on Vikram’s arrival and tells him to go to a graveyard situated little away, where a fellow naed Vetal resides on a tree. He then goes to the saint’s place where he has asked Vikram to come. Vikram finds it quite abnormal, but decides to take a chance and visit the saint at his place of worship and help him. Only brave man like Vikram can fulfill the requirements and no one else. The saint then reveals that he is doing some deadly worship in the jungle and he needs Vikram to come there and do some stuff for him. The saint asked for a favor from vikram instead explaining that the fruits were the only way to attract his attention being the busy king that he was. Next day when he met and asked the saint for the explanation. Vikram decides to get the explanation about the same from the saint next day. He then cut down all the fruits one by one, and to his surprise all of them had very valuable gems integrated within. Vikram felt puzzled with the unnatural behavior of the saint and one day he cut the fruit, he found the gems within. The concept of the program was based on Baital Pachisi, a collection of tales about the legendary King Vikram (identified as Vikramditya) and the Vaitaala, a ghost analogous to a vampire in Western literature.
#VIKRAM AUR BETAAL EPISODE 1 SERIES#
The series contained stories from Indian mythology that aim at teaching kids life lessons while entertaining them. Who spoke nothing but gave Vikram a fruit. Vikram Aur Betaal was a television programme that aired on DD National. One day when he was donating the valuables to the people, he found a saint was also there in the crowd. Vikram known for his qualities of bravery, intelligence, analytical skills and philanthropy, used to go to the temple every morning and on his way back from the temple, He listened to the complaints of people and donate the stuff to the needful.
