The stories thus narrates by Betal, the Vampire forms an interesting series of fairy tales. And at the end of every story it compells king Vikram to solve the puzzle of the story, thus breaking his silence. As soon as Vikram attempts to fetch the corpse in which the vampire Betal was residing, the vampire starts to narrate a story. The condition is that the king should bring the vampire in complete silence, lest Betal, the vampire will fly back with the corpse to its abode.

Legend has it that King Vikramaditya (Vikram), the emperor of Ujjain promises a monk to bring Betal, the vampire as a fovour promised to him.

The stories of Vikram and Betal, originally written in sanskrit, have been an integral part of Indian fairy tales for many centuries. tu bola aur main legend says that King Vikramaditya, in order to fulfil a vow, was required to remove a corpse of betaal from a treetop and carry it on his shoulder to another place in silence.Įnroute, the spirit of Betaal (in the corpse) used to narrate a story to the king and after completing the story Betaal would pose a query that if he (The king) knew the answer, was bound to respond lest he will break his head into thousand pieces.īut if he does speak out, he would break the vow of silence and Betaal would fly back to the treetop, leaving the king inches short of his destination! The king would go after the vampire and start all over again. The cunning Betal knew that the king was too clever not to know the answer, and each time Vikram fell for the trap followed by the inevitable. Betal also warned the king that if he knew the answer and failed to answer it, he (Betal) would have his head. These were simple stories which contained a moral, and a question at the end posed by Betal to Vikram. There is also an impending condition set by Betal that he would accompany Vikram as long as he kept his vow of silence, never uttering a word. Each time he succeeds in trapping him but has to listen to a story on his way back. The series was about a righteous king ,Vikram who goes in search of a ghost, Betal. One of Ramanand Sagar’s best flicks well known for his ever popular Ramayan.

Remember Satish Shah (Betaal) clinging on Arun Govil's back telling him a story and asking questions at the end. “Vikram vikram vikram betaal betaal betaal” “Jawaab de nahi toh mein tere sar ke hazaar tukde kar dunga” One of the most engaging TV serials of the 1980s. Another memorable serial Vikram Aur Betaal.

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