![]() ![]() He also gives credit to the show’s writer Sharad Joshi, who translated Bhatt’s stories, and made them more relevant. The challenge was to make the show appealing for kids,” says Prem. Produced by Ramanand Sagar, the show was directed by his son, Prem Sagar. Arvind Trivedi, Deepika Chikhalia and Vijay Arora, who starred in Ramayan, were part of this show too. Arun Govil played the role of Vikramaditya, while late actor Sajjan played Betaal. In each episode, the manipulative Betaal would tell Vikramaditya a story, and at the end of each, he would trick him into answering a question, before flying away. In the show, the stories were narrated to King Vikramaditya by a ghost named Betaal, as he carried him piggyback. The show narrated 25 stories, which were originally written by Mahakavi Somdev Bhatt almost 2,500 years ago, and were called Betaal Pacchisi. ![]() Vikram Aur Betaal started airing in 1985, and soon captured the imagination of the entire nation. ![]()
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