sajjan played the role of betal in vikram betal.
sajjan played the role of betal in vikram betal.
who played the role of betal in vikram betal?
sajjan
the children's "chandamama", featured a serial story titled "new tales of vikram and betal" for many years. as the title suggests, the original premise of the story is maintained, as new stories are told by vetala to king vikrama.









































in 1985, the story was developed by sagar films (pvt. ltd.), as a television serial titled "vikram aur betaal", starring arun govil as vikrama and sajjan kumar as the vetala. it was aired on doordarshan, the public television broadcaster of india.
baital pachisi
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betal (devanagari:बेताळ) is a popular folk deity in goa, sindhudurg district of maharashtra and karwar of karnataka in india. images of betal are stark naked with an emaciated belly; most of the sculptures of betal are depicted with sword in one hand and in another hand bowl is shown. 









































section::::history.









































as per historians betal is a deity of aboriginal tribes of konkan who were of proto-australoid origin and worshiped demigods and spirits. the word "betal" though sanskritised as (devanagari:वेताल), is believed to have roots in austric languages. betal being the gramadevata is the guardian of the village.









































section::::tradition.
betal