
Every day many visitors used to visit the king and gift him something. He was brave, fearless, and with a strong will. He had immense love for learning as well as for adventure. Vikramaditya was a great king who ruled over a prosperous kingdom from his capital at Ujjain. These are spellbinding stories told to the wise King Vikramaditya by the witty ghost Betaal. Vikram Aur Betaal is based on 'Betaal Pachisi', written in the 11th century by Kashmiri poet Somdev Bhatt. ( October 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. The show aired at 4:30 PM Indian Standard Time on Sundays from 1985 to 1986. It is about the legendary king Vikram (identified as Vikramāditya) and the ghost Betaal (identified as Vetala, a spirit analogous to a vampire in western literature). The concept of the program was based on Baital Pachisi, which is also known as Vikram-Betaal (a collection of 25 tales which is narrated by Vetala to Vikram).

The series contained stories from Indian mythology. Vikram Aur Betaal is an Indian mythology television series that aired on DD National in 1985 & re-telecast in 1988 after the hit Series Ramayan.
