Vikram Aur Betaal — Season 1, Episode 1: King Vikramaditya and the Yogi / Suryamal and His Bride's Dilemma

Episode synopsis

The first episode is about how Raja Vikramaditya and Betaal meet. Betaal tells him a story of Suryamal, who falls in love with a woman and marries her with her parents' consent. En route to home, dacoits attack and behead Suryamal and his friend. Suryamal's bride, a devout worshipper of the goddess Durga, tries to commit suicide after seeing her husband dead. Goddess answers her prayers and decides to bring them both alive. Excited with joy, the bride puts Suryamal's head on his friend's body and vice versa.

About Vikram Aur Betaal

Vikram Aur Betaal was a children's television programme aired on DD National. The series contained stories from Indian mythology that aim at teaching kids life lessons while entertaining them. The concept of the program was based on Baital Pachisi, a collection of tales about the semi-legendary King Vikram and the Vetala, a vampire-like being.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2King Rupsen and His Bodyguard Virvar
• E3Love Story of King Yashodhan
• E4Three Suitors and Somprabha
• E5The Story of Padmavati and Prince Vajramukti
• E6Rich Girl Accepts Thief as Husband
• E7King Chandrasen and His Servant Satvasheel
• E8Three Sensitive Brothers
• E9The Husband, the Thief, and the Lover
• E10The Prince and the Three Sensitive Sisters
• E11Whom Will the Princess Marry
• E12Who Is the Real Father
• E13The Giant and the Brave Boy