Betaal Pachisi (TV series)

Betaal Pachisi is an Indian television series based on the comic strip The Phantom. The 49-episode Hindi series originally ran from 1997 to 1998 on DD National. It was directed by Sunil Agnihotri and starred Shahbaz Khan, Sonu Walia, Puneet Issar, Tom Alter and Vindu Dara Singh.[1][2][3]

Betaal Pachisi
GenreFantasy
Based onThe Phantom
by Lee Falk
Directed bySunil Agnihotri
Opening theme"Ye To Hai Betaal"
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes49
Production
Running time45 minutes
Production companyDD National
Release
Original networkDD National
Original release26 May 1997 (1997-05-26) 
1998 (1998)

Cast

Shahbaz Khan as Betaal

A. K. Hangal as Baba

Tom Alter as CID Officer Harry

Sonu Walia as TV reporter

Vindu Dara Singh as Zulmato

Puneet Issar as Kabira (Main antagonist) aka Danav Samrat

Krutika Desai Khan as Naina Jogan

Nimai Bali as Teja

Shiva Rindani as Hiboo/Evu Jingora

Mac Mohan as Mackie

Shehzad Khan as Shahdie

Sudhir as Bash

Mamik Singh

Sagar Salunke

Arjun as Marko the Magician

Rajendra Gupta as Felix the Don / Professor

Deep Dhillon as Jakaali

Javed Khan as Forest Officer

Akhilendra Mishra as Yakoo

Reena Wadhwa as Maharani Kakooti

Tinnu Anand as Alex the Don

Polly as ET

Surendra Pal as Zulmato's sidekick

Archana Joglekar as Nagin

Daman Maan as Jadugar Garsha

Usha Bachani as Rajkumari Ballari

Controversy

The show faced a lawsuit when King Features Syndicate filed a case arguing that Sunil Agnihotri had copied the idea of The Phantom comic strips for the Betaal series.[4][5] However, the court ruled that only the unique expression of an idea could be protected, not the idea itself.[6]

References

  1. "Star of Chandrakanta and Betaal Pachisi, Shahbaz Khan to cut his first album". India Today. 29 September 1997.
  2. "Fanning out fantasy". The Hindustan Times. 8 October 1997. Archived from the original on January 28, 1999.
  3. "TRPs of Krishna on DD falls as Betaal Pachisi draws lot of viewers". India Today. 28 July 1997.
  4. Narayanan, Parameswaran (2007). Law of copyright and industrial designs. Eastern Law House. pp. 17, 46. ISBN 978-81-7177-190-5. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  5. "Business World". Ananda Bazar Patrika Ltd. January 1997: 46. Retrieved 23 April 2012. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Mayur Suresh; Atreyee Majumder; Lawrence Liang. "Encountering the Sustaining Myths of Copyright" (PDF). Infochangeindia.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
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