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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
Original release
NetworkDD National
Release26 May 1997 (1997-05-26) –
1998

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]

Cast

Actor Role
Shahbaz Khan Betaal
A. K. Hangal Baba
Tom Alter CID officer Harry
Sonu Walia TV reporter
Vindu Dara Singh Zulmato
Puneet Issar Zulmato's teacher/ Kabira Main antagonist
Krutika Desai Khan Naina Jogan
Nimai Bali Teja
Shiva Rindani Hiboo
Mac Mohan Mackie
Shehzad Khan Shahdie
Sudhir Bash
Arjun Magician
Rajendra Gupta Felix the Don/Professor
Deep Dhillon Jakaali
Javed Khan Forest Officer
Akhilendra Mishra Yakoo
Usha Bachani Maharani Kakooti
Tinnu Anand Alex the Don
- Polly, the ET
Surendra Pal Zulmato's sidekick

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}}: 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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