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The story was popularized by Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.), which released a 1988 serial titled Vikram aur Betaal, starring Arun Govil as Vikram and Sajjan Kumar as the Vetala. It was aired on Doordarshan, the public television broadcaster of India.
A remake of that serial by the new generation of Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.), titled Kahaniyaan Vikram aur Betaal Ki, is currently running on the Indian satellite channel Colors.
Another vampire called Vetaal and his spellbook Paddu were found by a boy called Vikram "Vicky" Sharma in the TV series Vicky & Vetaal.
A popular children's periodical, 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 Betal to King Vikram.
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