Vicky & Vetaal

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Vicky & Vetaal
Genre Supernatural
Sitcom
Created byNikhat Bhatti
Written bySwanand Kirkire
Directed bySuraj Rao
Creative directorNikhat Bhatti
Starring Damandeep Singh Baggan (voice)
Vishal Malhotra
Dev Kantawala
Kritika Sharma
Theme music composer Shantanu Moitra
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
Production
Executive producerAli Fazal
ProducersPrem Krishen
Sunil Mehta
CinematographySelina Sheth
EditorAfzal Shaikh
Running time20-22 minutes
Production company Cinevistaas Limited
Original release
Network Disney Channel
Release6 October 2006 (2006-10-06) 
17 March 2007 (2007-03-17)

Vicky & Vetaal is an Indian supernatural sitcom which premiered on Disney Channel India. The series, produced by Cinevistaas Limited, was launched on 7 October 2006 as the first major original production of the network, [1] and Disney's first locally-produced live-action Hindi-language series. [2] The show was planned to be the first of a string of five local productions due to get released within a year's span, and was followed by Dhoom Machaao Dhoom , Agadam Bagdam Tigdam , Break Time Masti Time and Nach to the Groove . [3] The series stars Dev Kantawala as Vicky and Vishal Malhotra as Vetaal. The season 2 of the series premiered on Disney Channel on 15 November 2015 with different cast. [4]

Contents

The show is based on the Baital Pachisi collection of tales about the semi-legendary King Vikram, identified as Vikramāditya, and the Vetala, a huge vampire-like being.

Synopsis

Season 1

The main characters of the series are Vicky (Dev Kantawala), a brave and intelligent sixth standard boy and Vetaal (Vishal Malhotra), a friendly but foolish ghost whom only Vicky can see. Vicky released Vetaal accidentally after Vetaal had been hanging from a tree in a school for 300 years and since then their fate has been tied together (much to their dismay) and they have to go along together everywhere followed by "Paddu", Vetaal's living book of magic. The episodes mostly revolves around mishaps in Vicky's life and Vetaal's brave but foolish attempts to save the day often leading to additional troubles for Vicky.

The series is primarily a comedy series with stand-alone episodes. It was one of the favourites among kids hosted by Disney Channel at that time.[ citation needed ]

Season 2

Vicky and his family move into their new house but Vicky and his grandma Gomti are upset about leaving their friends behind when they bump into the 300 year old ghost, Vetaal and his companion, the 1000 year old book of spells, Paddu. They realise that only they can see them and that this has been Vetaal and Paddu's home for years. After a lot of confusion and scary moments, eventually all 4 realise that each of them are harmless and end up becoming friends and excited to be living together in one house.

Cast

Season 1

Season 2

Broadcast

The series also re-aired on Disney XD, Jetix [5] and Hungama TV.

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