Bankelal
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Raj Comics |
| First appearance | Bankelal ka Kamal |
| Created by | Jitendra Bedi |
Bankelal is a fictional comic book character, that appears in comic books published by Raj Comics. He is presented as the "Hasya Samrat"(King of comedy).
Origin
Bankelal first appeared in the comic book 'Bankelal Ka Kamaal'.[1] According to the book, he is the son of a farmer named 'Nanku'. His mother's name was 'Gulabati'. The couple didn't have any children. Gulabati was a devotee of Lord 'Shiva' and a child was offered to them as a blessing from the Lord. They named the child Bankelal.
Plot summary
Most of the stories of the series are of only one issue. Most issues start with Bankelal knowing a secret or something which he may use to kill king Vikram Singh and usurp the throne. Story develops further with the involvement of sages, yogis, Devi-Devtas and Rakshas, each of whom comes with incredible humorous twist to the story. In the end all the trickries of Bankelal fail and Vikram Singh gets a lot of favour rather than harm. Though there are some issues that are linked to each other like series in which Bankelal and Vikram Singh travel to different lokas(worlds). This series includes issues such as Bankelal Tataiyalok Me, Kankaallok Me, Dev lok me, Sarplok Me,Vanarlok Me etc.[2]
Attributes
One day Lord Shiva visited Bankelal's home with his consort Parvati. His mother offered them a glass of milk unaware that her naughty child had put a frog in the milk ! When Lord Shiva discovered this he put a curse on Bankelal that if ever Bankelal tried to harm anybody, the person would be blessed with good results and some part of that would also be 'rubbed' on to Bankelal.
Powers and abilities
Bankelal seems extremely stupid but he possesses a mind of devil,always planning mischief.But due to the"blessed" curse placed on him,every bad that he wants to do turns out to be good, turning the odds in his favour. other than that, he has nothing, not even a good face, and only a silly charlie chaplin styled moustache and his 2 buck teeths always coming out when he screams or when he laughs. The good thing is that his every misdeed(mischief) acts as a funny tickle bone for the readers.
Family, friends, and allies
Rani Swarnalata. Wife of maharaj Vikram Singh. Bankelal has a horse named Chetak which is another very funny character in comics series.Some notable guest appearances in Bankelal series includes Tilismdev and Bhokal.
Enemies
Bankelal considers Raja Vikram Singh as his arch enemy. Bankelal always tries to kill him (never managed so far) and become the king of Vishalgarh. Mohak Singh, the prince of Vishalgarh is quite aware of his evil plans. Other courtiers are also jealous of Bankelal's popularity. These include Senapati Markhap, Prabandh Mantri and many others. Some nearby princely states of Vishalgarh also find it hard to kill Vikram Singh until Bankelal is with him.
Titles
- Bankelal Ka Kamaal
- Kar Bura Ho Bhala
- Rajkosh Ke Lutere
- Bankelal Aur Yakshkumar
- Muqaddar Ka Dhani
- Bankelal Aur Shadi Ka Shadyantra
- Tilismi jaal
- Paras Patthar
- Swarg ki musibat
- Laash ki talaash
- Khatre ka avtaar
- Chalis chor
- Pariyon ki musibat
- Jadugar danga
- Patal rakshash
- Murda shaitan
- Sadyantarkaari aatma
- yashkumar
- Maut ka trishool
- Angulimaal
- Talab ke chor
- Rakshasho ki kheti
- Dhart ijakad
- Banke and tilism dev
- Devta ki mani
- Kankaallok me
- Dev lok me
- sarplok me
- vanarlok me
- bankelaal and dankaru
- pretlok me
- aswalok me
- shaitanji
- khujaalraj
- chor khopdi
- chamatkaari vriksh
- aadamkhor anguli
- likhe jo khat tujhe
- peeche pada bhalu
- lo main aa gaya
- nagpanchmi
- khoda shaitan
- muchchad manhus
- dhapor sankh
- jadui muhaware
- raja bankelaal
- kathakaar
- aai bala talo
- chaurasi ghante
- ichchamani
- devputr
- rishi bankelal
- tilismi jute
- sinhasan khaali
- dard puran
- swayamvar
- shaitan ka jadu
- dustyanti
- dayan rani
- chatrpati bankelal
- khadau
- banke and kabada
- sani ki chaya
- shok vatika
- ghudlok ka khajana
- apsara ki aankhein
- rajsi talwar
- chamatkaari jade
- bhoodha ghati
- chamatkaari murtiyaan
- dandak van
- sinhasan batteesi
- satyanasi ka phool
- janamdin
- totaram
- rajmukut
- vaidya bankelal
- shaitan khopdi
- jadugar jaanphook
- bali ka bakra
- vikram aur betaal
- ab khulegi pol
- indraaasan
- neem chadha karela
- dasanan
- aabra ka daabra
- tadipaar
- kaat peet ki lakdi
- shadyantrika
- swarg ka sinhasan
- yudh ka beej
- sur and asur
- jhooth bole kawua kate
- chudail
- Vishnu chakra
- Aaft ki poodiya
- Bhutta shaitan
- Daridra
- Tridev
- Puchchal ketu
- Falputr
- Daku khopdimaal
- Jadui kaan
- Kam bhakt
- Bankeleela
- Kaalsarpa yog
- Kalank choti
- Chudailo ka naach
- Kar bura ho bura
- Main bhi bankelal
- Ulta yog
- Hari jalpari
- Kuber ka khajana
- Sivji ki baarat
- Rakshash aur bhagwaan
- Khaban
- Bankelaal and vhetak
- pyaj wali chudail
- shaitaan chalisa
- jadu ka ghada
- mrityu yog
- vardan
- manav aur danav
- akkad bakkad
- char sau budhdhi
- ek et ka mahal
- param sukh mantra
- shapit khajana
- shaitan dev
- sankat ketu
- kailash pati
- daku chidiya
- chatni swyamvar
- kumbh ka mela
- sanjeevani
- sundar sena
- bankelaal aur bhokal
- bankelal aur kalyug
- devraj indra
- pasu buddhi
- Swapna Chor
- Anmol Ratan
References
- ↑ "In pics: Top comic characters". post.jagran.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ↑ "इनके बिना अधूरी थीं गर्मी की छुट्टियां... - Navbharat Times". Navbharat Times. Retrieved 2016-02-15.