Bankelal(Raj Comics Character)
Origin
Bankelal first appeared in the comic book 'Kar Bura To Ho Bhala'. 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.
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 works as a courtier in the court of Raja Vikram Singh, the king of Vishalgarh. Bankelal doesn't have any so called superhero powers, but he manages to produce some magic by virtue of his curse as he never spares his naughty mind from designing dangerous plots to kill Raja Vikram Singh. But the curse makes everything turn out good in the end. In the process, the readers are offered enough opportunities to laugh their hearts out!!!
Family, friends, and allies
Mohini. 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 quiet aware of his evil plans. Other courtiers are also jealous of Bankelal's popularity. These includes Mahamantri, Senapati, Prabandh Mantri and many others.
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