Director: Ramanand Sagar

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Duration: 10080 min

Synopsis: Alif Laila (Thousand Nights) is a TV series based on the stories from The Arabian Nights. It was produced by Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.). It was made in two seasons. The first season was aired on DD National and the second SAB TV. Later, it was also aired on ARY Digital. The series became very popular. The dialogue is in Urdu. It proved to be a great success and achievement for its producers and broadcasters. Much of the credit of its success goes to Ramanand Sagar. This was one of his greatest works. Shah Nawaz one of the lead actors played different roles in the series.

The Series starts right from the very beginning when Scheherazade starts telling stories to Shahryar. Alif Laila contains both the well-known and the lesser-known stories from The Arabian Nights of which some are mentioned here.

The legacy of Arabian Nights told for the first time on television as a daily fantasy series.

The
1001 stories in 1001 nights are told in the most exiting, enthralling and romantic way.

But, there are many more stories beyond Aladdin and his magic lamp, Alibaba and 40 thieves, Sinbad and his sailing saga in the wonderful treasure of stories that haven?t come to public eye.

The yet to be told stories from the Arabian Nights with great morals, laced with flying carpets, magic lamps and amazing fairies.

In those days Kings used to disguise and go out of their palace in order to see and get to know his subjects. Like that when our Alif Laila king went out, he meets a beggar who beg for money but won’t take the money before being beaten. The king asks him why and asks him to come to his palace and tell the reason.

The Beggar comes and tells that he is born to a rich and lovable family and how he ditches them by gambling all his money. He even steals 4 camel which carried treasure from a wise man who ask his for favor so that he can build a well in a desert.

One day beggar meets a Jin who gives a eye kajal, if he applies in one eye he can see treasures buried underground. The beggar puts the eye kajal in both his eyes and becomes blind. At end he realizes his sin and promises himself that he will be beaten before having his meal.

Then our King journey continues when he sees another young prince beating his horse. The king ask him same thing and here goes our second story starts.

The prince was in love with a princess named Abida but he falls in hands of a beautiful witch who comes in revenge of Abida and her father. The witch marries the prince and kills his mom, dad, sis and tries to kill his bro and put blame in Abida.

Abida proves that they are not guilty and changes the witch to a horse and prince decides to beat the horse for 11 yrs and after that the witch burns and dies off.

Today also the KING has left his palace in search of new story. So, be ready with your magic carpet to experience Journey into Magical World.

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Alif Laila (Urdu: اَلف لَیلیٰ‎) is an Indian television series based on the One Thousand and One Nights, also known as the Arabian Nights.^[1] It was produced by Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.).^[2] It was made in two seasons. The first season aired from 1993-1997 for 143 episodes on DD National. The second season aired on SAB TV.

The plot line of the series starts from the very beginning when Shahrzad starts telling stories to Shahryar and contains both the well-known and the lesser-known stories from the One Thousand and One Nights which are mentioned here. The name Alif Laila is a short form of the original Arabic title of the One Thousand and One Nights - Alif Layla wa-Layla (Arabic: ألف ليلة وليلة‎).

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Stories[edit]

• Ep 1-2 Prologue to the story of King Shahryar and Queen Shahrzad
  • Ep 2-6 The Trader and the Genie (تاجر اور جنTaajir aur Jinn)
    • Ep 6-9 Story of the First Old Man (پہلا مسافر اور دو کتوں کی کہانیPahla Musaafir aur Do Kutton ki Kahaani)
    • Ep 9-13 Story of the Second Old Man (دوسرا مسافر اور بکری کی کہانیDoosra Musaafir aur Bakri ki Kahaani)
  • Ep 13-15The Fisherman and the Genie^[3] (ماہی گیر اور جنMaahigir aur Jinn)
    • Ep 15-18 Tale of the Vizier and the Sage Duban (حکیم دوبان کی کہانیHakeem Dobaan ki Kahaani)
  • Ep 19-33Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (اَلہ دین اور جادوئی چراغAladeen aur Jaadui Chiraagh)
  • Ep 34-47Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves^[4] (علی بابا اور چالیس چورAli Baba aur Chaalis Chor)
  • The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (سِندباد جہازیSindbad Jahaazi)
    • Prince Jalal Talib and Malika Hamira (a.k.a. Prince Jalal Talib and the Three Pearls)^[5] (شہزادہ جلال طالب اور ملکہ ہمیراShahzaada Jalaal Taalib aur Malika Hameera)
    • Prince Jamal Saqib and Princess Mahapara (شہزادہ جمال ثاقب اور شہزادی مہاپاراShahzaada Jamaal Saaqib aur Shahzaadi Mahapaara)

Season 2[edit]

• The Night-Adventures of CaliphHarun al-Rashid (خلیفہ ہارون رشید کے گشتےKhaleefa Haarun Rasheed ke Gashte)
  • The Caliph's Judgement
  • Story of the Blind Man (اندھے فقیر جمال کی کہانیAndhe Faqeer Jamaal ki Kahaani)
  • Zishan and Sofonisba (زشان اور سوفونسباZishaan aur Sofonisba), loosely based on the History of Sidi Nu'uman
  • History of Khwajah Hasan al-Habbal (خواجہ حَسن خبال کی کہانیKhwaaja Hasan Khabaal ki Kahaani)
  • Two Brothers Jalal and Bilal (دو بھائی جلال اور بلالDo Bhaai Jalaal aur Bilaal)
  • Prince Afat and Firoza vs Firoz
• (Epilogue to the story of Shahryar and Shahrzad)

Cast[edit]

• Hyder Kazmi as Jaadugar Talimosh and Darvesh
• Girija Shankar as King Shahryar^[6]
• Damini Kanwal Shetty (Seema Kanwal) as Queen Shahrzad^[6][7]
• Shahnawaz Pradhan as Royal Vizier (Prologue), Sinbad the Sailor, clone Badrous (Sinbad arc), thief Asfandyaar (Ali Baba arc)
• Shweta Rastogi as daughter of Royal Vizier (Prologue)
• Swati Anand as princess Sofonisba of Gudjistaan [Sharara Gul] (Jishan & Sofonisba arc)
• R.K. Datta as Trader (Trader & Genie arc), shape-shifter Cheema (Jalal Talib arc)^[6]
• Pramod Kapoor as merchant Sirajuddin Shareef Zardaari (Trader & goat arc), prince Gulfaam/Shah Khurram of Mehrabaad/sorcerer Misri (Sinbad arc), sorcerer Azgar (Jalal Taalib arc), King Baazik (Two Brothers arc)^[6]
• Mulraj Razda as Hakim Douban^[6]
• Neela Patel as fisherman's wife (Fisherman & Genie arc), Aladdin's mother (Aladdin arc), Shah of Baghdad's consort (Sinbad arc), Queen Zamaani of Shahristaan (Jalal Talib arc)
• Navdeep Singh as Aladdin (Aladdin arc)^[6]
• Papiya Sengupta as princess Gulafsha of Naglistaan^[6]
• Sanjeev Sharma as Haasim (Ali Baba arc), Daniel (Jalal Talib arc)
• Vilas Raj as African magician Zingaalu Zungla (Aladdin arc), pirate Qehermaan/evil shadow Hamzaad (Sinbad arc), shape-shifter Jhingaal (Jalal Talib arc)
• Pinky Parikh as Duraksha (Trader & goat arc), Fairy Zeba Zeemi Shaheen (Aladdin arc), Marjina (Ali Baba arc), princess Badroulbadour and witch-queen Taaguti (Sinbad arc)^[7]
• Sulakshana Khatri as witch Asbela (Sinbad arc), princess of corpses Asjaar Salatiya (Jalal Talib arc)
• Jyotin Dave as King of Naglistaan (Aladdin arc), Police chief (Ali Baba arc), Shah of Baghdad (Sinbad arc), King of Shahristaan/dervish (Jalal Talib arc)^[7]
• Sunil Pandey as Sabeer Ahmed (Three Brothers arc), Ali Baba (Ali Baba arc), thief Gufraan (Sinbad arc), vizier Sarbaakh (Two Brothers arc)
• Tarakesh Chauhan as merchant Qaasim (Ali Baba arc), Balgavaan, Hafiz (Sinbad arc), prince Jalal Talib bin Sheikh Abdul Majeedi of ShahHarounabad (Jalal Talib, Two Brothers arc)
• Radha Yadav as Dilshad (Ali Baba arc), mother of kidnapped child (Sinbad arc)
• Jharna Dave as Naubahar (Ali Baba arc), sorceress Zubeidaa (Sinbad arc)
• Paulomi Mukherjee as lady Shahzamaani (Sinbad arc)
• Ashwini Sidhwani as fairy Maarukh (Sinbad arc)
• Sunil Nagar as Sultan Bakht, lady Gazala's lover, Fairy-king of Nigaristaan (Sinbad arc)
• Payal Mehta as lady Gazala (Sinbad arc), princess Mahapara of Cheestaan (Two Brothers arc)
• Kumar Hegde as shape-shifter Halkaash (Sinbad arc), genie-lord Aatish Fishaani (Jalal Talib arc), court magician Hattat (Two Brothers arc)^[7]
• Mona Parikh as lady Kulussun (Sinbad arc), princess Tayyabah of Shahristaan (Jalal Talib arc)
• Lata Haya (née Lata Nagar) as Queen Malika-e-Aliyah (Sinbad arc), witch-queen Hameera (Jalal Talib arc)^[7]
• Sanjeev Siddharth as genie Dara (Jalal Talib arc)
• Anupama Pardesi as courtesan Gulroo/serpent-princess Bargamaayi (Sinbad arc)
• Swati as fairy Shaheedi (Sinbad arc)
• Neha Grewal, Hetal Panchal, Heena as fairies (Jalal Talib arc)
• Mukul Nag as prince Jamal Saakib of ShahHarounabad (Two Brothers arc)
• Arvind Raosaraya as magician Gaaradgar (Two Brothers arc)
• Aslam, Gyan, Amar, Shirke, Muniraj, Kaleem, Ajay, A. Sodhi, Ramesh Ambavale, Akhtar, Vinod, Nagesh played minor roles in every story arc.^[8][6]
• Vikram Sharma as Jadugar Hawabaaj

Home media[edit]

VHS and DVD releases[edit]

The episodes of Alif Laila were released on both VCD and DVD format from Moserbaer. The DVD^[9] release was marketed as 20 volumes consisting of 143 episodes, while the VCD^[10] released as 50 sets. There have also been DVD and VCD releases of single story arcs.

Broadcast[edit]

The show was syndicated in Bengali on BTV, Gazi Television, and ETV (Bangladesh).

The show has re-aired on channels owned by Shri Adhikari Brothers since then. It re-aired in 2011 on Dabangg TV, from 2012 to 2013 on Dhamaal TV, from 2013 to 2016 on its sister channel Dabangg TV.^[11][12] and in 2017 on Dillagi TV.

Apart from this it re ran on NDTV Imagine under the title Ek Hazar Ek Ratein in 2008 & 2012 with a different title song.

Right now its reairing on Dangal TV.

References[edit]

1. ^Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. pp. 42, 63, 572. ISBN978-0-85170-455-5. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
2. ^Ravi Shanker Kapoor (1 February 2000). More equal than others: a study of the Indian Left. Vision Books. ISBN978-81-7094-381-5. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
3. ^A selection of stories from Alif laila wa laila: the Arabian nights' entertainment. Ginn & co. 1892. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
4. ^Frank Moore Colby; Talcott Williams (1918). The New international encyclopædia. Dodd, Mead and company. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
5. ^'Buy Jalal Talib Aur Malika Hamira DVD, Blu-ray Online at Best Prices in India Movies & TV Shows'. Amazon.in. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
6. ^ ^abcdefgh'Alif Laila (TV Series 1997–2002)'.
7. ^ ^abcde'Alif Laila'. nettv4u.
8. ^'Alif Laila Original TV Cast'. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
9. ^'Buy Alif Laila: 1001 Nights - Vol. 1 to 20 (Episodes - 1 to 143) DVD, Blu-ray Online at Best Prices in India Movies & TV Shows'. Amazon.in. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
10. ^'Buy Alif Laila (World's Greatest Tales from Arabian Nights) DVD, Blu-ray Online at Best Prices in India Movies & TV Shows'. Amazon.in. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
11. ^'Dhamaal TV - Alif Laila'.
12. ^'Dabangg TV - Alif Laila'.

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