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Alif Laila
Also known asArabian Nights
GenreFantasy
Based onOne Thousand and One Nights
Screenplay byRamanand Sagar
Directed by
  • Anand Sagar
  • Prem Sagar
  • Moti Sagar
Theme music composerRavindra Jain
Opening themeKrishna M. Gupta
Ending themeKrishna M. Gupta
ComposerRavindra Jain
Country of originIndia
Original languages
  • Hindi
  • Urdu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes143
Production
ProducerSubhash Sagar
Running time23 Minutes
Production companySagar Arts
Original release
NetworkDD National
Release1993 (1993) –
1997 (1997)

Alaf Laila 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 Arts.[2] It was made in two seasons. The series from 1993 to 1997 for 143 episodes on DD National.

The plotline 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).

Stories

Season 1 (1993 - 1995)

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Season 2 (1995 - 1997)

Cast

Main

Recurring

Home media

The episodes of Alif Laila were released on both VCD and DVD format from Moserbaer. The DVD release was marketed as 20 volumes consisting of 143 episodes.

Broadcast

The show was syndicated in Bengali on BTV, Gazi Television.[5] The show has re-aired on channels owned by Shri Adhikari Brothers since its original run. It re-aired from June 2011 on Dabangg TV from 2012 to 2013 and on Dhamaal TV from 2013 to 2016.[6][7] In 2020 it was broadcast during the quarantine period on DD Bharati.

References

  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. pp. 42, 63, 572. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  2. ^ Ravi Shanker Kapoor (2000). More equal than others: a study of the Indian Left. Vision Books. ISBN 978-81-7094-381-5.
  3. ^ A selection of stories from Alif laila wa laila: the Arabian nights' entertainment. Ginn & co. 1892.
  4. ^ Frank Moore Colby; Talcott Williams (1918). The New international encyclopædia. Dodd, Mead and company.
  5. ^ "জিটিভিতে অলিফ লায়লা | কালের কণ্ঠ". Kalerkantho. 9 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Loading..." www.dhamaal.tv. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Alif Lala ..:: Dabangg - The Power of Youth ::." www.dabangg.tv.

External links

Current broadcasts on DD National
Sagar Arts
One Thousand and One Nights
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Aladdin
Sinbad the Sailor
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