Alif Laila

Alif Laila
Also known asArabian Nights
GenreFantasy
Based onOne Thousand and One Nights
Screenplay byRamanand Sagar
Directed by
Theme music composerRavindra Jain
Opening themeKrishna M. Gupta
Ending themeKrishna M. Gupta
ComposerRavindra Jain
Country of originIndia
Original languages
  • Hindi
  • Urdu
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes303
Production
ProducerSubhash Sagar
Running time22 Minutes
Production companySagar Arts
Original release
Network
Release1993 (1993) –
2002 (2002)

Alif Laila is an Indian television series based on the One Thousand and One Nights, also known as the Arabian Nights. It was produced by Sagar Pictures Entertainment. It was made in two seasons. The series was telecast from 1993 to 1997 on DD National and from 2001 to 2002 on SAB TV, totalling 303 episodes.

The plotline of the series starts from the very beginning when Shahrzad starts telling stories to Shahryar and includes both the well-known and the lesser-known stories from the One Thousand and One Nights. The title 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 (1993–1997) on DD1

Season 2 (2001–2002) on SAB TV

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

Alif Laila first aired on DD1, and later, Season 2 was broadcast on SAB TV.

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.