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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian television series from 1993 to 1997}}<br />
{{about|the 1993 [[DD National]] series Directed by [[Anand Sagar]]|the 2020 [[Dangal (TV channel)|Dangal TV]] series Directed by Nikhil Sinha|Alif Laila (2020 TV series)}}<br />
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{{Infobox television<br />
| name = Alif Laila<br />
| image = Aliflailacover.jpg<br />
| alt_name = Arabian Nights<br />
| genre = Fantasy<br />
| based_on = ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]''<br />
| director = {{Unbulleted list|Anand Sagar|Prem Sagar|Moti Sagar}}<br />
| theme_music_composer = Ravindra Jain<br />
| opentheme = Krishna M. Gupta<br />
| endtheme = Krishna M. Gupta<br />
| composer = [[Ravindra Jain]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = {{unbulleted list|Hindi|Urdu}}<br />
| num_seasons = 2<br />
| num_episodes = 303<br />
| producer = Subhash Sagar<br />
| runtime = 23 Minutes<br />
| network = [[DD National]]<br />
| picture_format = [[480i]]<br />
| first_run = [[India]]<br />
| first_aired = {{start date|1993}}<br />
| last_aired = {{end date|1997}}<br />
| company = [[Sagar Arts]]<br />
| screenplay = [[Ramanand Sagar]]<br />
| website = <br />
| channel = <br />
| related = [[Alif Laila (2020 TV series)|Alif Laila (2020)]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Alif Laila''''' is an Indian television series based on the ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]'', also known as the ''Arabian Nights''.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1994">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nOZkAAAAMAAJ|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|publisher=British Film Institute|year=1994|isbn=978-0-85170-455-5|pages=42, 63, 572|access-date=30 May 2012}}</ref> It was produced by [[Sagar Arts]].<ref name="Kapoor2000">{{cite book|author=Ravi Shanker Kapoor|title=More equal than others: a study of the Indian Left|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OJUFAQAAIAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Vision Books|isbn=978-81-7094-381-5}}</ref> It was made in two seasons. The series from 1993 to 1997 for 143 episodes on [[DD National]].<br />
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The plotline of the series starts from the very beginning when [[Scheherazade|Shahrzad]] starts telling stories to [[Shahrayar|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'' ({{lang-ar|ألف ليلة وليلة}}).<br />
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==Stories==<br />
===Season 1===<br />
{{Incomplete|some stories|date=April 2019}}<br />
*'''Ep 1-2''' Prologue to the story of King [[Shahrayar|Shahryar]] and Queen [[Scheherazade|Shahrzad]]<br />
*'''Ep 2-6''' The Trader and the [[Genie]] (''Taajir aur [[Jinn]]'')<br />
*'''Ep 6-9''' Story of the First Old Man (''Pahla Musaafir aur Do Kutton ki Kahaani'')<br />
*'''Ep 9-13''' Story of the Second Old Man (''Doosra Musaafir aur Bakri ki Kahaani'')<br />
*'''Ep 13-15''' [[The Fisherman and the Jinni|The Fisherman and the Genie]]<ref name="selection">{{cite book|title=A selection of stories from Alif laila wa laila: the Arabian nights' entertainment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rvRMAAAAMAAJ|year=1892|publisher=Ginn & co.}}</ref> (''Maahigir aur Jinn'')<br />
*'''Ep 15-18''' Tale of the Vizier and the Sage [[List of One Thousand and One Nights characters#Duban|Duban]] (''Hakeem Dobaan ki Kahaani)''<br />
*<br />
*'''Ep 19-33''' [[Aladdin]] and the Wonderful Lamp (''Aladeen aur Jaadui Chiraagh'')<br />
*'''Ep 34-47''' [[Ali Baba]] and the Forty Thieves<ref name="ColbyWilliams1918">{{cite book|author1=Frank Moore Colby|author2=Talcott Williams|title=The New international encyclopædia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6GwNAQAAMAAJ|year=1918|publisher=Dodd, Mead and company}}</ref> (''Ali Baba aur Chaalis Chor'')<br />
*'''Ep 48-49''' [[Sinbad the Sailor]] and Pirate Qehermann (''Sindbad Jahaazi aur Samudri Daaku Keharmann'')<br />
*'''Ep 50-55''' ''Sinbad First Voyage''<br />
*'''Ep 56-69''' ''Sinbad Second Voyage''<br />
*'''Ep 70-89''' ''Sindbad Third Voyage''<br />
*'''Ep 90-106''' ''Sindbad Fourth Voyage''<br />
*'''Ep 107-135''' ''Prince Jalal Talib and Malika Hamira'' (a.k.a. ''Prince Jalal Talib and the Three Pearls'')<ref name="Story of Prince Jalal Talib">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.in/Jalal-Talib-Aur-Malika-Hamira/dp/B008VQ7D9G |title=Buy Jalal Talib Aur Malika Hamira DVD, Blu-ray Online at Best Prices in India &#124; Movies & TV Shows |publisher=Amazon.in |access-date=2018-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911024935/https://www.amazon.in/Jalal-Talib-Aur-Malika-Hamira/dp/B008VQ7D9G |archive-date=11 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (''Shahzaada Jalaal Taalib aur Malika Hameera'')<br />
*'''Ep 136-143''' ''Prince Jamal Saqib and Princess Mahapara'' (''Shahzaada Jamaal Saaqib aur Shahzaadi Mahapaara'')<br />
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===Season 2===<br />
* The Night-Adventures of [[Caliph]] [[Harun al-Rashid]] (''Khaleefa Haarun Rasheed ke Gashte'')<br />
* ''The Caliph's Judgement'' <br />
* Story of the Blind Man (''Andhe Faqeer Jamaal ki Kahaani'')<br />
* ''Zishan and Sofonisba'' (''Zishaan aur Sofonisba''), ''loosely based on the'' History of Sidi Nu'uman <br />
* History of Khwajah Hasan al-Habbal (''Khwaaja Hasan Khabaal ki Kahaani'')<br />
* ''Two Brothers Jalal and Bilal'' (''Do Bhaai Jalaal aur Bilaal'')<br />
* ''Prince Afat and Firoza vs Firoz''<br />
* (Epilogue to the story of Shahryar and Shahrzad)<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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=== Main ===<br />
*[[Girija Shankar]] as King [[Shahrayar|Shahryar]]<ref name="autogenerated1997">{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4703656/fullcredits|title=Alif Laila (TV Series 1997–2002) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref><br />
* Damini Kanwal Shetty (Seema Kanwal) as Queen [[Scheherazade|Shahrzad]]<ref name="autogenerated1997" /><ref name="nettv4u1">{{cite web|title=Alif Laila|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/about/Hindi/tv-serials/alif-laila|website=nettv4u|language=en}}</ref><br />
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=== Recurring ===<br />
*[[Shahnawaz Pradhan]] as Royal Vizier (Prologue), [[Sinbad the Sailor]], clone Badrous (Sinbad arc), thief Asfandyaar (Ali Baba arc)<br />
* Shweta Rastogi as daughter of Royal Vizier (Prologue)<br />
* Swati Anand as princess Sofonisba of Gudjistaan [Sharara Gul] (Jishan & Sofonisba arc)<br />
* Radhakrishna Datta as Trader (Trader & Genie arc), shape-shifter Cheema (Jalal Talib arc)<ref name="autogenerated1997" /><br />
* 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)<ref name="autogenerated1997" /><br />
*[[Mulraj Rajda|Mulraj Razda]] as Hakim Douban<ref name="autogenerated1997" /><br />
* 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)<br />
* Hyder Kazmi as Jaadugar Talimosh and Darvesh<br />
* Navdeep Singh as [[Aladdin]] (Aladdin arc)<ref name="autogenerated1997" /><br />
* [[Papiya Sengupta]] as princess Gulafsha of Naglistaan<ref name="autogenerated1997" /><br />
* Sanjeev Sharma as Haasim (Ali Baba arc), Daniel (Jalal Talib arc)<br />
* Vilas Raj as African magician Zingaalu Zungla (Aladdin arc), pirate Qehermaan/evil shadow Hamzaad (Sinbad arc), shape-shifter Jhingaal (Jalal Talib arc)<br />
*[[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)<ref name="nettv4u1" /><br />
*[[Sulakshana Khatri]] as witch Asbela (Sinbad arc), princess of corpses Asjaar Salatiya (Jalal Talib arc)<br />
* 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)<ref name="nettv4u1" /><br />
* Sunil Pandey as Sabeer Ahmed (Three Brothers arc), Ali Baba (Ali Baba arc), thief Gufraan (Sinbad arc), vizier Sarbaakh (Two Brothers arc)<br />
* 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)<br />
* Radha Yadav as Dilshad (Ali Baba arc), mother of kidnapped child (Sinbad arc)<br />
* Jharna Dave as Naubahar (Ali Baba arc), sorceress Zubeidaa (Sinbad arc)<br />
* Paulomi Mukherjee as lady Shahzamaani (Sinbad arc)<br />
* Ashwini Sidhwani as fairy Maarukh (Sinbad arc)<br />
* Sunil Nagar as Sultan Bakht, lady Gazala's lover, Fairy-king of Nigaristaan (Sinbad arc)<br />
* Payal Mehta as lady Gazala (Sinbad arc), princess Mahapara of Cheestaan (Two Brothers arc)<br />
* Kumar Hegde as shape-shifter Halkaash (Sinbad arc), genie-lord Aatish Fishaani (Jalal Talib arc), court magician Hattat (Two Brothers arc)<ref name="nettv4u1" /><br />
* Mona Parikh as lady Kulussun (Sinbad arc), princess Tayyabah of Shahristaan (Jalal Talib arc)<br />
* Lata Haya (née Lata Nagar) as Queen Malika-e-Aliyah (Sinbad arc), witch-queen Hameera (Jalal Talib arc)<ref name="nettv4u1" /><br />
* Sanjeev Siddharth as genie Dara (Jalal Talib arc)<br />
* Anupama Pardesi as courtesan Gulroo/serpent-princess Bargamaayi (Sinbad arc)<br />
* Swati as fairy Mahajabin Shaheedi (Sinbad arc)<br />
* Neha Grewal, Hetal Panchal, Heena as fairies (Jalal Talib arc)<br />
* Mukul Nag as prince Jamal Saakib of ShahHarounabad (Two Brothers arc)<br />
* Arvind Rausariya as magician Gaaradgar (Two Brothers arc), Magician Ajij Sambri(Sindbad arc) <br />
* Aslam Khan as Gyan, Amar, Shirke, Muniraj, Kaleem, Ajay, A. Sodhi, Ramesh Ambavale, Akhtar, Vinod, Nagesh played minor roles in every story arc.<ref name="autogenerated1997" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Alif Laila Original TV Cast|url=http://charactersrealnames.com/alif-laila-tv-series-cast-original-names-with-pictures/|access-date=1 February 2017|date=8 December 2015}}</ref><br />
*Vikram Sharma as Jadugar Hawabaaj<br />
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==Home media==<br />
The episodes of ''Alif Laila'' were released on both [[Video CD|VCD]] and [[DVD]] format from Moserbaer. The DVD<ref name="DVD release">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Alif-Laila-1001-Nights-Episodes/dp/B006O2NHTY |title=Buy Alif Laila: 1001 Nights - Vol. 1 to 20 (Episodes - 1 to 143) DVD, Blu-ray Online at Best Prices in India &#124; Movies & TV Shows |publisher=Amazon.in |access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> release was marketed as 20 volumes consisting of 143 episodes, while the VCD<ref name="Boxset release">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Laila-Worlds-Greatest-Arabian-Nights/dp/B006QQAEY4 |title=Buy Alif Laila (World's Greatest Tales from Arabian Nights) DVD, Blu-ray Online at Best Prices in India &#124; Movies & TV Shows |publisher=Amazon.in |date=2018-10-03 |access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> released as 50 sets. There have also been DVD and VCD releases of single story arcs.<br />
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The 160 episodes of season 2 have been made available on [[MX Player]] on the official channel of Sri Adhikari Brothers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mxplayer.in/show/watch-alif-laila-series-online-bb5dbc9aebc18b306980d19652e4efff|title=Watch Alif Laila Serial All Latest Episodes and Videos Online on MX Player|website=www.mxplayer.in|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Broadcast==<br />
The show was [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] on [[Bangladesh Television|BTV]], [[Gazi Television]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/entertainment/2018/01/09/587776|title=জিটিভিতে অলিফ লায়লা &#124; কালের কণ্ঠ|date=9 January 2018|website=Kalerkantho}}</ref> and [[Ekushey Television|ETV]] ([[Bangladesh]]).<br />
copyright owned by Sagar Pictures as of 2009<br />
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 channel)|Dabangg TV]], from 2012 to 2013 on [[Dhamaal Tv|Dhamaal TV]], from 2013 to 2016 on [[Dabangg (TV channel)|Dabangg TV]] again<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dhamaal.tv/aliflaila.htm|title=Loading...|website=www.dhamaal.tv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dabangg.tv/alif-laila.htm|title=Alif Lala ..:: Dabangg - The Power of Youth ::..|website=www.dabangg.tv}}</ref> and in 2017 on Dillagi TV.<br />
It is being broadcast again during the quarantine period in India on DD Bharati from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM & also on DD1 from 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM (Mon to Fri).<br />
And in this pandemic event it is been re-aired on enter10 channel at 7:00 P.M. (Monday-Sunday)<br />
<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1245355189134999552|user=DD_Bharati|title=On public demand, we have changed the...|date=1 April 2020}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.sagarpictures.com Sagar Pictures website]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121001171704/http://sagartv.com/alif-laila.htm Production website]<br />
*[http://www.dhamaal.tv/aliflaila.htm Dhamaal TV page]<br />
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