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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Alif Laila<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = K. Amarnath<br />
| producer = K. Amarnath<br />
| writer = <br />
| starring = Nimmi, Asha Mathur, Vijay Kumar, Pran, Murad, Amrit Rana, Maya Devi, Gope<br />
| music = Shyam Sundar<br />
| released = {{Film date|1953}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
'''''Alif Laila''''' (''The One Thousand and One Nights'') is a 1953 [[Bollywood]] film produced and directed by [[K. Amarnath]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rajadhyaksha |first=Ashish |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/SLkABAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |date=2014-07-10 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94318-9 |pages=574 |language=en}}</ref> It is an adaptation of the Middle Eastern folktale collection [[One Thousand and One Nights]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thomas |first=Rosie |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Bombay_before_Bollywood/WHrmBgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Bombay before Bollywood: Film City Fantasies |date=2015-03-01 |publisher=State University of New York Press |isbn=978-1-4384-5677-5 |pages=150–151 |language=en |archive-date=30 November 2024 |access-date=28 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130165535/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Bombay_before_Bollywood/WHrmBgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Nimmi]] as Genie<ref name=Cinemaazi>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/alif-laila|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2024|access-date=3 December 2024|website=Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation (Cinemaazi.com) website|title=Alif Laila (1953 film)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207111539/https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/alif-laila}}</ref> <br />
*Asha Mathur as Princess<br />
*Vijay Kumar as Aladin<ref name=Cinemaazi/><br />
*[[Pran (actor)|Pran]]<ref name=Cinemaazi/><br />
*[[Murad (actor)|Murad]]<ref name=Cinemaazi/><br />
*Amrit Rana<br />
*Maya Devi<br />
*[[Gope (actor)|Gope]] as Rasheed<ref name=Cinemaazi/><br />
*[[Helen (actress)|Helen]] as Dancer<br />
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==Music==<br />
All lyrics were penned by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] and music was composed by Shyam Sundar.<ref name=Cinemaazi/> <br />
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#"Bahaar Aayi Khili Kaliyan" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
#"Dilon Ke Shikar Ko" - [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
#"Dilon Ko Dard Bananewaale" - Lata Mangeshkar<br />
#"Khamosh Kyun Ho" - Lata Mangeshkar, [[Mohammed Rafi]]<br />
#"Khada Hoon Der Se" - [[Talat Mahmood]]<br />
#"Kya Raat Suhani Hai" - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi<br />
#"Mere Nagmon Mein Un Mastana" - Talat Mahmood<br />
#"Raaten Pyaar Ki Beet Jaayengi" - Asha Bhosle<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0154126}}<br />
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|alif_laila}}<br />
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[[Category:Films scored by Shyam Sunder]]<br />
[[Category:1953 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1953 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. Amarnath]]<br />
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