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{{Infobox television<br />
| runtime = 40 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2000|10|25}}<br />
| last_aired = {{end date|2001}}<br />
| num_episodes = 48<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| channel = [[Zee TV]]<br />
| editor = {{ubl|Mahesh M. Mistry|Sanjay Chowdhury}}<br />
| genre = Fantasy<br />
| writer = Shafique Ansari<br />
| screenplay = Ram Govind<br />
| story = Ram Govind<br />
| director = Vijay Pandey<br />
| producer = Reena Wadhwa<br />
| company = R.W. Media<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/reena-wadhwa-on-how-husband-ashok-ceo-of-ambit-holdings-encouraged-her-to-go-back-to-acting/articleshow/44925591.cms|title=Reena Wadhwa on how husband Ashok, CEO of Ambit Holdings, encouraged her to go back to acting|first=Sujata|last=Reddy|date=22 November 2014|work=The Economic Times}}</ref><br />
| executive_producer = Sanjay Wadhwa<br />
Purnendu M. Shekhar<br />
Rajeev Sharma<br />
Sangeeta Bajpai<br />
Deepak Chabria<br />
| theme_music_composer = Raju Singh<br />
| composer = {{ubl|Bittu Merchant|Raju Singh}}<br />
| location =<br />
| based_on = <br />
| image = <br />
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'''''Thief of Baghdad''''' is an Indian [[fantasy]] [[adventure]] TV series that first originally aired on [[Zee TV]] between 2000–2001. The show was loosely based on the [[Arabian Nights]] story.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/oct/oct18.htm|title=Zee comes out with five new shows|date=2000-10-18|website=Indian Television Dot Com|language=en}}</ref> It was originally intended to run for 48 episodes<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=do9DDwAAQBAJ&q=thief+of+baghdad+reena+wadhwa&pg=PA151|title=Contes et légendes d'Orient: au cinéma et à la télévision (Tales and legends of the East: In cinema and television)|last=Dumont|first=Hervé|date=2017-12-18|publisher=BoD - Books on Demand|isbn=9782322101351|location=Paris|pages=151|language=fr}}</ref> but it went off-air in June 2001 abruptly due to a conflict between the production house and [[Zee TV]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/thief-of-baghdad-ends-on-zee-tv/|title=Thief Of Baghdad ends on ZEE TV|date=2001-07-12|website=BizAsia {{!}} Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music|language=en-GB}}</ref> It was directed by Vijay Pandey, who has earlier directed shows like Sword of Tipu Sultan, Great Maratha, Arth, [[Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand|Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand]] and [[Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar|Saat Phere]]. It was also syndicated on sister channels [[Zee Next]] and Zee Smile and [[Zee Anmol]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040808/spectrum/tv.htm|title=Fun times for kids|date=2004-08-08|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001210/spectrum/tv.htm|title=Timeless tale|date=2000-12-10|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref><br />
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== Synopsis ==<br />
Set in the Middle East during an era of marvellous adventures and magical folk tales as narrated in the Arabian Nights, 'Thief of Baghdad' tells the story of Jafar, a ruthless warlord serving under the command of the evil genie 'Shah Jinn' and his obsession with conquering the entire world to become its undisputed king.<br />
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Shortly after invading the city of Baghdad with his army and brutally vanquishing a secret rebellion led by Mukhtar, a spiritual leader and revolutionary, Jafar is informed by Shah Jinn and his sorceress aide Badi about a prospect which can greatly assist him in achieving his seemingly overwhelming objective. Jafar must convince a princess belonging to a peaceful kingdom of fairies to marry him of her own volition in order to gain complete authority and control over the inhabitants of both realms. Immediately, he decides to interrupt the birthday celebration of the beautiful princess Yasmeen and take her away from her kingdom to imprison her in his palace full of grim spells preventing her from escaping back to her home. As the princess begins to develop feelings of despair and anguish, hope appears in the form of a notorious thief known only throughout the city as the 'Thief of Baghdad', a sly and artful hero who steals from the rich to help the poor and oppressed.<br />
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One night during an intrusion into Jafar's palace to retrieve a collection of magical items stolen from three visiting merchants, the Thief coincidentally encounters the captive princess and they both recall their romance with each other prior to the events which unfolded with the appearance of Jafar. Realising the severity of the situation and its impact on every inhabitant in both realms, the Thief decides to do whatever he can to stop the tyranny of Jafar and rescue the Princess from his vile grasp.<br />
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As the series progresses the Thief and several allies he forms relationships with all have to endure and overcome the dangerous obstacles and ghastly traps Jafar has set to secure his position as the ultimate king of kings.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*Ahmed aka Thief Of Baghdad – [[Narendra Jha]]<br />
*Yasmeen – Kim Lasrado<br />
*Jafar – [[Vikrant Chaturvedi]]<br />
*Tugral - [[Shiva Rindani|Shiva]]<br />
*Abbas - [[Javed Khan (actor)|Javed Khan]]<br />
*Masood - [[Surendra Pal|Surinder Pal]]<br />
*Qasim - Browney Prasher<br />
*Jamal Zardari - Puneetchandra Sharrma<br />
*Faridgul - Shailendra Shrivastav<br />
*Zareen – Pallavi Solanki<br />
*Badi - [[Zahida Parveen]]<br />
*Neki - Jaya Mathur<br />
*Khanam - Asha Bachani<br />
*Yusuf Sani - Sunil Nagar<br />
*Malika Nasreen - Seema Pandey<br />
*Firoz Bakht – Sumit Pathak<br />
*Alim Haqqani - [[Prithvi Zutshi]]<br />
*Azra – Shashi Sharma<br />
*Kulsum - Prerna Agarwal<br />
*Chitrasen - Radha Kishan<br />
*Zahoor Malkooti - [[Sanjay Batra]]<br />
*Usman - Mukesh Ahuja<br />
*Rustam - Master Mohit Makkad<br />
*Hakimbaba - [[Shahnawaz Pradhan|Shahnawaz]]<br />
*Raziya - Rajshree<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt5619208}}<br />
{{One Thousand and One Nights}}<br />
[[Category:1999 Indian television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:2000 Indian television series endings]]<br />
[[Category:Zee TV original programming]]<br />
[[Category:Indian fantasy television series]]<br />
[[Category:Television series based on One Thousand and One Nights]]<br />
[[Category:Indian epic television series]]<br />
[[Category:Television shows about genies]]<br />
[[Category:Television series about dragons]]<br />
[[Category:Television series set in the Middle East]]<br />
[[Category:Works based on Aladdin]]<br />
[[Category:Indian historical television series]]</div>Ajithkumardas6