Alif Laila
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| Alif Laila | |
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| Genre | Adventure , Action, Drama |
| Created by | Sagar Films ( Pvt.Ltd.) |
| Directed by | Ramanand Sagar |
| Starring | Shah Nawaz |
| Country of origin |  India |
| Language(s) | Urdu , Hindi & Bengali |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 143 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 23 Minutes (Approx.) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | DD National |
| Original run | 2002 – 2005 |
Alif Laila (The Arabian Nights) is a TV series based on the stories from The Arabian Nights. It was produced by Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.). It was made in two seasons. The first season was aired on DD National and the second SAB TV. Later, it was also aired on ARY Digital. The series became very popular. The dialogue is in Urdu. It proved to be a great success and achievement for its producers and broadcasters. Much of the credit of its success goes to Ramanand Sagar. This was one of his greatest works. The acting also was of high class, especially that of Shah Nawaz, who played different roles in the series.
The Series starts right from the very beginning when Scheherazade starts telling stories to Shahryar. Alif Laila contains both the well-known and the lesser-known stories from The Arabian Nights of which some are mentioned here.
[edit] Stories
- Sinbad the Sailor And His Seven Voyages
- Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves
- Alladdin And His Magical Lamp
- The Merchant And The Genie
- The Fisherman And The Genie
- The King of Greece and The Physician Doubaan
