Alif Laila

Alif Laila
Also known as Arabian Nights
Genre Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Drama, Mythological
Created by Sagar Entertainment Ltd.
Based on One Thousand and One Nights
Written by Ramanand Sagar
Directed by Anand Sagar
Prem Sagar
Moti Sagar
Creative director(s) Mukesh Kalola
Starring Seema Kanwal
Girija Shankar
Shahnawaaz Pradhan Navdeep Singh
Theme music composer Ravindra Jain
Opening theme Krishna M. Gupta
Ending theme Krishna M. Gupta
Composer(s) Ravindra Jain
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi, Bengali, Urdu
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 260
Production
Producer(s) Subhash Sagar
Cinematography Avinash Satoskar, Santosh Kumar
Editor(s) Subhash Gupta, Nisar Shah
Running time 23 Minutes (Approx.)
Release
Original network DD National
Picture format 480i 4:3 SDTV)
Original release 1993 – 1997
External links
Production
website		 www.sagartv.com/alif-laila.htm

Alif Laila (Hindi: अलिफ़ लैला) is a TV series based on the stories from One Thousand and One Nights.[1] It was produced by Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.).[2] It was made in two seasons. The first season was aired on DD National and season two on ARY Digital. Popularity of the show lead to it being broadcast in Bengali on BTV, and ETV. The show started re-airing from 2012 on every weekdays on Dhamaal TV and its sister channel Dabangg TV.[3][4]

The plot line of 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 One Thousand and One Nights which are mentioned here. Actual word is "Alf Laila" meaning thousand nights.

Stories

Home media

VHS and DVD releases

The episodes of Alif Laila was released on both VCD and DVD format. The DVD[8] release was marketed as 20 volumes consisting of 143 episodes, while the VCD[9] released as 50 sets. There also been DVD and VCD releases of single story arcs.

Awards

Alif Laila was the winner of Most Outstanding T.V. Serial awarded by India Cine-goers Academy.[10]

Cast

Crew

Composer Ravindra Jain composed the main theme of the show along with 'Aankh vida par', 'Allah hu' for scenes during the Merchant/Genie arc; 'Sard Shabo ki Tanhaai mein' for a scene during Trader/Goat arc; 'Chini Haseena aayi hai' for a scene during Aladdin arc; 'Josh-e-Junoon mein' (qawwali) for a scene during Ali Baba arc; and 'Dil mera Bekaraar tha', 'Bando nahi Ghabraana tum', 'Ae mere Khuda', and 'Dhoka hua' for scenes during Sinbad arc. Suraj Kiran composed 'Mehbooba Mehbooba' for a scene during Sinbad arc. Composer Nazir Mahate composed 'Jundala Jundala', 'Rabbe zul Jalal', 'Bachna Humaare Panje se', 'Shaitaaniyat ka daur hai', 'Ae Pyaare Mehmaan tera Shukriya', and 'Rehm ae Allah mere' for scenes during Jalal Taalib arc. Bollywood singers Suresh Wadkar, Asha Bhosle, Kavita Subramaniam, Mohd. Aziz, Mitali Choudhary, Chetna, Usha Mangeshkar, Satish Dehra, Sushil Kumar, Vasi Raza, etc. lend their voices to the Arabic-themed songs for the first season.

References

  1. ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Ravi Shanker Kapoor (1 February 2000). More equal than others: a study of the Indian Left. Vision Books. ISBN 978-81-7094-381-5. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dhamaal TV - Alif Laila".
  4. ↑ "Dabangg TV - Alif Laila".
  5. ↑ A selection of stories from Alif laila wa laila: the Arabian nights' entertainment. Ginn & co. 1892. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Frank Moore Colby; Talcott Williams (1918). The New international encyclopædia. Dodd, Mead and company. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  7. ↑ http://www.amazon.in/Jalal-Talib-Aur-Malika-Hamira/dp/B008VQ7D9G
  8. ↑ http://www.amazon.in/Alif-Laila-1001-Nights-Episodes/dp/B006O2NHTY
  9. ↑ http://www.amazon.in/Laila-Worlds-Greatest-Arabian-Nights/dp/B006QQAEY4
  10. ↑ "Alif Laila at Sagar Arts Website".
  11. ↑ "Alif Laila Original TV Cast". 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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