Alif Laila Hindi: अलिफ लैला; Urdu: اَلف لَیلیٰ) is an Indian television series based on the One Thousand and One Nights, also known as the Arabian Nights.It was produced by Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.).[2] It was made in two seasons: the original broadcast in 1993 on DD National (India) and the second season on ARY Digital (Pakistan). The popularity of the show led to it receiving syndicated airing in Bengali on BTV, Gazi Television, and ETV (Bangladesh). 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 from the very beginning when Shahrzad starts telling stories to 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 (Arabic: ألف ليلة وليلة).
Prologue to the story of King Shahryar and Queen Shahrzad
The Trader and the Genie (تاجر اور جن Taajir aur Jinn)
Story of the First Old Man (پہلا مسافر اور دو کتوں کی کہانی Pahla Musaafir aur Do Kutton ki Kahaani)
Story of the Second Old Man (دوسرا مسافر اور بکری کی کہانی Doosra Musaafir aur Bakri ki Kahaani)
The Fisherman and the Genie[5] (ماہی گیر اور جن Maahigir aur Jinn)
Tale of the Vizier and the Sage Duban (حکیم دوبان کی کہانی Hakeem Dobaan ki Kahaani)
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (اَلہ دین اور جادوئی چراغ Aladeen aur Jaadui Chiraagh)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves[6] (علی بابا اور چالیس چور Ali Baba aur Chaalis Chor)
The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (سِندباد جہازی Sindbad Jahaazi)
Prince Jalal Talib and Malika Hamira (a.k.a. Prince Jalal Talib and the Three Pearls)[7] (شہزادہ جلال طالب اور ملکہ ہمیرا Shahzaada Jalaal Taalib aur Malika Hameera)
Prince Jamal Saqib and Princess Mahapara (شہزادہ جمال ثاقب اور شہزادی مہاپارا Shahzaada Jamaal Saaqib aur Shahzaadi Mahapaara)
Cast
Hyder Kazmi as Jaadugar Talimosh and Darvesh
Girija Shankar as King Shahryar[11]
Damini Kanwal Shetty (Seema Kanwal) as Queen Shahrzad[12][13]
Shah Nawaz as Royal Vizier (Prologue), Sinbad the Sailor, clone Badrous (Sinbad arc), thief Asfandyaar (Ali Baba arc)
Shweta Rastogi as daughter of Royal Vizier (Prologue)
Swati Anand as princess Sofonisba of Gudjistaan [Sharara Gul] (Jishan & Sofonisba arc)
R.K. Datta as Trader (Trader & Genie arc), shape-shifter Cheema (Jalal Talib arc)[14]
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)[15]
Mulraj Razda as Hakim Douban[16]
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)
Navdeep Singh as Aladdin (Aladdin arc)[17]
Papiya Sengupta as princess Gulafsha of Naglistaan.
The plot line of the series starts from the very beginning when Shahrzad starts telling stories to 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 (Arabic: ألف ليلة وليلة).
Prologue to the story of King Shahryar and Queen Shahrzad
The Trader and the Genie (تاجر اور جن Taajir aur Jinn)
Story of the First Old Man (پہلا مسافر اور دو کتوں کی کہانی Pahla Musaafir aur Do Kutton ki Kahaani)
Story of the Second Old Man (دوسرا مسافر اور بکری کی کہانی Doosra Musaafir aur Bakri ki Kahaani)
The Fisherman and the Genie[5] (ماہی گیر اور جن Maahigir aur Jinn)
Tale of the Vizier and the Sage Duban (حکیم دوبان کی کہانی Hakeem Dobaan ki Kahaani)
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (اَلہ دین اور جادوئی چراغ Aladeen aur Jaadui Chiraagh)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves[6] (علی بابا اور چالیس چور Ali Baba aur Chaalis Chor)
The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (سِندباد جہازی Sindbad Jahaazi)
Prince Jalal Talib and Malika Hamira (a.k.a. Prince Jalal Talib and the Three Pearls)[7] (شہزادہ جلال طالب اور ملکہ ہمیرا Shahzaada Jalaal Taalib aur Malika Hameera)
Prince Jamal Saqib and Princess Mahapara (شہزادہ جمال ثاقب اور شہزادی مہاپارا Shahzaada Jamaal Saaqib aur Shahzaadi Mahapaara)
Cast
Hyder Kazmi as Jaadugar Talimosh and Darvesh
Girija Shankar as King Shahryar[11]
Damini Kanwal Shetty (Seema Kanwal) as Queen Shahrzad[12][13]
Shah Nawaz as Royal Vizier (Prologue), Sinbad the Sailor, clone Badrous (Sinbad arc), thief Asfandyaar (Ali Baba arc)
Shweta Rastogi as daughter of Royal Vizier (Prologue)
Swati Anand as princess Sofonisba of Gudjistaan [Sharara Gul] (Jishan & Sofonisba arc)
R.K. Datta as Trader (Trader & Genie arc), shape-shifter Cheema (Jalal Talib arc)[14]
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)[15]
Mulraj Razda as Hakim Douban[16]
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)
Navdeep Singh as Aladdin (Aladdin arc)[17]
Papiya Sengupta as princess Gulafsha of Naglistaan.
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