Alif Laila

Alif Laila
Genre	Adventure , Action & Drama
Created by	Sagar Films ( Pvt.Ltd.)
Directed by	Ramanand Sagar
Starring	Shah Nawaz
Country of origin	India
Original languages	Urdu , Hindi & Bengali
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	143
Production
Running time	23 Minutes (Approx.)
Original release
Network	DD National
Release	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 is based on some of the stories from the world renowned The Arabian Nights .The Series was much appreciated and became very popular.The dialogues and the use of the Urdu language is remarkable.It proved to be a great success and achievement for its producers and broadcasters.Much of the credit of it's success goes to Ramanand Sagar .This was one of his greatest art work.The acting also was of high class,specially that of Shah Nawaz,who played different roles in the Series quiet brilliantly. The Series starts right from the very beginning when Scheherazade magnificently and beautifully 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.

List of the Stories:

*Sinbad the Sailor  And His Seven Voyages
*Ali Baba  And The Forty Thieves
*Alladdin  And His Magical Lamp
*The Merchant And The Geanie
*The Fisherman And The Geanie
*The King of Greece and The Physician Doubaan ,etc.

External Links:

Production Website