Alif Laila
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Alif Laila 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.
Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.)
Sagar Films, also known as Sagar Arts, is a film and television production company Mumbai, India. It was founded by Ramanand Sagar and is a part of the Sagar Group of companies owned by the Sagar family.- Movies produced :* Salma...
. It was made in two seasons. The first season was aired on DD National
DD National
DD National or DD1 is Doordarshan's flagship channel and the most widely available terrestrial television channel in India.-The Early Years:...
and the second SAB TV
SAB TV
SAB TV is an Indian general entertainment television channel that is owned by Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd and based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was launched on April 23, 2000 by Sri Adhikari Brothers as a general entertainment channel. In 2003, it was repositioned as a comedy-centric channel...
. Later, it was also aired on ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...
. The series became very popular. The dialogue is in Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
. 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
Ramanand Sagar
Ramanand Sagar was an Indian film director. He is most famous for making the extremely popular Ramayan television series, a television adaptation of the ancient Indian epic of the same name, starring Arun Govil as Lord Ram and Deepika Chikhalia as Sita.Sagar was born at Asal Guru-Ke near Lahore...
. 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
Scheherazade
Scheherazade , sometimes Scheherazadea, Persian transliteration Shahrazad or Shahrzād is a legendary Persian queen and the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights.-Narration :...
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.
Stories
- Sinbad the SailorSinbad the SailorSinbad the Sailor is a fictional sailor from Basrah, living during the Abbasid Caliphate – the hero of a story-cycle of Middle Eastern origin...
And His Seven Voyages - Ali BabaAli BabaAli Baba is a fictional character from medieval Arabic literature. He is described in the adventure tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves...
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