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| Alif Laila | |
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| Also known as | Arabian Nights |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Based on | One Thousand and One Nights |
| Screenplay by | Ramanand Sagar |
| Directed by |
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| Theme music composer | Ravindra Jain |
| Opening theme | Krishna M. Gupta |
| Ending theme | Krishna M. Gupta |
| Composer | Ravindra Jain |
| Country of origin | India |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 143 |
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| Producer | Subhash Sagar |
| Running time | 23 Minutes |
| Production company | Sagar Arts |
| Original release | |
| Network | DD National |
| Release | 1993 – 1997 |
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Alaf Laila is an Indian television series based on the One Thousand and One Nights, also known as the Arabian Nights.[1] It was produced by Sagar Arts.[2] It was made in two seasons. The series from 1993 to 1997 for 143 episodes on DD National.
The plotline 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).
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. pp. 42, 63, 572. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ Ravi Shanker Kapoor (2000). More equal than others: a study of the Indian Left. Vision Books. ISBN 978-81-7094-381-5.