Alif Laila
| Alif Laila | |
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| Also known as | Arabian Nights |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Based on | One Thousand and One Nights |
| Screenplay by | Ramanand Sagar |
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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 | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 303 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Subhash Sagar |
| Running time | 22 Minutes |
| Production company | Sagar Arts |
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| Release | 1993 – 2002 |
Alif Laila is an Indian television series based on the One Thousand and One Nights, also known as the Arabian Nights. It was produced by Sagar Arts. It was made in two seasons. The series from 1993 to 2002 for 303 episodes on DD National and later on SAB TV.
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).