Alif Laila (Hindi: अलिफ़ लैला) is a TV series based on the stories from One Thousand and One Nights. It was produced by Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.). It was made in two seasons. The first season was aired on DD National and season two on ARY Digital. The popularity of the show led to it being broadcast in Bengali on BTV , Gazi Television and ETV. The show started re-airing from 2012 on every weekdays on Dhamaal TV and its sister channel Dabangg TV
The plot line of the series starts from the very beginning when Scheherazade starts telling stories to Shahryar. Alif Laila contains both the well-known and the lesser-known stories from One Thousand and One Nights which are mentioned here. The actual word is "Alf Laila" meaning a thousand nights.
Prologue to The Story of King Shahryar and Queen Scheherazade
The Merchant and the Djinn (Tajir تاجر aur Jin جن)
The Old Man and the Two Black Dogs
The Old Man and the Goat
The Fisherman and the Djinn
Douban the Physician
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
Prince Jalal Talib and Malika Hamira (a.k.a. Prince Jalal Talib and the Three Pearls)
Prince Jamal Saakib and Princess Mahapara
The Night Adventures of Harun al-Rashid, Caliph of Baghdad (the second season starts from here)
The Story of the Three Qalandars, Sons of Kings, and of Three Ladies of Baghdad (a.k.a. The Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad)
The Story of the Blind Baba Abdallah Zaman
The Story of Sidi-Nouman
The Story of Jishan and Sofonisba
Hasan the Bearded
The Story of Two Brothers Jalal and Belal
Prince Afat and Firoza vs Firoz
Epilogue to The Story of King Shahryar and Queen Scheherazade
The legacy of the Arabian Nights told in the form of exciting, enthralling stories, packed with great morals, amazing characters, accompanied by flying carpets, magic lamps, fairies and more.
