Alif Laila


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 Films. It was made in two seasons. The series from 1993–1997 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.

Stories

Season 1

Main

The episodes of Alif Laila were released on both VCD and DVD format from Moserbaer. The DVD release was marketed as 20 volumes consisting of 143 episodes, while the VCD released as 50 sets. There have also been DVD and VCD releases of single story arcs.
The 160 episodes of season 2 have been made available on MX Player on the official channel of Sri Adhikari Brothers.

Broadcast

The show was syndicated in Bengali on BTV, Gazi Television, and ETV.
copyright owned by Sagar Pictures as of 2009
The show has re-aired on channels owned by Shri Adhikari Brothers since its original run. It re-aired from June 2011 on Dabangg TV, from 2012 to 2013 on Dhamaal TV, from 2013 to 2016 on Dabangg TV again and in 2017 on Dillagi TV.
It is being broadcast again during the quarantine period in India on DD Bharati from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM.