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Alif Laila

Indian television series from 1993 to 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 Pictures Entertainment. It was made in two seasons. The series was telecast from 1993 to 1997 on DD National and from 2001 to 2002 on SAB TV, totalling 303 episodes. The plotline of the series starts from the very beginning when Shahrzad starts telling stories to Shahryar and includes both the well-known and the lesser-known stories from the One Thousand and One Nights. The title 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). Stories Season 1 (1993–1997) on DD1 Prologue to the story of King Shahryar and Queen Shahrzad Ep 03–06 – The Trader and the Genie (Taajir aur Jinn) Ep 07–09 – Story of the First Traveller (Pahla Musaafir aur Do Kutton ki Kahaani) Ep 10–13 – Story of the Second Traveller (Doosra Musaafir aur Bakri ki Kahaani) Ep 14–15 – The Fisherman and the Genie (Maahigir aur Jinn) Ep 16–18 – Tale of the Vizier and the Sage Duban (Hakeem Dobaan ki Kahaani) Ep 19-33 –