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).

The episodes of Alif Laila were released on both VCD and DVD format from Moserbaer.

Alif Laila first aired on DD1, and later, Season 2 was broadcast on SAB TV.