Alif Laila (film) explained

Alif Laila
Director:	K. Amarnath
Producer:	K. Amarnath
Starring:	Nimmi, Asha Mathur, Vijay Kumar, Pran, Murad, Amrit Rana, Maya Devi, Gope
Music:	Shyam Sundar
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi

Alif Laila (The One Thousand and One Nights) is a 1953 Bollywood film produced and directed by K. Amarnath.^[1] It is an adaptation of the Middle Eastern folktale collection One Thousand and One Nights.^[2]

Cast

• Nimmi as Genie^[3]
• Asha Mathur as Princess
• Vijay Kumar as Aladin^[3]
• Pran^[3]
• Murad^[3]
• Amrit Rana
• Maya Devi
• Gope as Rasheed^[3]
• Helen as Dancer

Music

All lyrics were penned by Sahir Ludhianvi and music was composed by Shyam Sundar.^[3] Songs were sung by Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle.

1. "Bahaar Aayi Khili Kaliyan" - Lata Mangeshkar
2. "Dilon Ke Shikar Ko" - Asha Bhosle
3. "Dilon Ko Dard Bananewaale" - Lata Mangeshkar
4. "Khamosh Kyun Ho" - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
5. "Khada Hoon Der Se" - Talat Mahmood
6. "Kya Raat Suhani Hai" - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
7. "Mere Nagmon Mein Un Mastana" - Talat Mahmood
8. "Raaten Pyaar Ki Beet Jaayengi" - Asha Bhosle

Notes and References

1. Book: Rajadhyaksha, Ashish . Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema . Willemen . Paul . 2014-07-10 . Routledge . 978-1-135-94318-9 . 574 . en.
2. Book: Thomas, Rosie . Bombay before Bollywood: Film City Fantasies . 2015-03-01 . State University of New York Press . 978-1-4384-5677-5 . 150–151 . en.
3. Web site: Alif Laila (1953 film). dead. 29 January 2022. 3 December 2024. Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation (Cinemaazi.com) website. https://web.archive.org/web/20220129131830mp_/https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/alif-laila.