''Alif Laila'' (''The One Thousand and One Nights'') is a 1953

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film produced and directed by

K. Amarnath K. Amarnath (1 Dec 1914 – 14 May 1983) was one of the earliest film makers of Indian Cinema. His career as a movie producer and director spanned over four decades in the film industry. Early life Amarnath Gelaram Khetarpal was born in Mianwa ...

. It is an adaptation of the Middle Eastern folktale collection

One Thousand and One Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' (, ), is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights'', from the first English-language edition ( ...

Cast

Nimmi Nimmi (born as Nawab Bano; 18 February 1933 – 25 March 2020), was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi and Urdu films. Considered as one of the leading actresses of the "golden era" of Indian cinema, Nimmi was among the highest paid actresses ...

as Genie *Asha Mathur as Princess *Vijay Kumar as Aladin *

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*Amrit Rana *Maya Devi * Gope as Rasheed * Helen as Dancer

Music

All lyrics were penned by

Sahir Ludhianvi Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi. He is regarded as one of the greatest film lyricists and poet ...

and music was composed by Shyam Sundar. #"Bahaar Aayi Khili Kaliyan" -

Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar (; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. He ...

#"Dilon Ke Shikar Ko" -

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#"Dilon Ko Dard Bananewaale" - Lata Mangeshkar #"Khamosh Kyun Ho" - Lata Mangeshkar,

Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice ...

#"Khada Hoon Der Se" -

Talat Mahmood Talat Mahmood (24 February 1924 – 9 May 1998) was an Indian playback singer who is considered as one of the greatest and most popular Indian male film song and ghazal singers. Although he tried his luck as a film actor, he did not succeed a g ...

#"Kya Raat Suhani Hai" - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi #"Mere Nagmon Mein Un Mastana" - Talat Mahmood #"Raaten Pyaar Ki Beet Jaayengi" - Asha Bhosle

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* * Films scored by Shyam Sunder 1950s Hindi-language films 1950s Indian films Films directed by K. Amarnath {{1950s-Hindi-film-stub