One of the most-loved children’s fantasy tales Aladdin hit the television screens from Tuesday. The special screening of the serial was held here on Tuesday at Fun Cinemas DB City Mall.
Aladdin is a folk tale of Middle Eastern origin. It is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights ‘The Arabian Nights’, and one of the best known but it was not part of the original Arabic text, being added in the 18th century by Frenchman Antoine Galland, who attributed the tale to Syrian storyteller Youhenna Diab.
Since it first appeared in the early 18th century "Aladdin and the Magic lamp" has been one of the best known and most retold of all fairy stories.
The story is about a boy Aladdin who falls in love with the princess. But, fate decided something else for him. Aladdin finds a magical lamp and that’s when the adventure begins.
The serial will be aired on Sab Tv. The channel has roped in popular child actors Siddharth Nigam and Avneet Kaur to play the lead roles of Aladdin and Princess Jasmine. The role of antagonist Jafar is essayed by Amir Dalvi.
Siddharth, who rose to fame playing the young Aamir Khan in Dhoom 3, has played the young lead in Mahakumbh, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat and Chandra Nandni. Avneet, the young girl stepped into the limelight after participating in DID little Masters. With a pretty face and the talent to act, she soon grabbed shows like Meri Maa, Savitri and Hamari Sister Didi among others. She was also part of the movie Mardaani.