Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga
Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga (translated: 'Aladdin - Might've Heard The Name') is an Indian fantasy television series that airs on Sony SAB. It premiered on 21 August 2018 and stars Siddharth Nigam and Avneet Kaur in the lead roles of Aladdin and Princess Yasmine respectively.[1][2][3]
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Also known as | Aladdin |
Genre | Fantasy, Action, Romance, Comedy, Adventure |
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Based on | Aladdin and the Magic Lamp from One Thousand and One Nights |
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Screenplay by | Aanchal Aggarwal Vasani |
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Theme music composer | Souvyk Chakraborty |
Opening theme | "Aladdin" By Souvyk Chakraborty |
Composer(s) | Souvyk Chakraborty |
Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Hindi (SAB TV-India & Philippines), Sinhala (Swarnavahini-Sri Lanka) Tamil ( Polimer TV & Sun TV) |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 347 |
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Executive producer(s) | Vikas Seth |
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Production location(s) | Mumbai |
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Camera setup | Multiple camera |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Production company(s) | Peninsula Pictures Private Limited |
Distributor | Sony Pictures Networks |
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Original network | Sony SAB |
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Original release | 21 August 2018 – present |
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Plot
Season 1
Mallika, a powerful and evil enchantress, plans to take over the world. Her servant Hassan, tricks her but then turns into a Genie and gets trapped in a lamp.
500 years later, a boy named Aladdin is born in Baghdad. He is a kind-hearted lad. He is tasked by the evil Grand Vizier of Baghdad, Zafar, to find the lamp in exchange for 10,000 gold coins, but gets trapped in a cave. He rubs the lamp and becomes the master of the Genie of The Lamp. He names the Genie as Ginu. Zafar tries to steal the lamp from Aladdin but fails.
Aladdin loves Princess Yasmine of Baghdad. He meets her many times but doesn't know that she is the princess. He gradually develops a friendship with her and later the two fall in love.
Zafar finds the Genie Of The Ring and with his help, he finds Ginu and turns him evil. He makes Aladdin fall into his trap by framing him to have killed the Sultan i.e. Yasmine's father. This breaks Yasmine's heart. Zafar betrays Genie Of The Ring. Aladdin is buried alive by Yasmine's orders.
Season 2
One year later, Aladdin is shown to still be alive. He finds Genie Of The Ring and discovers what Zafar did to him. He decides to get revenge. It is revealed that his father Omar saved him before being killed. He takes up the name Ali. He and his genie go to find a treasure.
Yasmine has become cold-hearted and declares that she will rule Baghdad. Zafar, who doesn't want it to happen, turns her into a parrot with Ginu's magic.
Ali finds two genies - Jinee Minee and Chand Changezi along with the treasure using his wit. He returns to Baghdad. Zafar tests him to check if he is Aladdin but is convinced and befriends him. Ali cures Yasmine but she orders him to leave.
Zafar invites him back to Baghdad. Yasmine is enraged but later befriends Ali to find the truth. Ali meets his uncle and reveals his truth.
Ali learns of Zafar's plans to take over the world through dark magic. He tries to prove his innocence as Aladdin's ghost, but his plan flops and his cousin Gulbadan discovers his innocence. Yasmine hears Zafar confessing his crimes and learns that Ali is Aladdin. Together, they plan to take down Zafar.
Ali turns Ginu back to his good form. After a snowy storm enters Baghdad, Ali with Yasmine and Zafar try to find a solution of it in Egypt.
Seasons
Season | No. of episodes | Originally broadcast (India) | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 207 | 21 August 2018 | 31 May 2019 | ||
2 | 140 | 3 June 2019 | present | ||
Cast
Main Characters
- Siddharth Nigam as Aladdin/Ali/Kala Chor (Black Thief), a kind-hearted and smart young lad, who became the world's richest man in season 2. He was the master of the Genie of the Lamp, but now he is the master of the Genie of the Bottle, the Genie of the Pendant, and the Genie of the Ring. He is also Yasmine's love interest.[4]
- Avneet Kaur as Yasmine [5] the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin's love interest and the princess of Baghdad. She has learnt that Aladdin was innocent and helps him.
- Aamir Dalvi as Zafar/Mucchad,[6] a deceptive sorcerer, the Grand Vizier of Baghdad and a greedy man who plans to take over the world through Genie of the Lamp's powers and black magic.
- Raashul Tandon as Hassan / Ginu[7] or Chirag ka Jinn (Genie of the Lamp), a Jinn and whom Aladdin considers a brother. He is currently Zafar's genie and had lost all memory of Aladdin but regained his lost memories due to Aladdin's plan.
- Praneet Bhat as Genie of the Ring/Anghuti Chhaap[8] or Anghuti ka jinn, Jinn of the ring guarded by the Zehraal in Misr. He is the elder brother of Ginu and later becomes Aladdin's genie after Zafar betrayed him.
- Sonal Bhojwani as Sara /Jinee-Minee / Genie of the Bottle, a mermaid-like genie of the bottle and Ginu's love interest. She has the ability to freeze time for a few seconds.[9]
- Krishang Bhanushali as Chaand Changezi / Genie of the Pendant. A 1500 year-old genie but takes the form of a seven year-old child and can transform into any object.[10]
Recurring
- Smita Bansal as Ruksaar, Aladdin's mother.[11]
- Gireesh Sahdev as Omar, Aladdin's father (Dead) also called 'Ustad Ji' by Aladdin. He was also framed by Zafar 20 years ago.[12]
- Vikas Grover as Gulbadan, Aladdin's cousin, head of palace guards and an innocent man.[13]
- Gulfam Khan as Nazneen Begum, Gulbadan's mother, Aladdin's aunt and a greedy woman. She helped Zafar in framing Aladdin.[14]
- Badrul Islam as Mustafa, Gulbadan's father, Omar's brother, Aladdin's dimwitted uncle.[15]
- Gyan Prakash as Badshah Shahnawaz, the Sultan of Baghdad, Yasmine's father (dead) who was killed by Zafar, and Zafar made Aladdin accused of it.[16]
- Yashu Dhiman as Mehrunisa or Mallika Begum, the Sultana (Queen) of Baghdad, Yasmine's mother.[17]
- Farhina Parvez as Piddhi, Yasmine's loyal handmaiden and best friend. She often comforts Yasmine whenever she is upset.[18]
- Shrashti Maheshwari as Gulegulfam, Gulbadan's wife. She is a very demanding and cunning girl despite her father being poor.[19]
- Vinit Kakar as Haiwan-e-iblees, the wicked creature who made the water black from blue using his toxic.[20]
- Pal John as Sultana Adayah of Misr (Egypt)
- Nausheen Ali Sardar as Mallika
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Reference |
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2018 | Zee Rishtey Awards | Best New Show | Aladdin — Naam Toh Suna Hoga[21] | |
Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor In A Negative Role | Aamir Dalvi[22] | ||
2018 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor | Siddharth Nigam | |
International broadcast
- The series aired on GMA Network in the Philippines in Hindi from July 1, 2019, as part of The Heart of Asia's 16th-anniversary celebration.[23]
- The series aired on Swarnavahini in Sri Lanka in Sinhala from 16 September 2019.[24]
- The series aired on Polimer TV as Aladdin since 2018 but now is aired by Sun TV since August 2019 as Aladdin.
- The series aired on Surya Tv in Malayalam as Allauddin from August 2019.[25]
References
- "Siddharth Nigam and Avneet Kaur in SAB TV's fantasy drama Aladdin". The Indian Express.
- "SAB TV to bring alive Aladdin with its new show 'Aladdin: Naam Toh Suna Hoga'". Mumbai Live.
- "Aladdin–Naam Toh Suna Hoga actor Siddharth Nigam: Excited to play my childhood hero on screen". The Indian Express.
- "Siddharth Nigam and Avneet Kaur's show Aladdin: Naam Toh Suna Hoga completes 200 episodes; see celebration pictures - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- "Siddharth Nigam and Avneet Kaur's show Aladdin: Naam Toh Suna Hoga completes 200 episodes; see celebration pictures - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- India-West, R. M. VIJAYAKAR, Special to. "Aamir Dalvi Calls Himself a 'Schizophrenic Actor'". India West. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- "Raashul Tandon talks about his transformation into a negative Genie - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- Team, Tellychakkar. "Pranit Bhatt aka Genie of 'The Ring' possesses the people of Baghdad on Sony SAB's Aladdin". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- "Sonal Bhojwani to join the cast of 'Aladdin'".
- ""Initially, I thought that such senior actors will be unapproachable", said Krishang Bhanushali as Chand Changez in Sony SAB's Aladdin: Naam Toh Suna Hoga".
- "Smita Bansal roped in for 'Aladdin'".
- "My character in Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga is quite serious: Gireesh Sahdev".
- "Every son should be like Siddharth Nigam: Vikas Grover".
- "Gulfam Khan aka Nazneen Chachi of Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga feels blessed to find a family on the sets".
- "Gulfam Khan, Badrul Islam and Zahid Ali in SAB TV's Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga".
- "Sony SAB to premiere new series Aladdin : Naam Toh Suna Hoga on 21st August".
- "Paramavatar Shri Krishna's Yashu Dhiman in SAB TV's Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga".
- "Navya fame Farhina Parvez in SAB TV's Aladdin".
- "Divya Drishsti Actress, Shrashti Maheshwari Roped in For Aladdin 2!".
- "Vinit Kakar to enter Aladdin Naam Toh Suna Hoga".
- "Zee Rishtey Awards 2018 Winners List: Sriti-Shabbir, Eisha-Adnan, Surbhi Jyoti & Others Bag Awards".
- "ITA Awards 2018: Surbhi Chandna, Divyanka Tripathi, Harshad Chopda win big". India Today.
- https://twitter.com/mohsinstats/status/1176156430992211968
- https://twitter.com/mohsinstats/status/1176156430992211968
- "Alavudeen Serial Surya Tv Launching On 5th August 2019 At 6.00 P.M".