Chapter 1 Plot
Ali, a lovable rogue who prioritises his family and will do anything for them, grapples with the everyday realities of looking after 5 lovable orphan kids whom he has taken under his wing. The 40 thieves, led by their leader Iblis, the devil incarnate himself, were suppressed by Ali’s father, the great Jadugar Mustafa, and will remain so until two halves of a magical pendant unite. When the guardian of the cave, Simsim, embarks on a mission to resurrect the thieves, it is up to Ali, who holds one half of the magic pendant, to discover the magician within himself and realise his true purpose in life.
Alibaba: Dastaan-E-Kabul Chapter 1 aired on August 22nd, 2022.
Chapter 1 Episodes
1. Ali Baba's Finesse
He is not of the human race, he is of the devil race when he used to sit on his forty-black horses; the sound of the legs of his horses not only trembles the heart of humans but also the souls. The earth starts quivering, and even the winds become pure like a corpse. Besides, Ali Baba is on the way with his forty black horses
2. Ali Baba Gets Flashbacks
Ali promises to look after Gulrez after the attack, he desperately needs money for Gulrez's medical treatment, but his brother refuses to help. He hears insults and humiliation from his sister-in-law as well as his brother. Ali experiences flashbacks of the moment he and his father entered the legendary cave that held Iblis' jewelry.
3. Shaitaan Se Jung
The dream that made Ali think of the terrible day when his father tried to capture Iblis but died in the attempt shakes him. He remembers how his father was chased by the forty thieves headed by Iblis, whom he misunderstood as Simsim. Ali's father had turned them into stone statues till the end of time and had sent Iblis to hell.
4. Ali In Trouble
Ali forces the kids to brush their teeth, and the kids are in a fun mood. Here, Shehzadi Mariam is disturbed that the people are not getting anything to eat, and she asks her father to provide biryani and naan for them. When Ali is teaching the children math, the children laugh at him when they see his wrong math. They dream of what they will do when they get the money.