In this era of Indian cinema filmmakers and producers invest crores and crores of rupees as the budget for movies and series. However would you believe if we told you that a show made 32 years ago was considered one of the most expensive television shows of its time? The budget for the show released three decades ago was a whopping Rs 12 crore which was massive back then. Many might assume the serial we’re talking about is Ramanand Sagars Ramayana but it isn’t. Scroll down to read more. Most Expensive TV Show Released 32 Years Ago This series was released in 1993 and aired on DD National. The show belonged to the thriller genre and had two seasons. If you’re wondering which series we’re talking about it’s the iconic Alif Laila. Most Popular TV Serial in 1993 Alif Laila was one of the most popular TV serials of 1993. It was based on Ek Hazar Ek Raatein also known as Arabian Nights. The show was produced by Sagar Arts and released in two parts. It first aired in 1993 and ran till 2002. After its DD National run it was also telecast on Sab TV but the most popular was the first season from 1993 to 1997. This show generated so much suspense and excitement among viewers that they didn’t miss a single episode. It ran for nearly three years producing a total of 143 episodes. According to several reports each episode cost around ₹9 lakh to make. Adding up the expenses for all 143 episodes the total production cost amounted to a massive sum. That means the total cost of 143 episodes of Alif Laila was ₹12.87 crore making it the most expensive show of its time. The show was directed by Anand Sagar Prem Sagar and Moti Sagar. It holds an impressive IMDb rating of 8.5. The series featured stars like Firoz Ali Girija Shankar Damini Kanwal Shetty Arun Govil Shahnawaz Pradhan Shah Nawaz and Aslam Khan. Viewers loved this show so much that even today people from that era fondly remember it.