The villain, (a snake queen with gothic black and green makeup, similar to Naagini serials), steals the ruby. With it, she curses Indumathi: "Every night, you will turn into a stone statue. Only a man who has never told a lie, who has never felt greed, and who has saved an enemy’s life can break this curse."

Hatim’s journey to answer the seven questions is not just a fantasy; it’s a mirror to our own moral dilemmas. As the Tamil dubbing artist might say at the end of each episode: "Hatim has shown us the path of truth. Will you follow it?"

The success of the Hatim serial Tamil dubbed raises an interesting question: Why hasn't anyone remade this in Tamil cinema or Tamil television?