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Aśoka is a indian film of genre Drama directed by Santosh Sivan released in USA on 13 september 2001 with Shahrukh Khan
Aśoka (2001)
अशोक
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 13 september 2001
Length 2h51
Directed by Santosh Sivan
OriginInde
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about religion, Sports films, Martial arts films, Musical films, Political films, Films about Buddhism, Bollywood, Films about royalty
Rating64%
Aśoka (Hindi: अशोक, Urdu: اشوک) is a 2001 Indian epic historical drama film directed and co-written by Santosh Sivan. It is a dramatised version of the early life of emperor Asoka, of the Maurya dynasty, who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century BCE.
The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Ajith Kumar , Danny Denzongpa and Hrishita Bhatt. It was produced by Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Radhika Sangoi. The screenplay was written by Santosh Sivan and Saket Chaudhary and the dialogue by Abbas Tyrewala. It was originally released as Ashoka The Great in India. The Tamil release title is Samrat Ashoka.
The film was widely screened across the United Kingdom and North America, and was also selected for screening at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, where it got positive response. However, the film failed to please both Indian critics and the audience alike and flopped at the box office.
Synopsis
The film chronicles the early part of the life of Emperor Asoka. It begins with his career as a General in Takshashila (modern-day Punjab) and ends with the bloody conquest of the Kalinga country (modern day Odisha State)Actors
Shahrukh Khan
(Emperor Ashoka Maurya / Pawan)
Kareena Kapoor
(Kaurwaki)
Danny Denzongpa
(Virat)
Milind Soman
Rahul Dev
(Bheem)
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