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Aśoka is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language period drama and biographical film directed and written by Santosh Sivan. The cast includes Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Ajith Kumar, and Danny Denzongpa. Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan served as producers, while Suresh Oberoi provided narration. The film features characters such as Ashoka, Karuvaki, Devi, and Bindusara.
The movie has a runtime of 175 to 180 minutes and was released on September 13, 2001. It was distributed by Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix in video on demand format. The production budget was 17,000,000, with revenue reaching 19,000,000. The film holds a vote average of 6.5 on TMDb and a rating of 6.4 on IMDb. Its tagline is "Only the dead have seen the end of war."
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6.5A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. During a struggle with one of his step-brothers, his mother urges Asoka to escape to stay alive. While away, Asoka meets Kaurwaki and falls in love, but must use his skills as a warrior to protect her. A dangerous and heartbreaking web of conspiracy follows, which leads Asoka to embrace a Buddhist path.
Cast
- Shah Rukh Khan as Emperor Ashoka Maurya / Pawan
- Ajith Kumar as Susima Maurya
- Kareena Kapoor Khan as Kaurwaki
- Hrishitaa Bhatt as Devi
- Danny Denzongpa as Virat
- Sooraj Balaji as Prince Aryan
Themes
- buddhism
- emperor
- commander
- reue
- india
- ancient world
- historical drama
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Director
- Santosh Sivan
- Screenwriter
- Santosh Sivan
- Composer
- Sandeep Chowta
- Producer
- Juhi Chawla
- Cinematographer
- Santosh Sivan
- Duration
- 169
- FilmAffinity ID
- 904980
- Performer
- Anu Malik
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2001-01-01
- title
- अशोका
- narrator
- Suresh Oberoi
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- A. Sreekar Prasad
- characters
- Susima
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