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Ashoka the Great
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Cast
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Asoka
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| Kareena Kapoor | ... |
Kaurwaki
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Virat
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Devi
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Gerson Da Cunha | ... |
King Bindusara
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Subhashini Ali | ... |
Dharma
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Umesh Mehra | ... |
Emperor Chadragupta
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Sooraj Balaji | ... |
Prince Aryan
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Johnny Lever | ... |
Magadha Soldier
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Raghuvir Yadav | ... |
Magadha Soldier
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Suresh Menon | ... |
Magadha Soldier
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Ajith Kumar | ... |
Susima
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Shilpa Mehta | ... |
Queen - Susima's Mother
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Rajlaxmi R. Roy | ... |
Bar Girl (Aa Tayar Ho Ja)
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Prince Ashoke (Shahrukh Khan), heir to the Magadha Kingdom, bowing to his mother's (Shilpa Mehta) demand forsakes his princely status and goes to live in the wild for awhile. There he meets and falls in love with Kaurwaki (Kareena Kapoor). He identifies himself as Pawan, not wanting to disclose his identity yet. Ashoke has to return to Magadha, but when he returns to find and wed Kaurwaki, he is told by Bheema (Rahul Dev) that Kaurwaki and her brother Arya have been killed. Devastated Ashoke returns home. On the way home he is attacked and Devi (Hrishitaa Bhatt), of the Buddhist faith rescues him and tends to him till he gets well. As a result, Devi's marriage to her groom is cancelled. Ashoke weds her and brings her to Magadha, only to be told by his father that since Devi is not of the same race as he, she cannot be welcomed. Ashoke leaves with Devi and lives in Ujjaini. Soon Devi gets pregnant, and this arouses jealously and hatred amongst Ashoke's step-brothers. As a result they ... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
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Country:
IndiaLanguage:
HindiRelease Date:
26 October 2001 (India) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
INR 130,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£235,461 (UK) (26 October 2001)Gross:
£503,408 (UK) (9 November 2001)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
(International) | (uncut) | (director's cut)Sound Mix:
Dolby DigitalColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Written by Gulzar
Composed by Anu Malik
Performed by Shaan, Suneeta Rao (as Sunita Rao) and Alka Yagnik
Courtesy of Sony Music India
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Shah Rukh Khan wanted Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to be cast in the role of Kaurwaki. However, the director, Santosh Sivan, wanted to cast an actress with whom he hadn't already been paired in a leading role. Shahrukh also recommended Sushmita Sen to play the singing dancer in the bar. See more »Soundtracks
O Re KanchiWritten by Gulzar
Composed by Anu Malik
Performed by Shaan, Suneeta Rao (as Sunita Rao) and Alka Yagnik
Courtesy of Sony Music India
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This film is not intended to be derogatory towards Buddhists, but does indeed enact the historical beginnings of Buddhism. King Ashoka was a vicious warrior before he was shown the 8-fold path but his conversion did not occur until much blood was spilled in his land. It is unfortunate that other viewers have a skewed version of the conception of Buddhism and take this film to be negative. Nevertheless, I was impressed at the historical accuracy, the strength of the acting, and the vividness in the vision of the director. He chooses very unique positions to shoot the scenes and uses stop-time in very emotionally effective manners. I recommend this film not only for the story but for the visual elements and as an example of an Indian film that offers more than just song and dance.