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Aśoka
Aśoka is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language epic historical drama film directed and co-written by Santosh Sivan. It is a dramatized version of the early life of emperor Asoka, of the Maurya Empire, who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century BCE. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as the titular character alongside Ajith Kumar (in his first and only Hindi film to date), Kareena Kapoor, Hrishitaa Bhatt, and Danny Denzongpa. It was produced by 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 film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Samrat Asoka.
Plot
The film chronicles the early part of the life of Emperor Asoka. It begins with his career as a General in Takshashila and ends with the bloody conquest of the Kalinga.
More details
| author | Santosh Sivan |
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| director | Santosh Sivan |
| editor | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| genre | action drama historical |
| keywords | ashoka the great asoka assassination attempt bath battle bindusara buddhist buddhist monastery chandragupta maurya hide kalinga kaurwaki kill little brother march married on the run pataliputra patna pierce prime minister stabbed to death summon takshashila taxila the king true identity ujjain warn west wound |
| musicBy | Sandeep Chowta |
| producer | Gauri Khan Juhi Chawla |
| productionCompany | Red Chillies Entertainment |
| publisher | Dreamz Unlimited |
| theme | epic |