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Asoka

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Asoka
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R,2hrs 38min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Released:
October 26, 2001
Director:
Santosh Sivan
Distributor:
Wonder Films
Starring:
Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa  ...more
Synopsis: Cinematographer turned director Santosh Sivan follows up on his acclaimed 1999 opus Malli with this sweeping historical epic. Asoka, the emperor of the Mauryan dynasty between 274 and 232 B.C., was famed for having unified much of modern-day India and for raising Buddhism from obscurity to the ranks of a world religion. Early in his life, as Emperor of the region of Magadha, he waged a brutal campaign against the neighboring fiefdom of Challenge, leaving the land bloody and ravaged. The war paid ... Full Synopsis
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Tom Vick, AMG Review
In contrast to The Terrorist -- the film Santosh Sivan is best known for outside of India -- Asoka is pure Bollywood exuberance on a grand scale, full of flashy costumes, sword fights, and energetic, nonsensical musical numbers. In order to stuff his film with the requisite action and splendor, director Sivan takes quite a few liberties with the facts of Asoka's life (which became the source of some ... Full Review
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Shah Rukh Khan
Asoka
Kareena Kapoor
Kaurwaki, Princess Kaurwaki
Danny Denzongpa
Virat
Ajith
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