Aśoka(Movie, 2001)

Name: Aśoka
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance / Love
Released: 2001
Duration: T02:35:00
Rating: 3.2

Original title: "अशोक" (Hindi/HI)

| 2h 35min | Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance / Love, War

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 67 votes)

As̅oka 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 Kareena Kapoor, Rahul Dev, Danny Denzongpa, Hrishitaa Bhatt, and Ajith Kumar in a special appearance. 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. Asoka was widely screened across the United Kingdom and North Amer... ()

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Available languages: Hindi (Original)
Available subtitles: Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Thai
Duration: 2h 48min
Genres: Indian / Hindi-Language Movies / Bollywood Movies / Action \x26 Adventure / Dramas / Romantic Movies
Keywords: Romantic
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About Aśoka

A 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.

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Trailer for Aśoka + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Asoka Trailer | Kareena Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrishita Bhatt | A Santosh Sivan Film(Trailer, 1:34)

Additional Information

Production country: India

Made by: Red Chillies Entertainment

Original language: Hindi (HI)

Spoken languages: Hindi (HI)

Translated into 26 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hindi (HI), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Norwegian Nynorsk (NN), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/13/2001

Appearing Characters: Ashoka, Karuvaki, Devi, Bindusara, Chandragupta Maurya, Susima

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Asghar Nai Peeli Texy hai, Ajith Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Rahul Dev, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Gerson da Cunha, Subhashini Ali, Umesh Mehra, Johnny Lever, Raghubir Yadav, Suresh Menon, Vineet Kumar Sharma, Mithilesh Chaturvedi, Shwetha Menon, Gayatri Jayaraman, Suresh Oberoi, Karan Dewani

Narrator: Suresh Oberoi

Director: Santosh Sivan

Producer: Juhi Chawla, Shah Rukh Khan

Screenwriter: Santosh Sivan

Film Editor: A. Sreekar Prasad

Director of Photography: Santosh Sivan

Composer: Sandeep Chowta

Performer: Anu Malik

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"अशोका"

"Samrat Ashoka"

"아소카"

"Император"

"Ashoka the Great"

"اشوک"

Keywords: ancient world, historical drama, reue, commander, india, buddhism, emperor

Budget: 17,000,000 USD

Revenue: 19,000,000 USD (= 112%)

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Aśoka(Movie, 2001)

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Asoka Trailer | Kareena Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrishita Bhatt | A Santosh Sivan Film(Trailer, 1:34)

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