Asoka

Summary

Ashoka traces the life of the Emperor Asoka, grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, who ascended the throne of Magadha in 3rd Century BC. To extend the boundaries of his empire, Asoka waged one of the bloodiest wars India has ever seen with the neighbouring kingdom of Kalinga, leaving it ravaged and devastated. Confronted by the aftermath of his conquest, in which hundreds of thousands lost their lives, Asoka was overcome by remorse. He renounced the path of war and dedicated his life to spreading the light of Buddhism across the world.

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CAST:

Shahrukh Khan
Kareena Kapoor
Danny Denzongpa
Rahul Dev
Hrishitaa Bhatt
Gerson Da Cunha
Subhashini Ali
Umesh Mehra
Suraj Balaje
Sooraj Balaji
Johnny Lever
Raghuvir Yadav
Suresh Menon
Ajith
Shilpa Mehta
Rajlaxmi K. Roy
Gayatri Jayaraman
Shweta Menon
Sabir Masani
Vineet Sharma
Vivek Sharma
Usha Jejrani
N. Shyam Sunder
C.L. Gurnani
Mithilesh Chaturvedi
P. Mantu Mohapatra
Suhas Joshi
Vasant G. Thate
Manoj Lalwani
Mehmood Khan
Darshan Kumar
Yash Kumar
Yogi Singh
Madhu
Karan Dewani
Jitendra Shriamali
Shampa
Monica Kale
Jeetendra Shastri
Yogesh Sharma
Arun Singh
Nissar
Rajendra Mehra
Anu Ansari
Master Hardik
Anjan Ghosh
Vijay Kumar
Arvind Iyer
Ashok Mapara
Samir Sarkar
Milind Vereker
Balakrishna
S. Krishna
Sanghamitra Jena
Bomie E. Dotiwala
Bunty .... Groom
Col. Suresh Rege
Chetan Motiwalla
Bahadur
Mangilal
Suresh Oberoi

Writing credits
Saket Chaudhary
Santosh Sivan
Abbas Tyrewala

Original music by
Sandeep Chowta
Anu Malik

Cinematography by
Santosh Sivan

Directed by
Santosh Sivan

Produced by
Mark Burton
Juhi Chawla
Sanjiv Chawla
Shahrukh Khan

Production
Arclightz and Films Pvt. Ltd.
Dreamz Unlimited

Released on
26 October 2001

Songs from Asoka

San Sanana
Raat Ka Nasha
O Re Kanchi
Roshne Se
Aa tayar Ho Hoja
Asoka Theme
The Emperor's Theme

MORE INFORMATION:

Shahrukh Khan wanted Aishwarya Rai to be cast in the role of Kaurwaki. However, the director, Santosh Sivan, wanted to cast an actress whom he hadn't already been paired with in a leading role

The movie didn't have success in India but received the international recognition

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