Aśoka (2001)
September 13, 2001Release Date
Aśoka (2001)
September 13, 2001Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Shah Rukh Khan
Asoka
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Kaurwaki
Danny Denzongpa
Virat
Hrishitaa Bhatt
Devi
Rahul Dev
Bheema
Ajith Kumar
Susima
Gerson Da Cunha
King Bindusara
Subhashini Ali
Dharma
Juhi Chawla Mehta
Producer
Umesh Mehra
Emperor Chandragupta Maurya
Sooraj Balaji
Prince Aryan
Vineet Sharma
Sugatra
Shweta Menon
Nandaneshwari
Santosh Sivan
Director
Karan Dewani
Young Asoka
Saket Chaudhary
Writer
Johny Lever
Maurya Soldier (uncredited)
Abbas Tyrewala
Writer
Suresh Menon
Maurya Soldier
Shilpa Mehta
Susima's Mother
Vivek Sharma
Sugatra
Sandeep Chowta
Composer
Gayatri Jayaraman
Special Appearance
Anu Malik
Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 13, 2001
Original Nameअशोक
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 55m
Content RatingR
Budget$17,000,000
Box Office$19,000,000
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Wiki.
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, Ajith Kumar (in his first and only Hindi film to date), 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.
Asoka was widely screened across the United Kingdom and North America, and was also selected for screening at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews.At the 47th Filmfare Awards, Asoka received 5 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Sivan) and Best Actress (Kapoor), and won Best Cinematography (Sivan).