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Title: Ashoka the Great (2001)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Shah Rukh Khan | ... | Asoka | |
| Kareena Kapoor | ... | Kaurwaki (as Karriena Kapoor) | |
| Danny Denzongpa | ... | Virat | |
| Rahul Dev | ... | Bheema | |
| Hrishitaa Bhatt | ... | Devi | |
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Gerson Da Cunha | ... | King Bindusara (as Gerson da' Cunha) |
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Subhashini Ali | ... | Dharma (as Subhashini) |
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Umesh Mehra | ... | Emperor Chadragupta |
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Sooraj Balaji | ... | Prince Aryan |
| Johnny Lever | ... | Magadha Soldier | |
| Raghuvir Yadav | ... | Magadha Soldier | |
| Suresh Menon | ... | Magadha Soldier | |
| Ajith Kumar | ... | Susima | |
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Shilpa Mehta | ... | Queen - Susima's Mother (as Shilpa A. Mehta) |
| Rajlaxmi R. Roy | ... | Bar Girl (Aa Tayar Ho Ja) | |
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Prince Ashoke (Shahrukh Khan), heir to the Magadha Kingdom, bowing to his mother's (Shilpa Mehta) demand forsakes his princely status and goes to live in the wild for awhile. There he meets and falls in love with Kaurwaki (Kareena Kapoor). He identifies himself as Pawan, not wanting to disclose his identity yet. Ashoke has to return to Magadha, but when he returns to find and wed Kaurwaki, he is told by Bheema (Rahul Dev) that Kaurwaki and her brother Arya have been killed. Devastated Ashoke returns home. On the way home he is attacked and Devi (Hrishitaa Bhatt), of the Buddhist faith rescues him and tends to him till he gets well. As a result, Devi's marriage to her groom is cancelled. Ashoke weds her and brings her to Magadha, only to be told by his father that since Devi is not of the same race as he, she cannot be welcomed. Ashoke leaves with Devi and lives in Ujjaini. Soon Devi gets pregnant, and this arouses jealously and hatred amongst Ashoke's step-brothers. As a result they ... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
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Country:
IndiaLanguage:
HindiRelease Date:
26 October 2001 (India) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
INR 130,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$337,464, 28 October 2001, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$702,777, 11 November 2001Company Credits
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(International) | (uncut) | (director's cut)Sound Mix:
Dolby DigitalColor:
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2.35 : 1
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Written by Gulzar
Composed by Anu Malik
Performed by K.S. Chitra and Abhijeet
Courtesy of Sony Music India
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The Tamil release title is Samrat Ashoka. See more »Alternate Versions
International version runs 150 minutes. Uncut version runs 180 minutes See more »Soundtracks
Raat Ka Nasha - IIWritten by Gulzar
Composed by Anu Malik
Performed by K.S. Chitra and Abhijeet
Courtesy of Sony Music India
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Likeable, but long, quasi drama, quasi musical with a little comedy thrown in about intrigues of a family of an Indian Raj. This won't be everybody's cup, but if you stay with it, the story delivers a satisfying conclusion.
The actors are attractive and enjoyable, the battle scenes were enhanced by NOT using CGG. By keeping shots local, on real actors, as opposed to long distance pans of computer generated people, it simply looked better. CGG, as shown in the movie THE PATRIOT; looked phony and to a viewers intuition, felt phony. Kudos to the producers for keeping it real.
My only beef was the time length of the film, and just a few too many melodramatic moments of pathos. This kind of going for the heart-strings style of screenwriting can backfire, if one goes to the well too often.
The music and dance numbers were pretty terrific, albeit through my western eyes. Their tempos were sweetly romantic, or heartfelt in their display of sadness, depending on the case. All were artistic, interesting and entertaining.
ASOKA, the biography of an Indian Prince, is recommended.