Aśoka
A young prince must master his warrior skills and outwit treacherous kin to survive exile, protect the woman he loves, and decide whether power or peace will define his destiny.
“Only the dead have seen the end of war”
Synopsis
Prince Asoka, a young royal, trains to master the art of battle while navigating tensions within his family. After a confrontation with one of his step-brothers, his mother advises him to flee in order to survive. During his time in exile, Asoka meets Kaurwaki and develops feelings for her, using his warrior abilities to defend her. He becomes entangled in a complex and emotionally devastating conspiracy, which ultimately leads him to adopt the Buddhist way of life.
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Principal cast & crew: 29
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Edited by A Sreekar PrasadShot by Santosh SivanScored by Sandeep Chowta
Box Office
2001 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$19.0M
Opening week (7-day): $412K
Peak 66 theaters
Also known as
- Asokade
- Asoka – Der Weg des Kriegersde
- Ashoka the Greaten
- Aśokaen
- Samrat Ashokaen
- اشوکen
- Aśokaes
- Asokafr
- Asokait
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Cast & Crew
29 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Shah Rukh Khan
as Asoka
Kareena Kapoor
as Kaurwaki
Ajith Kumar
as Susima Maurya
Danny Denzongpa
as Virat
Kareena Kapoor Khan
as Kaurwaki
Hrishitaa Bhatt
as Devi
Rahul Dev
as Bheema
Sooraj Balaji
as Prince Aryan
Gerson Da Cunha
as King Bindusara
Subhashini Ali
as Dharma
Umesh Mehra
as Emperor Chadragupta
Vineet Sharma
as Sugatra
Supporting cast
10Shweta Menon
as Nandaneshwari
Karan Dewani
as Young Asoka
Johny Lever
as Maurya Soldier (uncredited)
Suresh Menon
as Maurya Soldier
Shilpa Mehta
as Susima's Mother
Vivek Sharma
as Sugatra
Gayatri Jayaraman
as Special Appearance
Dimple Inamdar
as Special Appearance
Shaan Mukherjee
as Cameo
Raghubir Yadav
as Maurya soldier
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