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| As̅oka | |
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| Directed by | Santosh Sivan |
| Screenplay by | Santosh Sivan Saket Chaudhary |
| Dialogues by | Abbas Tyrewala |
| Produced by | Gauri Khan Sanjiv Chawla Juhi Chawla Radhika Sangoi |
| Starring | Shah Rukh Khan Kareena Kapoor Danny Denzongpa Rahul Dev Hrishitaa Bhatt Ajith Kumar |
| Narrated by | Suresh Oberoi |
| Cinematography | Santosh Sivan |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Songs: Anu Malik Background Score: Sandeep Chowta |
Production companies | Dreamz Unlimited Arclightz Films |
| Distributed by | Dreamz Unlimited |
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Running time | 176 minutes (Extended cut) 171 minutes (India) 145 minutes (International) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹12.5 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹28 crore[1] |
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 Ashoka, 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 with Ajith Kumar in a special appearance. It was produced by Gauri 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.[2] It was also dubbed into Tamil.
At the 47th Filmfare Awards, Asoka received 5 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Sivan) and Best Actress (Kapoor), and won Best Cinematography (Sivan). This is also the penultimate production venture of Dreamz Unlimited.
- ^ a b "Asoka (2001)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Chhabra, Aseem (24 October 2001). "Hype 'n' Hoopla". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2008.