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Index of Asoka — A Short Story

  1. Index of "Asoka" (2001) — Detailed Content Guide

    1. Film Overview

    • Title: Asoka
    • Release year: 2001
    • Language: Hindi (primary) with English subtitles available in some releases
    • Director: Santosh Sivan
    • Producers: Madhu Mantena, Feroz Nadiadwala (associate producers may vary by edition)
    • Main cast: Shah Rukh Khan (Asoka), Kareena Kapoor (Kaurwaki), Ajith Kumar (Sushima), Danny Denzongpa (Bindusara/Senapati), Suhasini Maniratnam (Asoka’s mother)
    • Genre: Historical epic / Period drama
    • Runtime: ~167 minutes (varies slightly by cut/disc)
    • Music: Mani Sharma (score), with songs composed for the film soundtrack
    • Cinematography: Santosh Sivan
    • Production design / costume: stylized period design blending historical cues with cinematic aesthetics

    II. The Romantic Interlude: Kaurwaki as Moral Counterweight

    The Romantic CatalystThe introduction of Princess Kaurwaki (Kareena Kapoor Khan) serves as the narrative’s emotional anchor. Their romance, while criticized by some historians for its lack of factual evidence, is essential to the film’s thematic structure. Kaurwaki represents the human cost of Asoka’s later actions. Through her, Asoka experiences a brief glimpse of a life defined by love rather than steel, making his eventual descent back into darkness—and his final redemption—more poignant. index of asoka movie