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Asoka

Rating:R (for violence)
Genre:Drama, Romance
Release Date:October 26, 2001
Running time:158 minutes
Cast:Shah Rukh Kahn, Kareena Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa, Ajit, Rahul Dev
Director:Santosh Sivan
Producer:Sanjiv Chawla, Mark Burton
Writer:Santosh Sivan, Saket Chaudhary
Distributor:Wonder Films

Description: The epic life story of Asoka, the 3rd century BC ruler of the Mauryan dynasty who waged some of the bloodiest wars in Indian history. He was later overcome by remorse for the death and destruction he had unleashed and went on to become a religious visionary, spreading the word of Buddha.

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