The Epic tale of King Asoka's life.
Director: Santosh Sivan
Writers: Saket Chaudhary (screenplay), Santosh Sivan (screenplay)
Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa
Storyline
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 ...
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