Asoka is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language epic historical drama film directed and co-written by Santosh Sivan. It is based on the early life of emperor Asoka, of the Maurya Empire, who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century BC.
The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as the titular character alongside Kareena Kapoor, Rahul Dev, Danny Denzongpa, Hrishitaa Bhatt, with Ajith Kumar in his Hindi debut who made a special appearance in the film.
It was produced by Dreamz Unlimited and Archlightz Films. The screenplay was written by Santosh Sivan and Saket Chaudhary with dialogues written by Abbas Tyrewala.
Directed by – Santosh Sivan
Screenplay by – Santosh Sivan & Saket Chaudhary
Dialogues by – Abbas Tyrewala
Produced by – Shah Rukh Khan & Juhi Chawla
Starring – Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Danny Denzongpa, Ajith Kumar
Narrated by – Suresh Oberoi
Cinematography – Santosh Sivan
Edited by – A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by – Anu Malik & Sandeep Chowta
Production – Dreamz Unlimited & Archlightz Films
Distributed by – Dreamz Unlimited
Release date – 26 October 2001
Running time – 176 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
