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Asoka (2001)

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Cinematographer turned director Santosh Sivan follows up on his acclaimed 1999 opus Malli with this sweeping historical epic. Asoka, the emperor of the Mauryan dynasty between 274 and 232 B.C., was famed for having unified much of modern-day India and for raising Buddhism from obscurity to the ranks of a world religion. Early in his life, as Emperor of the region of Magadha, he waged a brutal campaign against the neighboring fiefdom of Challenge, leaving the land bloody and ravaged. The war paid

Mar 12, 2002

$0.3M

Wonder Films

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All Critics (17) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (0) | DVD (2)

A great film about war and transformation--I would advise tracking it down and overcoming any fear you might have of subtitles or long flicks.

December 11, 2009 Full Review Source: Needcoffee.com | Comment
Needcoffee.com

Part historical epic, Part booty-shaking music video. While the musical segues could have ended up on the editing room floor, I've sat through worse things than Kareena Kapoor shaking her bootay.

August 10, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

While it doesn't quite stack up with the best of recent Indian imports ... this handsome historical epic does have a lot to recommend it.

September 13, 2002 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | Comment
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Bold, rich, vibrant and passionate.

November 25, 2001 Comment

This enthralling film deserves to realise Indian producers' longstanding dream of reaching an international audience.

November 6, 2001 Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | Comment
Sight and Sound

If you leave your prejudices at the box office, you may find it rather invigorating -- if a little on the lengthy side.

October 30, 2001 Full Review Source: BBC | Comment
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An applaudable effort from Santosh Sivan. If he had shown the guts to make this movie without the song sequences and certain Bolywood gimmicks this could have been a real class act, and well worth showing to an international audience.

January 15, 2011
SajinPA

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Great movie. Interesting story plot.

April 11, 2007
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Leo L

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