 Director Santosh SivanProducer Juhi ChawlaShahrukh Khan Music Sandeep ChowtaAnu Malik Cinematography Santosh SivanEditing Sreekar PrasadScreenplay Santosh SivanDialogues Abbas TyrewalaAction Shyam KaushalPammi Bhai Panduran Chavhan Pali Heera Singh Art Director Sabu CyrilCostumes Manish MalhotraAnu Vardhan Banner Arclightz & FilmsRelease Date Oct 26, 2001Run Time 157 MinLanguage Hindi | STAR CASTShahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Danny Denzongpa, Rahul Dev, Ajith Kumar, Johny Lever, Raghuveer Yadav, Suresh Menon, Shweta Menon, Suresh Oberoi, Vineet Sharma, Sabir Masani, Mithilesh Chaturvedi, Suhas Joshi, Vijay Kumar, Balakrishna, Umesh Mehra, Subhashini Ali, Suraj Balaje, Shilpa Mehta, K Rajlaxmi Roy, Gayatri Jayaraman, Vivek Sharma, Usha Jejrani, N Shyam Sunder, C L Gurnani,ASOKA VIDEOSASOKA MOVIE REVIEWSBollywoodHungama 2.5/5 On the whole, ASOKA will win critical acclaim and applause in the film festival circuit. However, its class treatment will help it prove a money spinner in the Overseas territory. In India, the business in Mumbai and South India will be extra ordinary. Read More Rediff.com Watch it, and you'll know what I'm talking about! It is quite amazing that a director of the stature of Santosh Sivan, who can make a gripping tale like the Terrorist on a much smaller scale can come up with an Asoka, shot on a mega scale, and still leave us feeling unsatisfied. Read More ApunKaChoice.com As far as film's music goes Anu Malik's tunes and orchestration are a mite too modern to match the film's period theme. The good thing is that all the songs have been picturised quite well by Sivan who literally brings about a riot of colors on the scree. Read More PlanetBollywood.com 8/10 For all practical purposes Asoka is a winner, and comes through in style mesmerising the audience with its spectacular visuals and searing their souls with its haunting portrayal of truth. A must watch for anyone who enjoys cinema in its richest sense. Read More BBC.co.uk 3/5 To an audience reared on mainstream American product, this rich mix of action, romance, comedy & drama may be hard to swallow in one sitting. Read More |
