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Cast
Shah Rukh Khan | ... |
Asoka
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Kareena Kapoor | ... |
Kaurwaki
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Danny Denzongpa | ... |
Virat
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Hrishitaa Bhatt | ... |
Devi
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Rahul Dev | ... |
Bheema
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Ajith Kumar | ... |
Susima
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Gerson Da Cunha | ... |
King Bindusara
(as Gerson da' Cunha)
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Subhashini Ali | ... |
Dharma
(as Subhashini)
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Umesh Mehra | ... |
Emperor Chadragupta
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Sooraj Balaji | ... |
Prince Aryan
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Johny Lever | ... |
Magadha Soldier
(as Johnny Lever)
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Raghubir Yadav | ... |
Magadha Soldier
(as Raghuvir Yadav)
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Suresh Menon | ... |
Magadha Soldier
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Shilpa Mehta | ... |
Queen - Sushima's Mother
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Rajlaxmi R. Roy | ... |
Bar Girl (Aa Tayar Ho Ja)
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Gayatri Jayaraman | ... |
Gypsy Dancer (Raat Ka Nasha)
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Shweta Menon | ... |
Nandaneshwari
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Sabir Masani | ... |
Giri
(as Shabir Masani)
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Vineet Sharma | ... |
Sugratra
(as Viniet Sharma)
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Vivek Sharma | ... |
Sugidha
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Usha Jejrani | ... |
Nanny
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N. Shyam Sunder | ... |
Radhagupta
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C.L. Gurnani | ... |
Pandit
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Mithilesh Chaturvedi | ... |
Kalinga Minister
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P. Mantu Mohapatra | ... |
Kalinga Minister's Goon
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Suhas Joshi | ... |
Kalinga Senate Member
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Vasant G. Thate | ... |
Kalinga Senate Member
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Manoj Lalwani | ... |
Kalinga Senate Member
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Mehmood Khan | ... |
Kalinga Senate Member
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Darshan Kumaar | ... |
Kalinga Senate Member
(as Darshan Kumar)
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Yash Kumar | ... |
Kalinga Senate Member
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Yogi Singh | ... |
Kalinga Senate Member
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Madhu Varshitt | ... |
Vitasoka
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Karan Dewani | ... |
Young Asoka
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Jitendra Shriamali | ... |
Milkman
(as Jitendra Shrimali)
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Shampa | ... |
Milkman's Wife
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Monica Kale | ... |
Flower Girl
(as Monika Kale)
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Jeetu Shastri | ... |
Farmer
(as Jitendra Shastri)
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Yogesh Sharma | ... |
Farmer
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Arun Singh | ... |
Farmer
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Nissar | ... |
Farmer
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Rajendra Mehra | ... |
Village Head
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Anu Ansari | ... |
Karuwaki's Dupe
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Master Hardik | ... |
Arya's Dupe
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Anjan Ghosh | ... |
Magadh General
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Vijay Kumar | ... |
Wise Man in the Forest
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Krishnan | ... |
Assasin
(as Ak Iyer)
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Ashok Mapara | ... |
Enunch Assassin
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Samir Sarkar | ... |
Messenger
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Milind Vereker | ... |
Thug
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S. Krishna | ... |
Thug
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Sanghamitra Jena | ... |
Arya's Mother
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Bomie E. Dotiwala | ... |
Devi's Father
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Bunty | ... |
Groom
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Suresh Rege | ... |
Groom's Father
(as Col. Suresh Rege)
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Chetan Motiwalla | ... |
Announcer
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Bahadur | ... |
Buddhist Monk
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Mangilal | ... |
Arya's Caretaker
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Shraddha Nigam |
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Harsh Soni |
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Suresh Oberoi | ... |
Prologue (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
Santosh Sivan |
Written by
Saket Chaudhary | ... | (screenplay) & |
Santosh Sivan | ... | (screenplay) |
Abbas Tyrewala | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
Mark Burton | ... | associate executive producer |
Juhi Chawla | ... | co-producer / producer |
Sanjiv Chawla | ... | executive producer |
Shah Rukh Khan | ... | producer |
Music by
Sandeep Chowta | ||
Anu Malik |
Cinematography by
Santosh Sivan |
Editing by
A. Sreekar Prasad | ... | (as Sreekar Prasad) |
Editorial Department
Idris | ... | assistant editor |
A. Madanmohan Prasad | ... | negative in charge: Prasad Lab |
Sanjay Sharma | ... | assistant editor |
Sanjay Sharma | ... | associate editor |
Sheikh | ... | assistant editor |
Amitabh Shukla | ... | promo editor |
Casting By
Ghanteshwar T. Guru |
Production Design by
Imran Manzoor |
Art Direction by
Sabu Cyril |
Costume Design by
Manish Malhotra | ||
Anu Vardhan |
Makeup Department
Ravi Indulkar | ... | makeup artist: Shahrukh Khan |
Shivaji Jhadhav | ... | assistant makeup artist (as Shivaji Jadhav) |
Jigana | ... | hair stylist |
Loretta | ... | hair stylist |
Prathiba | ... | hair stylist (as Pratibha) |
Radheshyam | ... | makeup artist: Danny Denzongpa |
Rashida Raizuddin | ... | hair stylist: Kareena Kapoor |
Ritesh | ... | makeup artist: Kareena Kapoor |
Vinod B. Upadhyay | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Kundan Pai | ... | production manager (as Kundan D. Pai) |
Sunil Dolamani Panda | ... | unit production manager |
Anil Sable | ... | production manager |
Milind Vereker | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Disha Rubain Dass | ... | assistant director |
Ravi Deshpande | ... | second unit director (as Ravi Deshpandey) |
Ghanteshwar T. Guru | ... | chief assistant director |
Faruk Kabir | ... | second assistant director |
Avantika Meattle | ... | assistant director |
Arindam Mukherjee | ... | trainee assistant director |
Divye Pande | ... | chief assistant director (as Divya Pande) |
Manika Sharma | ... | chief assistant director |
Art Department
Abdul | ... | assistant art director |
Sunil Babu | ... | assistant art director (as Sunil Baboo) |
Chandra | ... | assistant art director |
M. Manoj Kumar | ... | assistant art director (as Manoj) |
Priten Patil | ... | assistant art director (as Patil) |
Sound Department
Madhu Apsara | ... | foley artist |
P. Balaraman | ... | sound effects editor |
Ajith Abraham George | ... | asst sound mixer |
Hitendra Ghosh | ... | sound re-recordist |
Sanjiv Gupta | ... | sound editor |
Jahangir Hussain | ... | sound assistant (as Jahangir Husain) |
Parikshit Lalwani | ... | sound editor / sound effects editor |
Ashish Manchanda | ... | mix mastering / mixing & mastering |
Umesh Patel | ... | dialogue editor / sound editor |
Rakesh Ranjan | ... | audiographer |
Prakash C. Sarangi | ... | boom operator |
Mohammed Salim Rajjak Shaikh | ... | sound recordist (as Shaikh Mohammed Salim) |
Salim Sheikh | ... | sound assistant (as Salim Shaikh) |
Karnail Singh | ... | foley artist |
Dwarak Warrier | ... | sound effects designer (as Dwark Warrier) |
Special Effects by
Rajiv Agarwal | ... | main titles: Rajtaru Videosonic Limited / special effects: Rajtaru Videosonic Limited |
Tarun Agarwal | ... | main titles: Rajtaru Videosonic Limited / special effects: Rajtaru Videosonic Limited |
Prafull Gade | ... | end titles |
Stunts
Pammi Bhai | ... | assistant action (as Pammi) |
Panduran Chavhan | ... | assistant action (as Pandu) |
Sham Kaushal | ... | stunt coordinator |
Pali | ... | assistant action |
Heera Singh | ... | assistant action (as Hira) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Anwar Ansari | ... | assistant camera attendant |
Ashok | ... | assistant camera attendant |
Rajesh Bajpai | ... | assistant camera attendant |
Manoj C.D. | ... | camera operator: second unit (as Manoj) |
S. Krishna | ... | camera operator: second unit |
Martin | ... | assistant camera attendant |
Prakash Mohapatra | ... | jimmy jib operator (as A. Prakash Mohapatra) |
Mukesh | ... | assistant camera attendant |
Partho | ... | assistant jimmy jib operator (as Partha) |
Dilip Patel | ... | assistant camera attendant (as Dilip Patil) |
Krishna Ramanan | ... | camera operator |
Samir Sarkar | ... | assistant camera / still photographer |
Shashi | ... | focus puller |
Aarif Sheikh | ... | assistant jimmy jib operator (as Arif Sheikh) |
Suresh Shetty | ... | assistant jimmy jib operator |
Sushil | ... | assistant camera attendant |
George Thomas | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Naresh Rohira | ... | costume designer: Shahrukh Khan |
Chandrakant Waradkar | ... | dressman (as Chandrakant S. Varadkar) |
Music Department
Abhijeet | ... | playback singer |
Ranjit Barot | ... | music arranger |
Clinton Cerejo | ... | music producer and/or vocal arranger |
Sunidhi Chauhan | ... | playback singer |
K.S. Chithra | ... | playback singer (as Chithra) |
Paul Praveen Kumar | ... | musician |
Ashish Manchanda | ... | song mastering |
Bipin Panchal | ... | music assistant |
Hema Sardesai | ... | playback singer |
Shaan | ... | playback singer (as Shann) |
Sandeep Shirodkar | ... | song programming arranger |
Alka Yagnik | ... | playback singer |
Zubeen Garg | ... | playback singer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Divye Pande | ... | script supervisor (as Divya Pande) |
Additional Crew
Shimit Amin | ... | director: making-of documentary |
Ritchie Burton | ... | assistant choreographer of farah khan / assistant choreographer (as Richie) |
Uma Da Cunha | ... | subtitler (as Uma Da. Cunha) |
Neel Doctor | ... | assistant accountant |
Julie Frank | ... | office assistant |
Geeta Kapoor | ... | choreographer: "Roshni Se" |
Atul Kasbekar | ... | publicity stills |
Vicky Kaushal | ... | production assistant |
Farah Khan | ... | choreographer (as Farha Khan) |
P.S. Maniar | ... | chief legal advisor (as Mr. P.S. Maniar) |
Brinda Master | ... | choreographer: "Raat Ka Nasha" (as Brinda) |
Prabhash C. Mishra | ... | nagra attendant |
Mitchell | ... | office assistant |
Himanshu Nanda | ... | publicity designer (as Himanshu) |
Rahul Nanda | ... | publicity designer |
Meena Nayak | ... | puppeteer: shadow puppets |
Blesson Oommen | ... | chief accountant |
Dabboo Ratnani | ... | publicity stills |
Veena Sarna | ... | office manager |
Manika Sharma | ... | body art / subtitler / visualization |
Vivek Sharma | ... | post-production designer |
Mustaque Sheikh | ... | publicity designer (as Mushtaq Sheikh) |
Amitabh Shukla | ... | technical advisor |
Ganapathy Subramanian | ... | production controller (as Ganpathi Subramanian) |
P. Sundaram | ... | production assistant (as P. Sunder) |
Francis Thomas | ... | production executive |
Abhijeet Ubale | ... | assistant accountant |
Vishnuvardhan | ... | associate director |
Thanks
The Dalai Lama | ... | acknowledgment (as His Holiness The Dalai Lama) |
Shri Gopalkrishnan | ... | acknowledgment: Sec. To Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh |
Suhas Gujarathi | ... | sincere thanks (as Suhas Gujrati) |
Himanshu Shekhar Guru | ... | sincere thanks: Balangir |
Rajendra Jangle | ... | sincere thanks: Bhopal |
Yash Johar | ... | acknowledgment |
Neelaabh Kaul | ... | sincere thanks |
Jay Mehta | ... | acknowledgment |
Aziz Mirza | ... | acknowledgment |
Rambhakta Mishra | ... | sincere thanks: Balangir |
Sabyasachi Mohapatra | ... | sincere thanks: Bhubaneswar |
Preeti Patel | ... | sincere thanks: Anjika, Kolkata |
Shriram | ... | sincere thanks |
Maharaja Shri Pushpraj Singh | ... | sincere thanks: Rowa, Madhya Pradesh |
Shri Digvijay Singh | ... | acknowledgment: Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh |
Production Companies
Distributors
- E Stars Films (2002) (China) (tv)
- First Look International (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- First Look International (United States)
- Intergroove Media (2014) (Germany) (DVD) (Bollywood Gold Collection)
- Laser Paradise (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Metrodome Distribution (2001) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Mongrel Media (Canada)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- B.R. Sound N Music (song recording)
- Baiju & Kuttandu Beat Club (war sequence)
- Bimal Parekh & Co. (chartered accountants)
- Deutsche Bank (banking services)
- Dilshad's Saloon (hair dressing: Shah Rukh Khan)
- Gaurav Digital (sound re-recording)
- Government of Rajasthan (acknowledgement)
- Govt. of Orissa (acknowledgement)
- Kamat Foto Flash (additional stills)
- Kasbar Dance Academy (junior artiste and model supplied by)
- Keisham Rajomani Singh & Manipuri Group (song sequence: "O Re Kanchi")
- Manish Malhotra & Co. (costume design: Kareena Kapoor)
- Options Unlimited (junior artiste and model supply)
- Pappu Lekhraj & Co. (junior artiste and model supplied by)
- Perfect Relations (publicity: press and media)
- Pradeep K. Sarangi & Tendapadar Gandabaja (song sequence: "O Re Kanchi")
- Rajendra Mohapatra & Ranapa Group (song sequence: "O Re Kanchi")
- Ratan K. Singh & Manipuri Singh (war sequence)
- Rudramani Sahu & Dhumapall Ghoomra Baja (song sequence: "O Re Kanchi")
- Sahara Recording Studio (song recording)
- Sai Designs (costumers)
- Sony Music Soundtrax (soundtrack)
- Spectral Harmony (song recording)
- Sunil & C.V.N. Kalari Group (war sequence)
- The Vysya Bank (banking services)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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 plot to kill Devi, however, their plans are foiled by Ashoke's mother, who is killed. Ashoke swears to avenge his mother's death by killing his step-brothers one by one, except for one, who has led to Kalinga. Ashoke asks the ruler of Kalings to turn over his step-brother to him, and they refuse. Ashoke swears to raze Kalinga to the ground. Ashoke is unstoppable. Even his close friend, Virat (Danny Denzongpa), too, is unable to stop Ashoke. Ashoke proceeds to war, little knowing that the queen of Kalinga is none other than Kaurwaki, who is still alive. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) |
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Box Office
Budget | INR130,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Shah Rukh Khan wanted Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to be cast in the role of Kaurwaki. However, the director, Santosh Sivan, wanted to cast an actress with whom he hadn't already been paired in a leading role. Shahrukh also recommended Sushmita Sen to play the singing dancer in the bar. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in 47th Filmfare Awards (2002). See more » |
Soundtracks | San Sanana See more » |