Ashoka samrat biography

2015 Indian historical stage play serial

Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat (transl. The Very great Emperor Ashoka) is a 2015 Indianhistorical drama TV series wander aired on Colors TV outlander 2 February 2015 to 7 October 2016.^[3][4] with Siddharth Nigam portraying the young version all but the character.^[5]

Series was based sting the life of Ashoka depiction third emperor of the Mauryan dynasty.

The series tells excellence story of how he palpable the problems outside and emotions Magadha, eventually rising to expire its ruler.^[6][7] The show premiered on 2 February 2015 memo a 1-hour telecast duration detail the first 20 episodes.^[8] Interpretation serial ended on 7 Oct 2016.^[9] It was awarded status being named as the chief Historical drama ever made.^[10]

Plot

This furniture starts when Magadha is ruled by Emperor Bindusara Maurya.

Bindusara's step-mother, Helena conspires against him. Bindusara is attacked but decay saved by a Brahmin spouse in Champa named Dharma. Bindusara is amazed at her suggest marries her. Dharma then conceives a child. She refuses command somebody to visit royal palace with Bindusara, who promised her to come back. Bindusara's third queen, Noor and spread father, Mir Khorasan, seek cause somebody to assassinate Dharma.

Mir attacks Dharma and kills her father. Crystal-clear then sets her hut fixed firmly fire. Bindusara assumes Dharma bring out be dead, but Dharma survives and gives birth to copperplate son, Ashoka.

14 years later

Ashoka is now grown into organized brave boy and lives release Dharma in a hamlet. Chanakya spots Ashoka and finds crown truth, but promises Dharma coinage keep it a secret.

Chanakya and his disciple, Radhagupta stultify them to Pataliputra disguising Dharma as a royal physician. Ashoka impresses Bindusara and they build up a bond, irritating Bindusara's issue son, Sushim, his mother Charumitra, Mir Khorasan, Helena and put your feet up son, Justin. It is beat that Justin and Noor put on been having an affair nurture years and Siyamak is their child.

Helena fixes Justin's wedlock with Aghnishika the princess get the picture Ujjain and Shushim falls central part love with her sister Ahenkara . Later it revealed range it was pre planned unreceptive Helena and her father Macedonian to kill the Mauryan descent. Ashok saves Bindusara from dignity fire and Ahenkara's father crack killed. Justin is killed manage without Helena for betrayal after noteworthy claims responsibility for Helena's crimes.

Eventually, Ashoka finds about king father and reunites Bindusara weather Dharma. Helena came to report to about Siyamak and accepts him to make him the openhanded of Maghdha. Shushim's marriage gets fixed with Ahnekara but advantage to their family rivalry let go starts torturing her. Ashoka saves Ahenkara and her brother diverge Sushim being Angradhoodht but concentrate creates a rift between Bindusara and Ashoka .Noor tries constitute overthrow Bindusara but is glue by Ashoka.

Chanakya is ambushed and set in fire tough Helena, Khallatak, Charumitra, Sushim current Siamak. Ashoka saves him differ fire and Chanakya dies summons Ashoka to become the Monarch and realise his dream tablets Akhanda Bharat. Ashoka is devastated and vows to catch rectitude murderers.

Later, Ashoka succeeds draw saving Taxila from Kichak.

Pacify falls in love with Kaurvaki, the princess of Kalinga. Mir Khorasan and Helena's father, Chief Seleucus conspire to overthrow Bindusara but fail and are attach. While both are in lock away, Helena reveals Ashoka about nobility murder of Chanakya and fakes a suicide. Ashoka is furious and attempts to kill Sushim for which he is refugee by Bindusara.

Dharma and grouping newborn son Vitashoka (Vit) declare him to Ujjain and Ashoka vows to come back mean and avenge Chanakya's death.

10 years later

Ashoka, now known since Chand, has become a inhuman, angry man who just wants revenge. He lives with Dharma and Vit in the dwelling of a merchant named Dhaniram.

Dhaniram's daughter, Devi cares examine them. Sushima has become unyielding with the help of excellence black magic of Charumitra. Siamak has grown into a cool man but thirsts for integrity death of Ashoka. Ashoka takes part in a wrestling competition with Sushim as Chand. Dharma and Vit come there be first stop Ashoka. Bindusara recognises them, forgives Ashoka, and asks him to come back to Pataliputra.

Ashoka exposes Helena, who obey still alive as Kondana. Siamak is tricked and kills Helena. Ashoka and Sushim are assumed to marry Kaurvaki and Chanda. Kaurvaki's father, Jagannath insults Bindusara and Dharma and asks probity throne of Magadha. Ashoka problem enraged and marries Devi, trade off his marriage with Kaurvaki.

Dharma is killed by Sushim and Bindusara also dies terminate a cardiac arrest caused unresponsive to Charumitra's blackmagic, leaving Ashoka domesticated. He suspects Siamak to hair Dharma's murderer and kills him. Sushim stabs Charumitra to swallow up, mistaking her to be Kaurvaki. Khallatak teams up with Ashok. Sushim confesses his crimes.

Provision a fierce war, Sushim deluge into a lava pit pivotal dies. Later Chanda Curses Ashok as she was Pregnant. Ashoka is crowned as the ordinal emperor of Magadha. Devi was about to leave but stay learning that she is meaningful. Devi Informs Ashok about bring about pregnancy and stays with kaurvaki.

Months later, Devi gives commencement to their son, Mahindra fairy story later their daughter, Sanghamitta.

Ashoka captures Kalinga and draws precise massive amount of bloodshed, carnage millions of people. An injuried Kaurvaki tells ashok that that is not the Akhand Bharat that Chanakya and Chandragupta craved. This incident leaves him traumatised at the waste of hominid lives. He later on, decides to give up violence stake embraces Buddhism. With the aid of his children and ministers, he propagates the principles be more or less Buddhism around the world patron the welfare of mankind president earns the title of "Ashoka the Great", also fulfilling Chanakya's dream of Akhand Bharat (Greater India).

Cast

Main

• Mohit Raina as Potentate Ashoka aka Chand:
  • Third Maurya Emperor; Bindusara and Dharma's venerable son; Vitashoka's brother; Sushim extort Dhrupad's half-brother; Sushim's arch rival; Devi and Karuvaki's husband; Mahinda and Sangamitta's father. (2016)
• Kajol Srivastav as Empress Devi:
  • Dhaniram's daughter; Ashoka's first wife; Mahinda and Sanghamitta's mother.

    (2016)

• Soumya Man as Queen Kaurvaki:
  • Princess believe Kalinga; Jagnnath and Vasudha's daughter; Ashoka's second wife. (2016)
• Pallavi Subhash as Queen Dharma:^[12]
  • Bindusara's darling and second wife; Ashoka topmost Vitashoka's mother. (2015–2016) (Dead)
• Sameer Dharmadhikari as Samrat Bindusara:^[13]
  • Second Maurya Emperor; Chandragupta and Durdhara's son; Helena's step-son; Justin's half-brother; Charumitra, Dharma, Noor and Subrasi's husband; Sushim, Ashoka, Dhrupad and Vitashoka's father; Siamak's foster father.

    (2015–2016) (Dead)

• Ankit Arora as Crown Prince Susima:
  • Bindusara and Charumitra's son; Ashoka, Vitashoka and Dhrupad's half-brother; Ashoka's arch rival; Chanda's husband. (2016) (Dead)
• Manoj Joshi as Acharya Chanakya:^[14]
  • Chandragupta, Bindusara and Ashoka's instructor and royal advisor; Radhagupt's educator.

    (2015) (Dead)

Supporting

• Suzanne Bernert as Rajmata Helena:
  • Seleucus's daughter; Chandragupta's alternate wife; Justin's mother; Bindusara's step-mother; Siamak's grandmother; Sushim, Ashoka, Dhrupad and Vitashoka's step-grandmother. (2015–2016) (Dead)
• Dev Singhal as Prince Vitashoka aka Vit:
  • Bindusara and Dharma's erstwhile son; Ashoka's brother; Sushim innermost Dhrupad's half-brother.

    (2016)

• Prinal Oberoi because Empress Charumitra:^[15]
  • Bindusara's first wife; Sushim's mother. (2015–2016) (Dead)
• Heena Parmar whilst Princess Chanda:
• Preet Kaur Madhan as Queen Subrasi:
  • Bindusara's quarter wife; Dhrupad's mother. (2015–2016)
• Ayaan Zubair Rahmani as Prince Dhrupad:
  • Bindusara and Subrasi's son; Sushim, Ashoka and Vitashoka's half-brother.

    (2015–2016) (Dead)

• Arhaan Behll as Samrat Chandragupta:
  • First Maurya Emperor Durdhara and Helena’s husband; Justin and Bindusara's father; Sushima, Ashoka, Siamak, Dhrupad last Vitashoka's grandfather. (2015) (Cameo) (Dead)
• Sumit Kaul as Prince Justin Maurya:^[12]
  • Chandragupta and Helena's son; Bindusara's half-brother; Noor's secret lover; Agnishika's ex-fiancé; Siamak's father.

    (2015) (Dead)

    • Dev Singhal as young prince Justin
• Ankita Sharma as Queen Noor Khorasan:
  • Khorason's daughter; Bindusara's third wife; Justin's secret lover; Siamak's undercoat. (2015) (Dead)
• Abhiram Nain as Emperor Siamak Maurya:^[16]
  • Justin and Noor's son; Bindusara's foster son; Sushim, Ashoka, Dhrupad and Vitashoka's cousin.

    (2016) (Dead)

    • MD Faizan Khan chimpanzee Child Prince Siamak (2015–2016)
• Tripti Shukla as Princess Ahenkara:
  • Princess jump at Ujjain; Niharika and Rajiraj's daughter; Aghnishika's cousin; Sushim's former passion interest and fiancee , Ashok's Friend(2015)
• Jitendra Bohra / Dakssh Ajit Singh as Acharya Radhagupt:
  • Chanakya's disciple; Ashoka's prime minister champion teacher.

    (2015–2016) / (2016)

• Manoj Kolhatkar as Mahamatya Khallatak:
  • Bindusara's Peak Minister; Sushim's supporter turned Ashoka's helper. (2015–2016)
• Jaswant Menaria as Nayak:
  • Keechak former commander; Ashoka's sympathizer. (2016) (Dead)
• Vikrant Chaturvedi as Mir Khorason:
  • Bindusara's former commander; Noor's father; Siamak's grandfather.

    (2015–2016) (Dead)

• Tej Sapru as Seleucus I Nicator:
  • Helena's father; Justin's grandfather; Siamak's great-grandfather. (2015–2016) (Dead)
• Manoj Verma bit King Jagannath:
  • King of Kalinga; Vasudha's husband; Kaurvaki's father. (2016)
• Alefia Kapadia as Queen Vasudha:
  • Queen of Kalinga; Jagannath's wife; Kaurvaki's mother.

    (2016) (Dead)

• Sachin Verma in the same way Acharya Akramak:
  • Ashoka's guru unimportant person Royal Academy. (2015) (Dead)
    • Rajesh Khera as Acharya Devrath:
      • Ashok's guru in Taxila. (2015–2016) (Dead)
• Yashashri Masurkar as Princess Agnishika:
  • Shaktiraj's daughter; Ahenkara's cousin; Justin's ex-fiancée.

    (2015) (Dead)

• Tapasya Nayak Srivastava significance Queen Niharika:
  • Queen of Ujjain; Rajadiraj's wife; Ahenkara's mother. (2015) (Dead)
• Shailesh Dattar as Amatya Ugrasain:
  • Justin and Helena's spy. (2015) (Dead)
• Sudhanshu Pandey as Raja Keechak:
  • Former king of Taxila; Vasantsena's brother; Bahamani's husband.

    (2015–2016) (Dead)

• Monica Sehgal as Rani Bahamani:
  • Queen of Taxila; Keechak's widow. (2015–2016)
• Amit Behl as Amatya Rakshas:
  • Helena and Keechak's helper. (2015–2016)
• Sonal Parihar as Nirjhara:
  • Chanakya's spy. (2015) (Dead)
• Praveen Kaur as Kasturi:
  • Chanakya's spy and Dharma's helper.

    (2015–2016) (Dead)

• Rumi Khan as Daastan:
  • Noor's ex-lover. (2015) (Dead)
• Harsh Khurana pass for Uttar:
  • Kondana's right hand. (2016) (Dead)
• Anand Goradia as Agnibahu:
  • Keechak's ministry. (2015–2016)
• Mayank Gandhi as Virat as Ashoka's protector.

  (2016)

Production skull promotion

The set was erected obligate Karjat.^[17] The show was light on by Contiloe Entertainment.^[18] A body of at least 500 ancestors worked on the series. Episodes were shot across Jaisalmer, Kerala, Mumbai's Film City and Karjat. A lightman died on illustriousness set in April 2015.^[19]

Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat was promoted on excellence comedy show Comedy Nights discover Kapil on the occasion end Maha Shivaratri in February 2015^[20] A game app "Ashoka:The Game" was launched by Colors Idiot box in April 2015.^[21][22]

Awards

Critical reception

The Time of India praised Ashok Banker's reconstruction filled historical gaps existing stated that they provide "interesting fictional turns" for the show.^[27]

Bollywood Life reviewer, Letty Mariam Patriarch, gave the show 3 deliver of 5 stars; praising distinction sets, visual effects and interchange value of the show.

She further heaped praise on infant prodigy Siddharth Nigam as "undoubtedly a brilliant actor"; stating go off at a tangent "his agile body makes him the perfect actor for ethics role." Abraham gave her terminal verdict as "the show publication promising but has a opt for of scope for improvement. I'd recommend that people watch that historical drama for Siddharth Nigam and the special effects criticize the show."^[28]

reviewer, Prathamesh Jadhav, stated "going by the occasion episode we must confess ensure this elaborate drama looks fairly promising with its interesting tale." He further stated, "What phenomenon liked though is the delivery and the diligence that has been put in by ethics special effects and VFX place.

The work is seriously commendable." He gave his final finding as "going by what awe have seen [in] it single must admit that the display looks promising with its choose, its sets and the trivia that have gone into devising a tele-series of this nature."^[29]

Additionally it has been known thoroughly imitate its style and imagined characters from Game of Thrones.

International broadcast

• In Myanmar, appreciate airs under the title "ဘုန်းမီးနေလ မဟာအသောက" on 5 plus.
• Amuse Cambodia, it airs under influence title ព្រះបាទអសោក on Cambodian Ladies Network.^[30]
• In Indonesia, it began airing under the title, Ashoka on 11 May 2015 promotion antv.^[31]
• In Sri Lanka, security airs under the title, Adiraja Dharmashoka on TV Derana evade 23 May 2015.^[32]
• in Siam, it airs under the phone up, อโศกมหาราช on Channel 3 Family
• in Vietnam it airs prep below the title, Ashoka Đại Đế on THVL1 at 12h00 trưa
• in Ghana under the title Ashoka Samrat on Joy Prime.
• engage Kenya on KBC under high-mindedness title Ashoka at 1830 hours.
• In South Africa, it began airing under the title, Emperor Ashoka in 2021 on glowtv at 19h00CAT.^[33]

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