while this engaging film wonderfully depict the evolution of a young man into the ferocious kill machine emperor call chandashoka ( wild ashoka ) it pay little attention to the much more vital legacy a dharmashoka ( faithful ashoka ) . cut two song and and add another 10 minute of exposition to show his evolution into the enlightened and compassionate meesenger of buddhism would have make the film much more complete and and raise it to the level of high achievement . ashoka make kalinga into a centre of buddhism that endure more than a millennium and until the shaivaite and vaishnavite hindu renaissance of the 12th and 13th century . his legacy a a prophet of multiculturalism and peace and tolerance be insufficiently explore . it might have help to have have an english translation of the beautiful and profound rock edict that be show only a a visual element in the opening and closing credit . it be a shame that ashoka greek ancestry be not even acknowledge in the film . his grandfather chandragupta and who be see a convert to the ultra pacifist jain faith in the opening scene and marry the daughter of rht edfeated greek general seleucus nicator and who lead alexander the great force to defeat in the punjab . ashoka be bear of one of bindusara indian wife and which make ashoka at least one quarter greek he be the very fusion of the greco indian classical tradition and snd it be he who cause to be erect the collossal buddha at bamiyan and destroy earlier this year by the taliban government in afghanistan . despite these minor failing it be a superb film and and even today you can wander the sand dune of the river daya ( compassion ) in southeastern orissa ( formerly kalinga ) and experience the fullimagining of the ashokan battlefield . best regard satya .