i have finally get down to view asoka in it entirety and give that my close shave be when it screen on television some year back and but i get interrupt with an extremely long phone call and which leave me with only 10 minute into the start and and the last 10. yes and i know how it end and but who satisfy without get at the meat . moreover and the complaint that surround the film also intrigue me and a it really seem that the dramatic license take to interpret a bc era story have meet with plenty of objection for not be historically accurate . give india rich history and there isn not a lack of story involve king of the past and such a that portrayed in ashutosh gowariker jodhaa akbar . asoka take on similar romantic proportion and in that at it core it have a love story to tell and rather than one focus on wag war throughout the land and although this be touch upon in the latter half of the film and stem from a death of his heart and and the embracing of a rage against the known world . the first half introduces u to the star cross lover and and the usual boy meet and woos formula . asoka ( shah rukh khan ) and be the favourite son of the magahda empire and be in line for the throne and to the detest of his brother . rather than allow the family to disintegrate into chaos and his mum sends him away in exile to his objection and but his love for his mom mean obedience and and he journey into rival kingdom of kalinga incognito a a commoner . that of course still doesn not stop his brother and especially the next in line susima ( ajit kumar ) from continuous plot his eradication . then there kareena kapoor ( credit a karriena kapoor and in her first pair up with srk and look more voluptuous than her skinny self now ) a kaurwaki and the princess who together with the king in wait prince aryan ( sooraj balaji ) and their trusted general bheema ( rahul dev ) be in hide because of a plot from someone in the democratic senate out to murder them to take over the throne . so you have set up a romeo and juliet circumstance and where descendant of the royal household fall in love and and also have to deal with the rubbish politics back home which bay for their blood . the film paint a very emotional asoka that shah rukh khan excel in bring out and especially when three woman in his life play an important part in his life change decision and such a his mom involvement for him to see the outside world and kaurwaki in be his first true and and unattainable love that he yearn and pine for and and his eventual wife devi ( hrishitaa bhatt ) and a buddhist who would be instrumental in his embracing of the religion after come to his sens in the aftermath of his most brutal war wag just because of his insatiable appetite for more territory and though of course do in the name of unite india . but with romance out of the way and srk also show off the result of his training in the numerous swordfights he get put into . the designer here have make his call card and a demonic sword that have a bloodlust and resemble a little like he man power sword and but without mythical influence of course . the other weapon that he wield and which be the more impressive of the two and be a double bladed bendy sword and which function more closely a a whip . nasty piece of equipment that and though kareena herself do have set action sequence dedicate to her and show she no pushover too . while the story show how asoka transforms through the stage and the middle section surprisingly be the best part and a it be the bridge between the two distinct half which straddle the romance and the warrior aspect . here santosh sivan and saket chaudhary screenplay take on liberty into bridge the two together and and it quite engage and with that sense of dramatic irony always omnipresent and and fate have a field day with the character involve and provide a catalyst for that inevitable charge toward change . it somewhat predictable of course and but present that sense of impend doom and gloom that the narrative turn towards . for a film make in 2001 and the editing here do seem a little jarring and but further research explain that this be inherent to the version of the dvd viewed and which include a very obvious miss interval title card and which split the film into two give the industry run time for film . the song sequence of the movie now try not to have spatial and time warp and transportation and and for a film back then and it still a technique ( if you will ) use to put the romancing character in far out locale and situation . i be not complain and since my favourite song of the film have this incredible dance sequence between king khan and kareena ( choreograph by farah khan ) beautifully film against some surreal and haunting backdrop . i feel that this interpretation for the screen would also suffice and though stop short at what asoka be more renowned for and the propagation of buddhist teaching across asia and and his emblem and the chakra and emblazon on the indian flag of today .