Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat

Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat

Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat Title card
Genre Historical drama
Created by Ashok Banker
Written by Ashok Banker
Directed by Prasad Gavandi
J.P.Sharma (co-director)[1]
Starring See Below
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi
No. of seasons 01
No. of episodes 332 as of 5 May 2016[2]
Production
Producer(s) Abhimanyu Raj Singh
Rupali Singh
Location(s) Karjat, Raigad district, Maharashtra
Cinematography Deepak Pandey
Production company(s) Contiloe Entertainment
Release
Original network Colors TV
Picture format 576i SDTV
1080i HDTV
Original release 2 February 2015 (2015-02-02) – Present
External links
Official website

Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat (English: The Great Emperor Ashok) is an Indian historical drama,[3] currently airing on Colors TV.[4][5] It is based on the life of the Mauryan emperor Ashok, the first to unite what is now India under one kingdom. The show has been created and written by author and screenwriter Ashok Banker. The historical drama is produced by Contiloe Entertainment, and directed by Prasad Gavandi.[6] The show premiered on 2 February 2015 with 1 hour telecast duration for first 20 episodes.[7][8][9] The serial took 10-year leap on 2 May 2016 with Mohit Raina playing the lead role.[10]

Plot summary

This is a tale of a boy who is born under odd circumstances amidst the fire with the fate to become one of the greatest emperors of India in the history. The story begins from an assassination attempt on Maurya King Bindusaar who escapes his death to find rescue in a jungle where a Brahmin girl named Shubhdrangi not only saves his life but wins his heart by her pure soul beautiful mind. Bindusaar names her Dharma. Meanwhile, Bindusaar’s stepmother Helena announces his death and plots to make her son Justin the king and provokes the internal rivals to rise and make Magadh burn and weaken. Chankaya plays a pivotal role to find Bindusaar and bring him back to Patliputra before its too late. Helena’s plan fails but succeeds to make Chanakya leave Magadh by accusing him to be the reason for Bindusaar’s mother death. Chanakya leaves Patliputra with a promise that even if he is away, he will be watching over Magadh. Chanakya is aware of the fact that Magadh’s future after Bidusaar lies in dark and unless a better king rises to power, Bindusaar’s sons will ruin the Mauryavansh legacy and India will be plunged into chaos and destruction. While Bindusaar gets busy to bring peace and law and order back in place in Magadha, an attempt to kill Dharma takes place by Bindusaar’s one of the wives named Noor and her father Mir Khorasan. Pregnant Dharma escapes her death and delivers a boy amidst the attack, who she names Ashok- which means ‘without pain’. Dharma thinks that its Bindusaar who wanted her and her son killed decides to live in jungle hiding her identity and son Ashok, who is her only reason to survive and live. Being raised by mother Dharma in jungle in isolation, Ashok grows up as a boy who calls himself as Vanraj ‘the king of jungle’. 14 years later, Chanakya finds Ashok and brings him to Paltiputra with his mother Dharma against her will. Unknown to the fact that why Chanakya has brought Ashok to Patliputra, Ashok is trained by Chanakya, while Dharma endures daily humiliation and abuse from the other queens and treated like a maid. Dharma realizes that Bindusaar still loves her and couldn’t have possibly have send soldiers to kill her. She suffers in silence. Amidst all the conspiracies, Chanakya dies but leaves Ashoka behind who is trained enough to find his way to the throne, which he truly deserves. Ashoka’s quest for the truth about his father who left him and his mother to suffer makes him an aggressive and indispensable warrior. Later Ashok finds that his father is no one but the King Bindusaar who he serves. He vows he will not rest until his mother gets the position and respect she deserves. His struggle begins and Ashoka finally gets his father to acknowledge his mother and give her the throne and stature she deserves. By this time, Ashoka has become an unconquerable warrior in the kingdom through numerous achievements and a threat to other sons of Bindusaar who want to be the king. Ashoka thrives amidst all the attempts by his brothers and internal and external enemies to pull him down and he emerges as a great warrior and true successor of King Bindusaar. After Bindusaar’s death, Ashoka takes over the throne in order to protect his mother and motherland to preserve the empire and expand it. His biggest threat and challenge is the neighboring nation of Kalinga who wants to dethrone Ashoka and take over the empire for their own political gain. Ashok determines to defeat all his evil enemies and conquer the world once for all. In the midst of all violence and turmoil, Ashoka meets and falls in love with a beautiful young woman Kuruwaki who is a true follower of Buddhism and hates violence. Ashoka conquers all his enemies in the 24 realms and earns the title Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat. After the victory over his last enemy, Kalinga, Ashok lays down his sword and swears off violence forever to rule peacefully. He has rid the world of evil and created the greatest empire the world has ever seen. That is why he is known as Ashoka the Great!

Cast

Former cast

Production and promotion

The set was erected in Karjat. The show is produced by Contiloe Entertainment.[33] A team of at least 500 people are working on this serial. Episodes were shot across Jaisalmer, Kerala, Mumbai's Film City and Karjat. A battle of Buzkashi ("goat dragging" sport) on horses was also recreated.[4] A lightman died on the set in April 2015.[34]

Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat was promoted on the comedy show Comedy Nights with Kapil on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri in February 2015 [35] A game app "Ashoka:The Game" was launched by Colors TV in April 2015.[36][37]

Awards

Siddharth Nigam received the 'Most Stylish Debut' award for Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat in Television Style Awards 2015. Suzanne Bernert and Sumit Kaul received the award for him in his absence.[38]

Critical reception

The Times of India praised Ashok Banker's reconstruction filled historical gaps and stated that they provide "interesting fictional turns" for the show.[39]

Bollywood Life reviewer, Letty Mariam Abraham, gave the show 3 out of 5 stars; praising the sets, visual effects and production value of the show. She further heaped praise on child prodigy Siddharth Nigam as "undoubtedly a brilliant actor"; stating that "his agile body makes him the perfect actor for the role." Abraham gave her final verdict as "the show looks promising but has a lot of scope for improvement. I’d recommend that people watch this historical drama for Siddharth Nigam and the special effects of the show."[40]

India.com reviewer, Prathamesh Jadhav, stated "going by the opening episode we must confess that this elaborate drama looks rather promising with its interesting tale." He further stated, "What we liked though is the visuals and the diligence that has been put in by the special effects and VFX team. The work is seriously commendable." He gave his final verdict as "going by what we have seen [in] it one must admit that the show looks promising with its actors, its sets and the details that have gone into making a tele-series of this nature."[41]

International broadcast

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat episodes". Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "'Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat': Manoj Joshi, aka Chanakya, Sacked or Quit". India West. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  4. 1 2 "WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT: Why the small screen is falling back on history for ratings". Dailymail. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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  6. ↑ "Simulating regality".
  7. ↑ "'Chakravartin Ashok Samrat' - Colors rolls out its masterpiece". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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  11. ↑ "Mohit Raina to showcase merciless avatar in ‘Ashoka’". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 Apr 2016.
  12. ↑ "Mohit Raina to play grown-up Ashoka". India Today. Retrieved 12 Mar 2016.
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  14. ↑ "Playing onscreen mother was a challenge: Pallavi Subhash - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
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  16. ↑ "Ankit Arora to play Sushima in 'Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'". Mid Day. Retrieved 21 Apr 2016.
  17. ↑ "Prinal Oberoi: ‘I am jealous of Ankita’".
  18. ↑ "Kajol Shrivastav to play Devi’s character in 'Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 Apr 2016.
  19. ↑ "'Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat' leap: 'Bharat Ka Veer Putra-Maharana Pratap' actor Dakssh Ajit Singh to play key role". International Business Times. Retrieved 27 Apr 2016.
  20. ↑ "Alefia Kapadia to play Kaurvaki's mother in Ashoka". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 Mar 2016.
  21. ↑ "Young Siddharth Nigam is fearless". Deccanchronicle.com. 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  22. ↑ "Arhaan Behll returns to TV with 'Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'?".
  23. ↑ "The character is very negative and tough to act: Sumedh Mudgalkar". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 23 Feb 2015.
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  25. ↑ "Sumit Kaul to play a baddie in Ashoka - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  26. ↑ "Sumit Kaul on 'Ashoka Samrat': It's been a wonderful journey". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  27. ↑ "Rajesh Khera joins ‘Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat’". The Indian Express. December 24, 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  28. ↑ "Sudhanshu Pandey to make an entry in 'Ashoka'". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 Dec 2015.
  29. ↑ "Rumi Khan the new antagonist in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 Oct 2015.
  30. ↑ "'Ashoka Samrat' has a villain who looks just like Khal Drogo from 'GoT'". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 Nov 2015.
  31. ↑ "Yashashri Masurkar bags Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat?". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  32. ↑ Bhatia, Saloni (December 8, 2015). "Sudhanshu Pandey to make an entry in 'Ashoka'". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  33. ↑ Nandini Sharma (2015-02-02). "Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat Debuts on Colors Today! Here Is Why You Shouldn’t Miss It | Business Insider India". Businessinsider.in. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  34. ↑ "Lightman dies on the sets of TV show 'Ashoka'".
  35. ↑ "PHOTOS: Kapil Sharma’s special guests this Maha Shivratri - The Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  36. ↑ "Ashoka Android Game App".
  37. ↑ "Ashoka app".
  38. ↑ "Siddharth Nigam receives the 'Most Stylish Debut'". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  39. ↑ "Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat: TV Series Review".
  40. ↑ Mariam Abraham, Letty (4 February 2015). "Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat TV review: Looks promising but has scope for improvement". Bollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  41. ↑ Jadhav, Prathamesh (2 February 2015). Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat makes an impressive debut on Colors: Read review. India.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  42. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ykM-eE3F4s
  43. ↑ http://www.an.tv/antv-keren/ashoka
  44. ↑ http://www.derana.lk/Adiraja-Dharmashoka-TV-Derana-Teledrama&vid=15739&page=1

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