Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 175 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- India
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
- In Hindi — subtitles on.
The story
A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. During a struggle with one of his step-brothers, his mother urges Asoka to escape to stay alive. While away, Asoka meets Kaurwaki and falls in love, but must use his skills as a warrior to protect her. A dangerous and heartbreaking web of conspiracy follows, which leads Asoka to embrace a Buddhist path.
- buddhism
- emperor
- commander
- reue
- india
- ancient world
- historical drama
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Shah Rukh Khan
Emperor Ashoka Maurya / Pawan
Ajith Kumar
Susima Maurya
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Kaurwaki
Hrishitaa Bhatt
Devi
- Danny Denzongpa — Virat
- Sooraj Balaji — Prince Aryan
- Rahul Dev — Bheem
- Gerson Da Cunha — Emperor Bindusara Maurya
- Subhashini Ali — Queen Dharma
- Umesh Mehra — Emperor Chandragupta Maurya
- Vineet Sharma — Sugatra
- Shweta Menon — Nandaneshwari
- Karan Dewani — Young Asoka
- Johny Lever — Maurya Soldier (uncredited)
- Suresh Menon — Maurya Soldier
- Directed
- Santosh Sivan
- Written
- Santosh Sivan, Saket Chaudhary
Production
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 · 164 ratings
- Studio
- Red Chillies Entertainment
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