Cinematic background from Asoka 2001 - 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.
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A young man with his hands in a prayer position; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person wearing a headband; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man with tattoos on his arms and a black hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person with long dreadlocks; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – An older man and a younger woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man holding a bowl in his hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – An older man with a red head covering; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person wearing a white dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person with wet hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person with a face tattoo; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man and a woman talking to each other outside; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A woman standing next to a young boy and another woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A woman with a black hat and a necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man and a woman are talking in a forest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person wearing a headband; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man and a woman talking to each other outside; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – An ornate sword in the middle of a foggy forest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – Two women standing next to each other in front of lights; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A woman's face through leaves; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – An older woman and a younger man looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A young girl sitting in front of a bunch of oranges; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A woman is sitting on the lap of two other women; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A woman in a blue dress standing in front of a fountain; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man in a black hat and a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person with long black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man with a tattoo on his face is looking into the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – An older woman with long grey hair wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A group of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A woman holding onto a cup while a man looks at her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person with a face tattoo on their face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person wearing a turban; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person with long black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person with long black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man with long black hair and a forehead tattoo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – Two women are sitting in front of candles in a temple; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man with long hair is holding a remote control; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person wearing a head covering; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A group of men sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A woman wearing a white cloth wrapped around her face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man and a woman are standing in front of other men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person with long black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man with long dark hair is looking at a woman with long dark hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person with a tattoo on his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man with long black hair holding a sword in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man holding a knife with blood all over it; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man with a beard holding a baseball bat in his hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man with a beard and a hat is laughing; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person wearing a costume; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man and a woman face to face in front of a dark background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person with a doll; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A large group of men in white caps and white hats; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man wearing a black turban and a black hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man with long black hair wearing a headband; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person with long dark hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A woman and a young boy are standing together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man riding a horse at sunset with the sky in the background; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A group of people standing next to a fire pit; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man holding a sword in a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person wearing a red shirt near a tree; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A woman and a young man are looking at the camera; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A silhouette of a person standing in front of the setting sun; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man and a woman sitting in front of lit candles; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man with long black hair wearing a yellow shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man and a boy are sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A young man wearing a white shirt and a necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man and a woman are holding each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A group of people sitting around a man in a green shirt; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man with long black hair wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A woman in a white dress is smiling at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man in a black hat and a brown shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person with a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – An old man and a young man in ancient roman garb; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – An older man with his hands clasped in front of his face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A woman in a field with a horse behind it; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A group of men in red and yellow uniforms; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man in a turban and a white head scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A beautiful young woman with long black hair and green eyes; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man with long black hair is looking at another man with long black hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man holding a sword in his hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – An old man hugging a woman with a nose ring; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A group of men in medieval garb standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person wearing a red shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A woman with long hair and a necklace; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A group of people in costume in a desert setting; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A person with their hands in the air; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A group of people on horses in a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man in a green shirt is standing next to another man in a green shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – An older woman and two young men are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – An old man with a white beard is looking at a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man in a roman costume with a head tattoo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man with a green head scarf and a man with a white beard and nose ring; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – An older woman is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Asoka” (2001), directed by Santosh Sivan – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle