"Ashoka" is a beautiful and tragic Indian epic, but it is not filmed according to historical facts. In order to cater to the audience's taste, the film adds a touching love story between Ashoka and the princess and a large number of singing and dancing passages, and focuses on exploring Ashoka's inner emotional world.
In order to enhance the publicity effect, a book describing the entire filming process of the film was released at the same time as the "Ashoka" film. This is hailed as the first attempt in the history of Indian film.
In addition, the songs and dances of "Ashoka" show modernity and progress. It incorporates fast-paced drum beats and electronic rhythms, and is full of diverse lyricism. There are both bold and forthright expressions of mind, as well as gentle and graceful implicit expressions. In the film, two kinds of ambient music, warm and cheerful and tense and low, alternate constantly. This constitutes the biggest feature of the music of "Ashoka" - the use of "lyrical music insertion".
This film has magnificent scenes, exquisite production, and impeccable acting skills. It is a successful film in recent years that combines historical plot and commercial elements. The film was screened at the Venice Film Festival in September 2001 and was well received. It also competed for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2002 U.S. Academy Awards.
This film is especially suitable for women to watch. The main plot is love, and the subplot is the royal family’s conspiracy and conquest. The love story between the hero and heroine is deeply touching and tear-jerking.